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[quote=Anonymous]For the record, the maximum duration of crying I've ever planned to allow was 20 minutes and I never got that far. I always intervene if the child becomes hysterical. If the child is having an off day and needs to be held until sleep, that's no problem (it's actually my favorite part of the day when I get to hold a sleeping baby). But CIO is more than 2-3 minutes of "settling in." At first you're letting the child know they are safe and secure even though you're not in the room; during that phase I often re-enter the room every 5 minutes. I do not pick up the child but sing or shush and sometimes touch / depends on the child. If you do this early enough (5 months sounds perfect) you can avoid additional - sometimes stressful - steps.[/quote]
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