After 13 years as a sleep training expert, I've come across my fair share of people who feel that allowing their child to cry, for any length of time, is either cruel, harmful to their health, irresponsible, or unnecessary.
I know that no functioning parent enjoys hearing their baby cry, but I think it's time we spoke seriously and honestly about what a crying baby is actually trying to communicate, and why we're making far too big a deal out of a few tears these days.