I never understood why any parent would let their baby cry and not hug and soothe them.
The pair examined childrearing practices here and in other cultures and say the widespread American practice of putting babies in separate beds — even separate rooms — and not responding quickly to their cries may lead to incidents of post-traumatic stress and panic disorders when these children reach adulthood.
The early stress resulting from separation causes changes in infant brains that makes future adults more susceptible to stress in their lives, say Commons and Miller.
Despite our efforts to comfort our babies and be there for them when they are hurting physically or emotionally, we cannot ensure that they will be able to withstand stress that the real adult world with throw at them. They will struggle with decision making, make bad ones that make them unhappy and against their better judgement do things that are not in their best interest. As a parent you watch from afar without the simple remedies of hugs and kisses to comfort them anymore. You wait until they resolve their problems their own way as painful as it is to watch.
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