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Originally Posted by DaniGirl
I knew that letting my kids cry was not bad parenting.
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There you go.
Your instincts will tell you when you are doing something drastically wrong.
Your instincts tell you not to give your child soda and cake for breakfast. Not to let them stay up until midnight. Not to let them chew on a power cord. Not to let them eat bugs. There are a million little things you instictually do/don't do for your child.
No one knows your child like you do. No one is as in tune to your child, their facial expressions, wants, needs, noises, voices, wimpers and cries.
You have to trust yourself and your instincts. If they tell you to let your child cry, then that is the course to take.
Except for the other parent of the child, no one has the right to tell you how to parent. Sharing suggestions, opinions, tactics, methods and routines can be great sources of information. No one, no one has the right to say the things that were said to you or to interfere with someone else's parenting. (assuming there is no abuse, etc. happening. Then obviously there is a legal and moral obligation to do something).