Ep. 13: How did cry-it-out become authoritative in our culture?

It seems like you can't talk to anyone about your baby and their sleep without being told that you have to cry it out or use a modified version, like controlled crying. In our culture, it's the go-to for all sleep problems or even pre-emptive sleep problems. How did we get here? In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Jennie Rosier, a professor at James Madison University and my co-author on a paper in the Journal of Family Issues on the same topic. How we got here is an interesting story, albeit one that has nothing to do with science. Dr. Jennie Rosier: https://www.jmu.edu/news/media/faculty-experts/experts/rosier-jennie/ The Relationship, Love, Happiness Project: http://www.relationshipslovehappiness.com/ Love Matters Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2NrlJggsXrfVNgp5Ycu1JY Jennie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/relationshipslovehappiness Jennie on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RelationshipsLoveHappiness Our Academic Paper: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0192513X20949891 To learn more about the Evolutionary Parenting Podcast visit https://evolutionaryparenting.com/evolutionary-parenting-podcast-2/

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The Evolutionary Parenting Podcast with Tracy Cassels, PhD focuses on topics and research relevant to parents today. Using developmental psychology, biology, anthropology, and evolution as a basis for all discussion, the podcast explores parenting issues like sleep (including sleep training, co-sleeping, and bedsharing), breastfeeding and feeding, discipline, and more. Tracy interviews both professionals who are in the parenting world and researchers whose research is relevant to today's parents. For parents who want to understand how our children have evolved to develop, how we as parents can help them thrive, and the role of science in all of this.