Jennifer G. Rosier, Ph.D., is Professor of Interpersonal Communication at James Madison University. Her research interests center around understanding the innerworkings and interdependence of romantic and parent–child relationships. She has published several articles about the cry‑it‑out method in journals such as theJournal of Family Issues, Clinical Lactation, and Family Science Review.

• Introduction, 1. From “Crying Expands the Lungs” to “You’re Going to Spoil That Baby”: How the Cry-It- Out Method Became Authoritative Knowledge, 2. Is Consolidated Infant Sleep Normal? Why Night Waking is Typical in Infant Sleep Development, 3. The Evolved Nest: Sleep Training Violates Humanity’s Baselines for Child Raising, 4. Trials, Tears, and Trust: Does Sleep Training Impact Attachment?, 5. Self-Soothing or Self-Silencing? Debunking the Belief that the Cry-It-Out Method Develops Emotional Regulation, 6. A Critical Review of Cry-It-Out Efficacy Studies, 7. What To Do Instead of Cry-It-Out

Jennifer G. Rosier, Ph.D., is Professor of Interpersonal Communication at James Madison University. Her research interests center around understanding the innerworkings and interdependence of romantic and parent–child relationships. She has published several articles about the cry‑it‑out method in journals such as theJournal of Family Issues, Clinical Lactation, and Family Science Review.

• Introduction, 1. From “Crying Expands the Lungs” to “You’re Going to Spoil That Baby”: How the Cry-It- Out Method Became Authoritative Knowledge, 2. Is Consolidated Infant Sleep Normal? Why Night Waking is Typical in Infant Sleep Development, 3. The Evolved Nest: Sleep Training Violates Humanity’s Baselines for Child Raising, 4. Trials, Tears, and Trust: Does Sleep Training Impact Attachment?, 5. Self-Soothing or Self-Silencing? Debunking the Belief that the Cry-It-Out Method Develops Emotional Regulation, 6. A Critical Review of Cry-It-Out Efficacy Studies, 7. What To Do Instead of Cry-It-Out

Jennifer G. Rosier, Ph.D., is Professor of Interpersonal Communication at James Madison University. Her research interests center around understanding the innerworkings and interdependence of romantic and parent–child relationships. She has published several articles about the cry‑it‑out method in journals such as theJournal of Family Issues, Clinical Lactation, and Family Science Review.

• Introduction, 1. From “Crying Expands the Lungs” to “You’re Going to Spoil That Baby”: How the Cry-It- Out Method Became Authoritative Knowledge, 2. Is Consolidated Infant Sleep Normal? Why Night Waking is Typical in Infant Sleep Development, 3. The Evolved Nest: Sleep Training Violates Humanity’s Baselines for Child Raising, 4. Trials, Tears, and Trust: Does Sleep Training Impact Attachment?, 5. Self-Soothing or Self-Silencing? Debunking the Belief that the Cry-It-Out Method Develops Emotional Regulation, 6. A Critical Review of Cry-It-Out Efficacy Studies, 7. What To Do Instead of Cry-It-Out