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Forget Cry it Out; Why Not Try Fading it Out?

Last updated: January 19, 2026 by Nicole Johnson, B.A., M.B.A., Lead Pediatric Sleep Consultant

CIO, or cry it out, is a controversial subject and one that has been dividing parents for at least 2 decades. But in the opinion of our expert sleep consultants, the larger problem with CIO is that some parents assume ALL sleep training is CIO; they assume that sleep training is just letting your baby …

Cry It Out For Naps? Here’s What You Need to Know

Last updated: May 9, 2024 by Nicole Johnson, B.A., M.B.A., Lead Pediatric Sleep Consultant

When you are working on sleep, you generally want better nighttime sleep AND better naps. But can one method achieve both? Can the kind of sleep training method you choose work for nights but not for naps, or vice versa? Do you need to follow a separate set of sleep “rules” for naps than you …

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