Meaning of cry it out | Babel Free
Definitions
Of a baby: to be left alone to cry until falling asleep (recommended in some approaches to parenting).
Examples
“The same rules for maintaining sleep⟳ should be used for autistic children as for typical children—short interventions that are not repeated, and a period in which the child “cries it out.””
“Clearly, crying it out is too brutal, and no-cry sleep⟳ solutions are too slow; the only ideal way to deal⟳ with sleep⟳ problems is to avoid⟳ them in the first place⟳.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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