Re:What happens when babies are left to cry it out?
by wizzwizz4 on Thursday December 29, 2022 @02:20PM
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> everyone who isn't them needs to butt. out.
Exceptions:
• if somebody asks for advice.
• if somebody mentions they're about to try an arsenic-, lead- and powdered asbestos-based nasal spray on their kid.
The capacity of the parents is also a bottleneck: time spent paying attention to your uninformed advice is time spent not paying attention to the child(ren). Unsolicited advice is not relaxing, and doesn't help put food on the table; it probably doesn't help.
Though, I think posting on an internet forum might fall into the "if they're asking for advice"; most people visiting such websites are there because they've looked something up, and they expect to be wading through anecdotes.
Exceptions:
• if somebody asks for advice.
• if somebody mentions they're about to try an arsenic-, lead- and powdered asbestos-based nasal spray on their kid.
The capacity of the parents is also a bottleneck: time spent paying attention to your uninformed advice is time spent not paying attention to the child(ren). Unsolicited advice is not relaxing, and doesn't help put food on the table; it probably doesn't help.
Though, I think posting on an internet forum might fall into the "if they're asking for advice"; most people visiting such websites are there because they've looked something up, and they expect to be wading through anecdotes.