Crying Means Distress

I could rant a lot more about this subject so I will restrain myself. Psychology Today has a really great article describing the impact that being left alone to "cry it out" has on babies and toddlers. In a nutshell, it makes kids grow up less intelligent, more anxious, unable to integrate socially, and highly liable to pass on those same unwanted traits to further generations.

Dangers of “Crying It Out”