Word Salad, Mental Gymnastics, and the Epidemic of “Cry It Out” Rage Bait

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of misleading social media content on parenting, particularly around the 'cry it out' method.

Today's episode is brought to you (as usual!) by a conversation with a client that I had today. This time, it was a reel, captioned "Cry It Out Is Not A Thing" which discussed.....nothing that was even remotely related to sleep. But a great hook, right?! So today I'm going to unpack it a bit - a response to the constant barrage of triggering content we get as parents on social media (and a reminder about what actually matters, and what to focus on, instead). In this episode I mentioned another one (my most downloaded episode ever!) Check it out here: The Truth About "Gentle Sleep" and "Cry It Out" Loved this episode? There is so much more where that came from: ️Subscribe....leave a review....and share with your friends! Follow The Fun On IG: @BrittanySheehanSleep Work with me: 1:1 Concierge Sleep Plans Sleep Courses Potty Training Support The B Hive Client Membership Program Take The Sleep Quiz Learn More About Me & My Approach Read Success Stories Say Hi: info@brittanysheehan.com

People in this episode

Host: Brittany Sheehan

Topics covered

• parenting
• sleep
• social media
• cry it out
• mental health
• triggering content

Keywords

• cry it out
• parenting advice
• sleep training
• social media parenting
• mental gymnastics
• triggering content

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