This method is abusive.
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I didn't sleep train but fortunately wasn't in a position where I needed to as my baby independently started sleeping through the night. I agree, it doesn't sit comfortably with me to intentionally let baby cry but I've seen people have amazing success. We all have our own parenting approach and differing circumstances.
My thing is. Most LO will slee thru the night on their own time! Mine started sleeping thru the night a week or so after his first birthday it was just a means of him weaning off milk at night. I could never let my baby cry for 15 min on end. At 4 months they still dont understand that them and mom are 2 different people😢
Every child is different but calling sleep training abusive is a little extreme in my opinion. 15 mins is outside of my comfort level but it’s certainly not abuse. My daughter was sleep trained and if anything she knows I come when she cries because they only “fuss” to sleep for a short time before they learn to fall asleep peacefully and confidently in their crib. So if she cries now, I know something is wrong and I respond immediately. Plus you learn to decipher your child’s different cries.
I did sleep train at first and I also trained my baby to let me put her down…you have to balance it…I don’t believe in leaving your baby to cry for a long time…maybe 5 mins or so…it’s hard as a mom but it worked for my daughter and she has always been the happiest child…after that she let me put her down as baby and started sleeping through the night…this was at about 3 mos she let me put her down after training and like 6 mos she started sleeping through the night
I actually see nothing wrong with the sleep training advice attached however every child is different. It worked well with my children.