Effective Services for Managing Infant Crying Disorders and Their Impact on the Social and Emotional Development of Young Children

Introduction Prolonged, unexplained infant crying is one of the earliest, and most common challenges for parents. Three questions often arise with regard to this problem: 1) What is causing the crying? 2) What should parents do about it? 3) What does it mean for the future — does it foretell a difficult or disturbed child? These questions also concern many professionals and are the focus of this article.