title: Chronic crying in infancy and early childhood.
abstract: Infant crying is a poorly documented but very common and distressing occurrence. It generally goes through three stages and the physician should involve himself at the first stage, which is usually concerned with hunger. The physician must restore the parents' confidence and give positive direction. Therapy is simple and involves not picking up the baby (or allowing the small child out of bed) once he has been put to bed, the light turned off and the door closed. A firm attitude should be sufficient to cure the problem in four days, providing the parents are given definite but sympathetic instructions.
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Nickerson