CIO

What does CIO stand for?

Cry it out

An acronym that stands for "cry it out" and commonly seen on parenting forums.

CIO is a baby sleep training method where the parents let their baby cry until he or she falls asleep. It is a controversial method as some parents argue that the method is neglectful.

Example

He's still not sleeping and my wife is not a big fan of the CIO method

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Updated December 23, 2015

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