Sure you can. I've seen parents just let their babies cry. They don't pick them up, they don't try and soothe them etc. Like I said, most people when they see parents at least *trying* to calm a baby down will cut them a lot of slack. I don't like it, and I'm sure other people feel the same way, when the parents basically don't lift a finger to try and control Johnny Toddler. In my experience (no where near as extensive as most FTers here) this is not the usual occurance, but when it does happen it is d@mned annoying!