I'm doing a child study on 2 - 3 year olds at school and am stuck on a question! As a parent how do you react when your child cries? Do you get angry, worried, try to bribe it to be good with sweets, etc, or do you try to soothe it by talking to it for a while? What kind of a question is that?!
2006-11-13 06:14:04 · 8 answers · asked by hunbun 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
It depends on the age of the child, developmental level of the child, and reason why the child is crying. When you learn what each type of cry means for your child, you know instinctively how to react. If your child is crying because they got hurt, you comfort them. If they are trying to get your attention by crying, you ignore. I never bribe my kids... I don't want them to learn to be "good" because I have something for them, I want it to be an internalized moral. That is a strange question... because it all depends on the individual family as well as the circumstances that surround them.
2006-11-13 13:05:07 · answer #1 · answered by dolphin mama 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A 2-3 year old often cries, because he/she doesn't know how to fully verbalize herself/himself, yet. As a parent it's your job to find out why your 2-3 year old is crying. This question is therefore asked to see if you are a patient parent/ caregiver or not. When a child whines, an impatient parent/ caregiver will become angry instead of talking and trying to help the child verbalize what he/she wants.
2006-11-13 14:28:45 · answer #2 · answered by justmemimi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when my son (just now 4) cries first you have to determine what kind of cry it is. As a mom I know if it is a tired/sleepy cry, a "aggravated" cry or a hurt cry. I don't bribe because that will come back to bite you. If I get the hurt cry then of course my body goes into adrenaline shock and I rush to find out what is wrong. If it is another cry I calmly diagnose the problem and try to fix it..tired (take a nap)...aggravated (talk and figure out a solution together-that's how you teach them to solve their own problems)
2006-11-13 14:25:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on why they are crying. My son tends to cry at the drop of hat (sensitive soul LOL) and so I try to play it down as much as possible. If he is crying because he is hurt that's a different story...he gets all the lovin he needs til it's better :)
2006-11-13 14:20:58 · answer #4 · answered by totspotathome 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on why they're crying.
If they get hurt, you should soothe them. If they are crying to get what they want, you should ignore them. It really just depends on the circumstances. You're right, that's a weird question :-) Good luck on your study.
2006-11-13 14:16:48 · answer #5 · answered by CelebrateMeHome 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You worry. And try to soothe by holding him or her or singing to them. Sometimes you offer a sippy cup or somthing else if you think they would like that. I never offer sweets!
2006-11-13 14:16:49 · answer #6 · answered by Christabelle 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
my girls and i all have children and we say that talking to it and rubbing it's back and making it calm down by rocking and reading him/her stories the first thing a lot of people start with when he cries is to try to make hm smile or laugh
2006-11-13 14:20:17 · answer #7 · answered by kiki 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on why they are crying! But if we are in public I will do anything to keep them quiet!
2006-11-13 14:28:42 · answer #8 · answered by lola 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋