i have a 4 yr old daughter and she is a very emotional child she cries over everything, and i mean everything ,it is so frustrating what can i do to help her though this?
2007-01-12 10:36:54 · 15 answers · asked by apallo123 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
My 11 yr old was like that. She is still sensitive towards others feelings. All you can do is comfort her when she is upset and try to explain "why". They do outgrow it and from my experience they grow into caring young ladies.
2007-01-12 10:40:43 · answer #1 · answered by zinntwinnies 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have and had the same problem... It is a phase. I promise. Before you know it she will be done with that.. She is trying to see how hard she can push and what you will give into.
My 4 yr old is starting to do much better. she is almost 5 though. My 9yr old did the same thing at 4. it was the worst thing ever but it goes away. Just make sure that she is not hurt.. I also have a 5yr old that cries when she is tired. that could be it too...
GIVE IT TIME,,,,,Like I said she is trying to see how far she can push you....
GOOD LUCK
2007-01-12 19:41:51 · answer #2 · answered by Mrs. Getz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Distract her. Get really excited over anything that is nearby and tell her look at it with you. For example, if there is a teddy bear, tell her, "Wow! Look at the bear!" Tell her to look at the eyes and the tail using a tone filled with awe. She'll start concentrating on what your so enthusiastic about. Try this a few times and she'll start getting distracted easily. Once she's not used to crying all the time she should calm down.
Also pay attention to her habits so you can stop the behavior and it won't escalate into a full cry. You probably haven't noticed them because it seems small to you compared to her crying. But they are there. Also, you can play games with her that will give her confidence so she won't feel the need to cry all the time.
2007-01-12 18:53:07 · answer #3 · answered by lilacdelight 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well first my youngest was a lot like this and has now slowed down a lot she is 5 the first thing we did was to try to determine what she was crying about if you think she is doing this because of something happening at home or its just how she feels she needs to communicate with you or is it just for no reason she did it.. it worked and so she is sticking with it? for my daughter it was a lot of the last one she would do it so we would then try to fix it thinking she must be so upset about it and in truth it was for show once we figured that out i started looking at the situation first if crying seemed like a response that was OK( falling getting hurt or scared someone being mean to her) then we dealt with it but if it was because i said no ice cream before dinner or i told her she could not go out side then she cried i started telling her its fine if your mad but we don't want to hear you so please go in your room and cry when your done and want to talk to me with your big girl words then you can come back out if she would not go then i would take her and walk away when she came back out if she talked then we would discuss what ever situation was but the minute she started crying i would tell her sorry i don't understand what you need when you are crying for no reason please go to your room and when you are done then come back out and we can talk again if we were some where and she did this i would tell her crying gets you nothing only when you use your words do i know what you need and can i help you so you will just have to walk around the store crying! i am not ever going to let her know she could embarrass me in public once kids figure that out then they will use it every time so i just bare with it and once she saw i didn't care if she did it at the store or where ever it got better slowly over time she is now getting it more and more and i usually only have to tell her oh it looks like we might need to go to our room and she stops takes a breath and starts talking so good luck!
2007-01-12 19:36:01 · answer #4 · answered by peterpansdate 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might want to encourage her to use her words more. Try not to feed in to the attention seeking with the crying. When she has calmed down, sit down at her level and ask her what she might be feeling and how she could have expressed this in a different way. Lay on the praise when she does express herself without crying. Also, you might want to have a feelings chart up somewhere in the house to refer to during the day. Also, there are many books that emphasize feelings.
2007-01-12 21:56:18 · answer #5 · answered by booboo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a 4 year old son that is the same way . You just have to bare it . I am hoping it is just a stage cause I feel like my relationship is not a s close as it used to be .
2007-01-12 18:42:02 · answer #6 · answered by ♥ hello_kitty_xoxo ♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter was like that and still kind of is (she's almost 24). Some people are more emotional than others.
2007-01-12 18:40:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The reason she is crying is she wants attention. Don't react when she cries or whines. Pay special attention to her when she exhibits positive behaviors. Again, ignore her when she cries. You will be amazed how quickly you get results.
2007-01-12 18:43:17 · answer #8 · answered by smart girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't act like it's a big deal every time she cries. It could just be for attention. She is basically throwing a fit. The less attention paid to her fit the less she will do it.
2007-01-12 18:43:07 · answer #9 · answered by Chrissy #1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sadly, I was just like that when I was a child...and it was so so so hard to break away from my parents...Slowly break her away from baby life....play with her with her fav toys and slowly leave so she can get use to space and time with herself...or instead of encouraging that shes a baby verbalize that she is a big girl and tell her the perks of big girl life...
hope that helps
;)
2007-01-12 18:42:54 · answer #10 · answered by dsggirl_atl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋