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Originally Posted by germaine2626
IMHO, there is crying (maybe a little whimper while a child is sleeping or a couple of seconds of soft crying when they are self comforting themselves) and there is actual CRYING (when the child needs something).
I have seen parents pick up and comfort babies/toddlers so quickly that the child never learns how to go back to sleep while they are half-awake in the middle of the night or how to self-comfort themselves.
Unless you are there, or the OP gives more details it is hard to know what type of crying she is talking about.
BTW, I am a mother of two, grandmother of two, have a Master's degree in Early Childhood Development, taught parenting classes and was an Early Childhood Special Needs Teacher (including Birth to Three Year Olds) for decades so don't just assume that I am a crazy, unfeeling witch who hates children.
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When I'm talking about crying, here are some examples. My son is 3. My mom will call while I'm in the car driving and my son is in his carseat and starts crying because he drops his toy and it falls on the floor. When he is not getting his way about something like candy/food or wanting to play with something he should not. When we are at her house and it's midnight and he is crying because we tell him it's WAY past time for bed. It's usually just random tantrums (that are loud) that he is having and at this stage in his life, I'm assuming it's expected. My son is old enough to ask for most things he needs to say how he feels in some way so it's not like an infant, who can't really communicate. But it's like every time she hears him crying, I don't have the energy to explain to her! I'm just like, let me handle it.
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