The Crying Game
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If you have, or ever had a toddler, you’ve experienced the joy of a tantrum, the crying and screaming can make anyone want to jump off a bridge! Well, maybe just “think” about jumping off a bridge…
Newborns crying can sometimes give you a headache, but you think to yourself…it’s a small, helpless little baby, and they are usually pacified by just being held…(although I know that at 3AM you may be pondering the bridge thing) But a toddler crying is a whole different ball game…now they now how to talk…so now it goes something like this…”muuuuuuuummmy, daddddddddddyyyy, muuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmy, dadddddddddddyyyyyyyy” It feels like they are physically in your head…pounding on your skull…shaking up your brains…well, you get the picture.
Sanity check?
As long as they are some place safe, like a high chair, or a crib, where they cannot get into trouble, you can go into a different room and just let them cry for a bit…not only is crying good for the lungs, but it can also act as a natural sedative!! Ever notice after a nice long cry…they are usually so pacified, you can get the opportunity to hold them…(which is rare after they learn how to walk)
At least the baby is still asleep!
