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06.18.08, 21:02 PM General Topics
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do you mostly hug your toddler when he/she is crying? or pat their back? or say, "you'll be all right" "you're okay" [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 06.18.08, 09:02 PM Flag
 

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^^^^or "i see that you are sad" [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 09:02 PM Flag
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big hugs, unless he was naughty and is crying b/c we spoke firmly [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 09:03 PM Flag
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does he seem to cry a lot or not much at all? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 09:03 PM Flag
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he cries when he falls, or if he [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 09:04 PM Flag
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^^ is overtired/hungry/frustrated. compared to toddlers I see he cries less than the norm. but I don't always coo etc over him - I hug him but matter of factly say "sorry buddy, that looked like it hurt. you fell. ouch!" etc. but I don't make a big deal. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 09:06 PM Flag
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thanks [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 09:06 PM Flag
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Depends on why DC is crying! #1 is a tough cookie and usually only cried when truly upset (or sorry for misbehaving). #2 is sometimes a crier and although I do often hold her and comfort her, there are times that I "ignore" her tears (I make sure that she's okay, but I don't give her a snuggle right then). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 09:07 PM Flag
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thanks. helpful. i think i usually am mostly comforting when it comes to dd feeling bad when she is misbehaving. she is scared by that (she bit me today and i yelped and then she cried). when she falls, i don;t hug much, a pat on the back, "i see that you are hurt, the pain is temporary and will soon stop". and don't do much when she cries when she does not get something she wants. i just say, 'i am sorry. you are welcome to cry, but i can't pick you up right now." i just feel like i don't hug a lot whne she is crying. yes, when she is not. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 09:19 PM Flag
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Glad to help! :) I was a nursery school teacher for many years, so I am a little "hardened" about tears. My DC are both snugglers and lap sitters and get plenty of that -- but I try to balance it with independence and resiliency. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 09:34 PM Flag
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