Facts about infant crying – the “healthy reasons”

Written by F.P. Larson


Infant crying can be frustrating and frighteningly for parents. When you are unable to calm your baby, you forget that all babies cries, crying isrepparttar way babies communicate. An average infant cries an average 2-3 hours per day. As we all (hopefully) know, there are no such things as an average infant and parents have enough to cope with to use a stopwatch on their baby and calculate crying averages.

Therefore, what arerepparttar 138067 reasons for infant crying? Let us first look atrepparttar 138068 “healthy” reasons:

1. Hunger. Hunger isrepparttar 138069 most common reason for crying. Is it more than one hour since your baby ate? Is it more than 2 hours since you breastfed your baby? Hunger might berepparttar 138070 reason for crying. An infant eats quite frequently, especiallyrepparttar 138071 first weeks after birth.

2. Wet diaper. Wet diapers are uncomfortable. Changerepparttar 138072 diaper and see if it helps.

3. Need of body contact. Maybe your infant wants you to hold it. Especiallyrepparttar 138073 first weeks after birth body contact are very important forrepparttar 138074 child. Besides, by pickingrepparttar 138075 baby up when it is crying, you give an important signal: “I care about you”.

4. Gas pain. Gas pain is common after eating. Try to get your baby to burp. A good advice is to letrepparttar 138076 baby burp several times during eating in addition to a final burp after eating.

5. Too hot or cold. Infants cry if they feel too hot or too cold. Check if your infant is too hot or too cold and remove or add more clothes.

Parent's Report Card Time

Written by Lesley Spencer


by Lesley Spencer, MSc; Founder & President HBWM.com Inc.

A friend recently told me that he took his son out for a burger. While they were eating, his son said, "Dad, do you know why I am eating so slowly?" His dad said, "No. Why?" And his son replied, "So I can have more time with you."

Those are powerful, thought-provoking words. Kids need their parents. Kids desire their parents. They want our attention. They want our affection. And kids need our unconditional love and acceptance.

How are you doing in that area? Maybe its time for us as parents to get a report card. What type of grade would you give yourself inrepparttar following areas? And perhaps more importantly, how would your children grade you? Take a moment to grade yourself and if you are up for it, ask your children to grade you as well.

-- I praise my kids when they make good choices. _A _B _C _D _F

-- I look for opportunities to encourage my children. I'm their best cheerleader. _A _B _C _D _F

-- I point out their strengths and build up their self-esteem any chance I can. _A _B _C _D _F

-- I comfort them in their disappointments. _A _B _C _D _F

-- I enter into my child's world by sharing time and talking with him or her daily. _A _B _C _D _F

-- I apologize to my kids if I respond in anger or make a mistake as a parent. _A _B _C _D _F

-- I ask questions instead of jumping to conclusions. _A _B _C _D _F

-- I let them know I am a safe place if they need to talk. _A _B _C _D_F

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