Fears Toddlers
The most common fears in this age group are of the dark and of thunder. Fear of the dark is so common as to be almost universal. It has no explanation, and reasoning with your child will not help. It’s cruel to make fun of his fear, and you [...]
Baby Crying And Comforting
As your baby’s thinking becomes more sophisticated, he gains a wider appreciation of what’s going on in the world around him, and his reasons for crying become more difficult to figure out. He’s starting to understand what you say, not [...]
Baby Crib Safety
Toddlers tend to cry at even the most minor injury, such as a small scratch, an abrasion, or a tiny bruise.
In our house, I always had ‘’the magic cream’’ (a mild antiseptic cream) on hand, and my children responded almost immediately [...]
Baby Stranger Anxiety
As your baby grows up, her desire to do things far outstrips her ability to do them, and so she becomes frustrated. This often results in crying. As she starts to crawl, then cruises along the furniture, then walks, you will almost certainly [...]
Anxiety in Children
As your baby gets older, she becomes increasingly aware of strangers. Those situations that cause her most anxiety are being in a strange place with you, or being with strangers. As long as you’re there she can cope, but being left in a strange [...]
Separation Anxiety in Babies
When your baby is about six to eight months, separation from a parent becomes the greatest source of distress to her and nearly always precipitates crying. Try to get your baby accustomed to separation over several months by leaving her for [...]
Older Baby Crying
As your baby grows older and her world becomes more complex, the causes of crying change. In an older baby, the cause is nearly always illness or some form of emotional disturbance: mother leaving and the deprivation of her love, fear, anxiety, [...]