Is it normal to think babies who won't stop screeching are demon spawns?
They look innocent when they're calm but it's a lie. They're pure evil.
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RoseIsabella
If a baby is continuously crying nonstop I would wonder if he or she is being neglected. If the child isn't being neglected I would wonder if there is a medical problem. I realize babies cry to communicate, because they can't talk, but if the crying never stops I'd be quite concerned.
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Ellenna
They cry when they're unhappy because they can't talk about it - how stupid are you not to know that?
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Terence_the_viking
It's the only way they can communicate. their speech comes in around 2-3 years.
wouldn't you want to have your underpants changed if you shit yourself.
now if they say i want i want i want then you blame the parents.
everyone has that why don't you let him win mentality.
nope you have to learn to lose also.
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KingTermite
This is an interesting question...
What should the parents do?
Let the kid scream and piss you off... and eventually learn to calm itself down.
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Do whatever it takes to make the kid quiet so it will grow to be an immature, entitled grown-up that will get all pissy when it hears a baby cry.
Such a conundrum.
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Ellenna
You've set up a totally false dichotomy there: what's wrong with comforting another human being who's unhappy?
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KingTermite
Ah, Ellenna... there's nothing at all wrong with "comforting" I can't imagine why you'd even begin to imply that I had inferred as much. The question lies in how far do you go?
Since this question is in the realm of children that, left unguided, will take whatever path of least resistance is available to them, one must bear in mind what the result will be of unwrapping that candy and putting it in their mouth while you shop simply because they reached for it and screamed when they didn't get it.
All to often, either out of laziness or ineptitude, parents let the child run the show. This can only lead to a person that will require "comforting" all of their life as they are disappointed time and again by not getting everything they want from the world around them.
A more proper response to a crying child is to run down the checklist of possible problems and solve them as necessary. Hungry? Proper nutrient, not whatever they reached for. Messy diaper? Change it. Tired? Create reasonably comfortable conditions in which to sleep. Tantrum? Ignore.
I fear you must live in the world where it's a good idea to give every child a trophy simply for showing up or "participating". But sadly, the real world doesn't reward simply showing up very often, or in much quantity.
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Ellenna
No no no you misunderstand me: I totally agree with your checklist for a proper response and I regard this "prize for everyone" and "everyone is a winner" ridiculous but also very damaging in exactly the same way trivial newage crap philosophy tells adults stupid enough to believe it that everyone can be a winner.
Sorry if I misunderstood you: I interpreted your post as unduly harsh to a crying child, but you are quite right about the long term effects of rewarding kids for tantrums. I have one middle-aged daughter and 3 granchildren ranging in age from 8 to 24: none of them grew up or are growing up to believe they'll get what they want with tantrums. However, in the 8 year old's age group I have seen a couple of very clingy unhappy children who are rewarded for throwing tantrums for their mums' attention: always reminds me of those people with little dogs who don't train them, but pick them up when they misbehave, thus rewarding them for bad behaviour.
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