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Home Remedies for Crying Children

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Crying Children Home Remedies:

Submitted by Renee at 2006-04-03 10:09:53
Simple remedy: I simply told my son as I tickled the crud out of him (he's very ticklish anyway) that he couldn't cry if he was laughing. He's nearly 11 now but it worked since he was an infant and he even tries it on my me on my 'blue' days.
rating: 7 (4 votes)

Submitted by Gillian at 2006-03-12 20:21:24
Crying Children:

For an earache, just turn a hairdryer on low, and hold it a good foot or so away from the babys ear. this usually calms down a baby who has an earache. Just a few minutes, maybe 10 at the most. I dont know if its the warmth or the sound, but it works.

Running the vaccum cleaner can also help with babies, too.

Sometimes 'cry it out' is the best remedy, if you use it consistently for a week or so. Babies usually need to learn to pacify themselves. Children, too, sometimes. Even with shots. Acknowledge their pain. Saying 'That hurts' shuts my kid right up, within minutes of a shot. If I told him 'Stop crying- its not THAT bad' then he would continue crying, but only because his feelings werent acknowledged, and this can also have a long term effect, too, making them feel like you dont care about their feelings.

Be sure to check on the children every few minutes, and make sure there is not something seriously wrong, like an injury.

I like to avoid the crying altogether. I suggest 'How to talk so Kids will listen and Listen so kids will talk'. Its a great book, and it helped me and many friends of mine a lot.
rating: 2 (12 votes)

Submitted at 2006-11-08 09:23:13
Depending on why the child is crying, there area lot of remedies.

If it is an earache, either use a warm washcloth on the ear itself, or warm up some oil (vegtable or olive) and using a Qtip, drop a few drops of the warm oil into the ear. This has always been used for me, and it works wonders until you can see a doctor.

It could be gas pains, in which simply patting the back could work, and I agree with the holding the child and vacumning technique. Just prop the child on your hip and vacumn the house. Sometimes it is the combination of the movements with the soothing sounds that helps tremendously.

If nothing else works, sometimes a child just has to cry. As long as they arent hurt, and you have tried everything, let them cry themselves out, eventually they will fall asleep. This is not neglect or child abuse if you have already determined that nothign could possibly be wrong with them. Good Luck!
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