Calming Your Crying Baby/Toddler
Respond Sensitively, Responding to Tantrums and Strong Emotions, and More
You can build the foundation of trust and empathy by understanding and responding appropriately to your infant's needs. Babies communicate their needs in many ways including body movements, facial expressions, and crying. They learn to trust when their needs are consistently responded to with sensitivity.
Responding to Tantrums and Strong Emotions
- Tantrums represent real emotions and as such should be taken seriously
- Some emotions are too powerful for a young child's underdeveloped brain to manage in a more socially acceptable manner
- A parent's role in tantrums is to comfort the child, not to get angry or punish her
Read more about Calming Your Crying Baby via the Links Below
- Respond with Sensitivity - One of API's Eight Principles of Parenting
- What does API think of families using "lovies"?
- Read other ways to Respond with Sensitivity on API Speaks (blog)
- Discuss ways to calm a crying child on the API Forums
Member Resources
One of the many benefits of API Membership is access to the members-only site, The Attached Family. The following articles on Adoption and Foster Care can be found in the password-protected section of The Attached Family website. Login instructions are available on the online magazine's homepage.
- Crying and Comforting
- Separation without Anxiety
- Decoding Tantrums
- Baby Sign Language as an Attachment Tool
- Raising Kids the Hard Way
