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Some children are just overy sensitive. This is a lot more acceptable if they are a girl, but boys can be like that too. It's easier on us, I think if it's a girl, because society expects that, but when our little boys are sesitive, I think we question what we did wrong. it could very well be a personality trait and not a problem. Having said that, I still think there could be room for improvement. Does he cry because he doesn't feel like you notice UNLESS he cries? Maybe he feels like you won't think it's a big deal unless he cries? Maybe he has just not matured emotionally and needs some help and guidance in that area. i would suggest, although i'm sure you problably already do it, when he's upset, take some time, and talk to him about it. Help him decide if he's really that upset about his milk spilling, or is it that he's tired, or hungry, or is just having a bad day? if he knows that you will listen to him, he may be more apt to talk it out, and less likely to turn to tears to release that emotion. Help him find the words, and I"m sure he'll stop crying as much. But, like I said, he may just be more sensitive, and as he gets older, he'll toughen up a bit. I'm sure if you just give him some time, he'll figure it out with mom and dad to guide him. Good luck.

Some kids are like this and they even does not know why they are doing this and some cry for that reason as we give them whatever they want on crying,so no need to worry he will be allright as he grow and when he observes that thing also growing with him. All the best. I think so.

I can sympathize with you on this one, My son is a crier as well. It is hard but through a little tough love he has been doing better. Now I am not talking about spanking him or anything like that, but to get him to stop I have kind of had to play devil's advocate and make him realize how that makes him appear to other people. The good thing is that you have the summer coming up to help him.

i think, you gotta find out first if his physical health is okay or not. see a doctor and have a total body check up and ensure that he doesn't suffr from any problem. once that's being done and if its okay, you should give him more and more work to do and try and keep him engaged. ask him to run errands and do jobs that he likes doing. send him to his good friends'. lastly, ignore him and let him cry until he stops. make sure to keep track of him from behind. some children are this whining type and that is but normal. you just have to deal with care. give him love and be strict when required. Good luck!!

He might benefit from being around other children and seeing how they cope with situations. Since you know the main kind of things he gets upset over you could switch your tactic for handling the situations slightly (nothing wrong with talking about it). Start with the main reasons he gets upset and ask him to come up with solutions and work on ways to calm himself down and think about handling it a different way. If he can learn to take a deep breath and start problem solving instead of making his world come to a complete stop he will be learning a set of coping skills. When he is upset teach and encourage him to work out the situation. Try role playing where you pretend to become upset by an issue that has been the source of frustration for him. Ask him to tell you how to handle it. Praise him for coming up with solutions other than having a melt down. Tell him always that you understand that a problem upset him but also encourage him and tell him that he is very smart and capable of resolving the problem or asking for adult help instead of becoming overwhelmed. Also help him identify issues that are truly too big for him to work through alone and when to get adult help. While I do not put your son in this category what-so-ever I have worked with children and adults with emotional issues for years. There is no magic hocus pocus to dealing with this. The only way to resolve this is to build the persons confidence in their ability and to give them a set of reliable coping skills to fall back on rather than going immediately into an overwhelmed state. They have learned the behavior over time which causes them to go to the only resolution they know (becoming overwhelmed) now they need help in replacing that behavior with coping skills built up over time. This is true for any person not just people with known problems. I hope your son loves the 3rd grade!!

Try to be closer to him, get to know why he's being sensitive. I know that my brothers were sensitive when they were younger and they eventually grew out of it, maybe your son will be the same way.

My stepson will be going into the 2nd grade in the fall, he is overly sensitive too recently he was put in martial arts not only because of good self-defense but it helps with discipline and toughening up as well. I think he has become somewhat stronger since the classes started. Just a suggestion there. What kinds of things make him upset? With my 2 year old I always tried teaching her to talk things out with me instead of crying I would get down to her level and ask her to calm down so that we can talk about it. Most of the time this works because once we start talking usually the situation can be resolved accordingly. Kids are different though, he could have an emotional problem which may want to see a doctor just in case. But atleast with crying it can be a good outlet for his emotions. I hope this helps. Let us know how he does. :)

If talking him out of it cannot help him maybe it is about time that you consult a specialist on this matter.

I think you should give him some lessons.Let him know he has been grew up,he should live as a man.And the let his things go.Do not help him cover them.Let himself think how to do it.And then he will have his own thoughts and ideas.He will be do things reasonly and do not anways cry over some sill things.