How do you soothe your child when she gets hurt?
@beautyqueen26 (16030)
United States
June 6, 2007 12:57pm CST
My daughter is sometimes accident prone. Being an active child, she's always running around the house.
And, often that means she falls down and skins a knee. It doesn't help that we have stone tiles on the floor.
I try to soothe her with a hug and tell her things will be alright. And, for awhile that worked. But, not anymore. But, now she gets hysterical and won't let me help her.
How do you handle the little scrapes that your kids get into? What else should I do to help her calm down?
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@cynddvs (2948)
• United States
6 Jun 07
Sometimes I just have to try to distract my daughter with something that will make her laugh. Like I will try to find one of her favorite toys or a stuffed animal to make her feel better. It always kind of makes me sad when I feel like I can't soothe her on my own. I just want to make her feel better and sometimes I guess I'm just not good enough lol. My daughter has also become more accident prone because she's just so curious about everything. I've really had to start watching her since she's become a climber now.
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@beautyqueen26 (16030)
• United States
6 Jun 07
I know how you feel. Sometimes I dont feel like I know enough to make her feel better.
I'm always surprised at the trouble my three year old can get into.
The other month I caught her standing on a kitchen chair, looking in the kitchen cabinet. I had thought the cabinet was secure, but somehow she found a way to open the cabinet door.
It's a constant struggle, certainly!
Best of luck with your little one. Thanks for the encouragement and great ideas. I'll try them out next time.
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@jolenegreen (1209)
• United States
9 Jun 07
I ALWAYS pick him up and kiss his booboo first. Set him on my lap, hug, rock, and love him. Kiss him and hug him over and over and over and ask him if he feels better. I do this until he says he feels better. LOL. He is 3, He is such a mommys boy!
@34momma (13882)
• United States
6 Jun 07
what works best for my little one when she get's a boo boo, is to try and comfort her, and she doesn't want it, let her comfort herself. let her cry if she needs to cry. it can be a pain at times, but they need to learn how to comfort themselves.
