If you try to pick them up each time they cry, they will learn crying gets what they want and cry more.
My son is 14 but as a baby I let him cry himself to sleep and soon after I learned I dont have to pick him up each time he cries things started calming down at bed time. It wont be overnite but give it time and he will learn to go to sleep on his own
It might be good to first make a dr appt to make sure there is nothing like pain like ear infection making him cry, but after you know everythings ok, just let him cry himself to sleep
just my thoughts, hope it helps
Let's put this into perspective, as this is how I see it.
When we are upset, we cry out to God. We expect that He will pick us up.
Does this mean that we will start crying all the time just because God picks us up everytime we cry? No. We mature, just as babies do. In another year, he will know what the word NO means and things will be different.
Right now, he's just 6 months old. Hardly at an age of understanding much of anything but his wants and desires.
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Well, this is where I might be different than the newer moms - - he's learned how to get attention and crying gets him picked up.
Might experiment and just let him cry (as long as you know all is well) and in a couple nights he'll get it that you aren't going to respond and stop trying.
You don't think there might be psychological ramifications in the long run?
I don't believe in letting a baby cry themselves to sleep. Some say to do otherwise is spoiling them, but my children are well adjusted and we are a close family. Whether or not that had to do with my picking them up anytime they cried is anyone's guess, but I didn't allow my babies to cry for what seemed to be no reason.
I will have to add that crying without tears (I'm not referring to babies who are obviously sick, but those babies that seem to be crying for no reason) is a way of communication also. They cannot talk, and even at 6 months of age, cooing is just starting.
I did allow my babies to cry without tears, but I talked to them when they did that. I didn't just ignore them and hope they would stop.
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Let's put this into perspective, as this is how I see it.
When we are upset, we cry out to God. We expect that He will pick us up.
Does this mean that we will start crying all the time just because God picks us up everytime we cry? No. We mature, just as babies do. In another year, he will know what the word NO means and things will be different.
Right now, he's just 6 months old. Hardly at an age of understanding much of anything but his wants and desires.
Now see, I look at it this way - the baby IS just six months old. He wants ALL the attention and doesn't know what's good for him. You've seen a baby fight sleep - - well, a baby needs sleep, he doesn't need to fight it.
If he's loved and cared for and nothing is physically wrong with him, then he's just crying to get attention instead of going to sleep.
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Let's put this into perspective, as this is how I see it.
When we are upset, we cry out to God. We expect that He will pick us up.
Does this mean that we will start crying all the time just because God picks us up everytime we cry? No. We mature, just as babies do. In another year, he will know what the word NO means and things will be different.
Right now, he's just 6 months old. Hardly at an age of understanding much of anything but his wants and desires.
So, you just give him everything they want at that age? Does God do that for us?
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