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How To Console Your Crying Child

Generally, when kids start crying, parents may go clueless. You may also lose your patience especially if you see your kid crying when you just reach your home after a very tiresome day at the office. You might often wonder how to console your child.

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Well, consoling a child requires lots of patience and acceptance. Though all parents can't afford to have that level of patience, it is important to cultivate such qualities to offer better parenting to your kids.

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If you approach such a situation carelessly, your kid may feel hurt and ignored. If you are too lenient then your kid may take you for granted. So finding the right balance is the key here. So, how to comfort a child? Read on to know about a few tips.

How To Console Your Child

Let Him Cry And Talk

Let Him Cry And Talk
A crying kid should be allowed to talk. If you try to shut his mouth just because you hate the loud noise of sobbing, you may not even know the reason behind the crying. Also, it is important to know about your kid's feelings and frustrations; therefore, let him or her voice out the frustrations.

Listen Carefully

Listen Carefully
Be a good listener when your kid tells you what pained him or her. Don't interrupt as you may miss out on certain details. Crying kids need to flush out those negative feelings and therefore they try to cry and speak up.

How To Console Your Child

Give Assurance
After knowing about the reason, as a parent, it is important to assure your kid saying you are there for him or her. This will offer a sense of security to your kid and words of comfort can soothe the pain he or she is undergoing.

Offer Advice

Offer Advice
Once your kid is calm, you can offer any advice that helps your kid avoid such situations again in life. But don't be in a hurry to preach something as that might backfire. Be careful with your words and don't be too commanding at that painful moment.

These are just some tips for consoling a child. If you have any, please share them with us.

Story first published: Saturday, October 24, 2015, 22:27 [IST]
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