How to Stop a Kid from Crying

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Meet your baby's physical needs first.. Carry or rock your baby so they calm down.. Use the "Five S's" to soothe your baby.

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Meet your baby's physical needs first.

Step 1

Meet your baby's physical needs first.

2

Carry or rock your baby so they calm down.

Step 2

Carry or rock your baby so they calm down.

3

Use the "Five S's" to soothe your baby.

Step 3

Use the "Five S's" to soothe your baby.

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Move your baby to a relaxing environment if they can't stop crying.

Step 4

Move your baby to a relaxing environment if they can't stop crying.

5

Let your child know that it's okay to feel upset sometimes.

Step 5

Let your child know that it's okay to feel upset sometimes.

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Encourage your kids to label their emotions when they feel upset.

Step 6

Encourage your kids to label their emotions when they feel upset.

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Help your child solve their issue instead of solving it yourself.

Step 7

Help your child solve their issue instead of solving it yourself.

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Teach your child to release their emotions in a healthy way.

Step 8

Teach your child to release their emotions in a healthy way.

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Say "freeze" if your child is overwhelmed to distract them.

Step 9

Say "freeze" if your child is overwhelmed to distract them.

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Lower the noise in the room if your child is overstimulated.

Step 10

Lower the noise in the room if your child is overstimulated.

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Teach your child how to ask for things nicely if they whine a lot.

Step 11

Teach your child how to ask for things nicely if they whine a lot.

12

Let your child know that throwing tantrums isn't okay.

Step 12

Let your child know that throwing tantrums isn't okay.

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