The total weight limit on the bounce house is 75 pounds, so I've never been in there except to pull out
a crying child who got too excited jumping and bit his own lip.
If you have never held a mother, father, or
crying child who has had to bury a family member because of gun violence, you might not understand the need to make the tough changes.
Not exact matches
As we watch the videos of families
crying in Florida we can not comprehend how those voted into power —
who hold positions where they are able to create change — continually choose unrestricted gun rights over
children's lives.
J.P. Morgan will
cry foul, but that will be like a
child who found the Easter basket and is now forced to share the chocolate.
In the legislature, MLA Laurie Throness spoke against the universal
child care plan, saying, «I find it strange that the government... ignores the
cries of an infant leaving its parent,
who has to go to work, and the sadness of a parent
who would rather stay home with their new baby for a while.»
God can talk through anyone or anything for that matter (remember the donkey
who spoke in the OT and even Jesus said the rocks would
cry out if the
children didn't).
The Kings in the Bible
who found out that women had killed their
children cried.
The Hebrew word for
cry has the picture of a
child who cries out when it is hungry.
The honest
cry of the father, «I believe, help my unbelief,» proves his trust in Jesus,
who takes the
child by the hand and rouses him from the coma.
Dana and I spoke with our
children of Ruth's ultimate healing — of having faith that their sister was no longer in pain, no longer struggling but in the presence of the one
who would wipe away every tear in a place where there is no more death or sorrow or
crying or pain (Rev. 21:4).
I like the this Pope a lot, but a man
who has no
children should not say that the sound of a baby
crying sounds like a heavenly choir...
btw: you forgot to mention your god
who allows numerous miscarriages every year... not much different in the grand scheme of things... try reading Gregory Paul's article called Holocaust of the
Children - it might actually wake you up or make you fall to your knee's
crying in useless prayer
Accepting the bible as inerrant requires me to believe in a God
who chose genocide more than once, a god
who in anger slaughtered a first born
child for the sin of the father, a god
who became weary of the
cries for mercy and decided to slaughter thousands more of his «chosen» people simply to prove he could.
But he does make this observation about the
child that he eventually has: «I realized that George,
who had done nothing more admirable than
cry and feed, was richly and permanently human to me, possessed of a soul, and no alteration could change that.»
We
who sincerely desire to build up the culture of life,
who seek to welcome
children as the supreme blessing of marriage, we
who worship God as the source of all life and declare ourselves to be his servants, we are not in the business of inviting pregnant women to
cry on our shoulders.
Twenty - five years ago, almost to the day, my family moved to a less cool part of New York City (I think that was my fault; there wasn't enough room anywhere in Greenwich Village, apparently, for a
child who cried as loudly as I did).
People
who are being referred to as CIO advocates are loving caring parents
who have usually read lots of books and tried a myriad of things before allowing a
child to
cry.
(most of us) We turn to the ones
who love us for support... as we should do for our
children when they
cry... WOW its a freakin miracle right?
They're not there when: * your baby is diagnosed failure to thrive * you're threatened with formula feeding or the
child will be removed from your care * the severe jaundice * the stinky teas and horsepills * your baby starts
crying when you unbutton your shirt to feed them * your
child eventually refuses the breast * you nurse, then formula feed, then pump, then feed what you pumped, and then start all over again without a break * the lactation consultants
who offer helpful hints like «you must be doing it wrong» or «stop being so lazy!»
As a pediatrician
who was frustrated by how many parents failed to find help using CIO, I did extensive research and even have published an ebook about this important subject (When «
Crying it Out» Doesn't Work, by Mary Kathleen Fay, M.D.) I think the fundamental problem is that for CIO to work, the
child must be completely healthy and sleeping normally once they fall asleep.
I am still feeding a 2 year old and have never had a single comment that's bothered me - I don't remember having a single comment but it's entirely possible that I've just missed them: - / It's even more of a
crying shame because in my shoes, with intelligent parents
who don't exactly earn much but are far from on the breadline, good food, plenty of books in the house, an employer
who tolerates the fact I need stay off sometimes when my
child is sick, yadda yadda yadda... it's not going to make a huge amount of difference to my little boy.
Any parent SHOULD know NOT to let their
child cry for hours!!!! Anyone
who has read a book on CIO («Babywise», for example) should remember that there is no reason why a baby should
cry that long.
However, I choose to see my
child as a person whose needs matter, and
who, if she is
crying (really just communicating) requires my help to meet her needs - irrespective of the time of day or night.
I have no problem with saying «I don't feel comfortable with CIO because it doesn't feel right to me», «it breaks my heart to see my baby
crying», «it didn't work for us so we tried something else» but to imply that other people
who do choose to use a method that is and has been endorsed by major medical groups are harming their
children is kinda a jerk thing to do.
And to be honest, a mother
who is about to snap for lack of sleep and frustation of not being able to put her
child down could be far more dangerous than putting the baby down and letting the little one
cry for awhile.
Most of the so called «research» from the paper that you listed was done on
children with colic and the effects of excessive
crying as a result, or studies of babies
who are never touched or held by their mothers.
I've seen you object in comments to parents
who say they only needed a few nights or even 15 minutes of CIO to get to a
child who cries less and sleeps much better.
Who can argue that a parent making a decision out of love, whether they let their
child cry or not, is wrong?
I was married ad we had sex every other day and she still cheated and we have
children all cuz some souls attractive douch comes in and steals my wife now my biggest thing is with all the completely unhappy whine
cry complain oh you don't love me anymore Cuz we don't have sex wow get over yourself it's not all about sex and women plain and simple and it's all of you every single one of you are never satisfied always either looking or thinking of better men (in your mind) and truly don't know what they want and are never happy it's plain and simple a woman thing and all you crazy ladies that will respond in anger to this you are exactly
who I'm talking about.
While I would tend to agree (on gut instinct, not any medical science) that 5 minutes of
crying isn't going to harm a
child who after a night or two of this goes right to sleep, most parents
who are «resorting» to some form of CIO probably have more intense / sensitive / callitwhateveryoulike babies... which means that parent is looking at many nights of this.
I practice the
cry out method on my
child and I have cousins and friends
who do not.
I would, however, like to clarify that I do work outside of the home (as do many other mothers
who do not believe in letting their babies /
children cry it out).
Are you trying to insinuate that
children who suffer from extended spells of
crying as with colic are somehow mentally or developmentally «less than»
children with no colic?
I feel that the tone of this site may be an effective scare tactic for parents
who could find a wonderful solution * for their
children * in
cry - it - out.
Even in traditional societies, where there is much less
crying because of the
child - rearing techniques, there are still
children who have colic.
It's normal for
children to shed tears — and it's also normal for a parent to be frustrated by a
child who cries often.
Research shows that neurological harm occurs in the
child who is left to
cry it out.
I think there are ways to crib sleep a baby that doesn't involve
crying it out, & I don't think every person
who crib sleeps their
children let them
cry it out.
In fact, the Australian Murdoch
Children's Research Institute followed up 225 children aged 6 who'd had controlled crying methods used on them as
Children's Research Institute followed up 225
children aged 6 who'd had controlled crying methods used on them as
children aged 6
who'd had controlled
crying methods used on them as infants.
But as an attached parent (I breastfed my son until he was almost 2 years old, we still share a family bed, and aside from daycare, he has never had a babysitter other than my mother) I can tell you that daycare and attachment parenting can live happily together.My son is also very cautious and quiet, but he has always been happy at «school,» and even more, he is the one
who befriends the
children who cry easily and
who need extra comfort at daycare.
To the parents
who left their baby to
cry to sleep because they wanted to teach their
child to self - soothe, I'm sorry.
Most dads are special people
who show unconditional love, provide support, offer a shoulder to
cry on when things get rough, teach manners to their
children, and come through when you need them.
I actually left him
crying while I called a friend
who had older
children and whose parenting skills I admired.
Since my
child is my great niece,
who I didn't meet face to face until she was 7 months old, I would have to say that the most magical moment for me was when she had learned to like / love me enough to
cry when I left the room.
I am
crying as I type and my heart breaks for you and all the mothers
who have lost their
children to preventable issues.
With younger
children you may see a lot of
crying, tantrums, and clinging; with older
children, especially ones
who have phones, it's not uncommon to get multiple texts or requests to come home.
(Based on my experience with him, I always thought people
who «forced» their babies to
cry were heartless and selfish, and would pay for it with
children with a myriad of emotional problems.)
As a mom
who lost her
child and still gets up to take care of her other ones all day every day as the only parent, laying here to read this after a full day with my kids, on 1 hours sleep because my one year old was up all night, ready to
cry because I'm questioning if I'm doing any of it right..
Sears cited studies to back up his claim, but those studies looked at babies
who were suffering from colic and a condition known as persistent
crying, both of which are a far
cry from allowing a
child a few minutes of
crying time.
Find people
who have lots of experience with small babies and have spent time with
crying or fussy
children.