How to comfort a child

What does it feel like to have a child at home? Many people may have experienced it personally. The child just cries and keeps crying for no apparent reason, and the voice is particularly loud. It is true that such a small body can burst out great energy. Many people feel a headache when their children are crying, and if children cry for too long it can easily have adverse effects on their throats. However, many people don’t know how to coax them to stop, which is really a headache. Next, I will teach you some tips so that you can easily coax your children.

Tip 1: Find your baby’s pain point

If your baby is hungry, playing his favorite music will not fill his stomach. Similarly, changing his diaper will not help when he cries due to teething. In other words, first of all, we need to find out the real reason why the baby is crying. Yes, this seems too rational, but when faced with a baby who keeps crying, parents often throw rationality out the window, especially mothers.

Tip 2: Try your little finger

If you're not sure why your baby is crying, wash your hands and hold out your little finger for your baby to suck. Be careful to put your fingertips into your child's mouth with the pads of your fingers facing upwards so that your nails don't scratch the baby's upper gums.

Tip 3: Find something to drink

Note that we are talking about finding something to drink for your baby, not for yourself. Try giving your baby a bottle of warm expressed breast milk or formula to see if that calms him or her.

Tip 4: Shake and swing

Babies love to move, and what better place for them to lounge around than in daddy’s strong, powerful arms? One dad at the Baby Center said they use the removable car seat as a bassinet. Every time his daughter cried, he put the baby in the infant seat and rocked her back and forth.

The dad said this is a "double-purpose swing" because it can both entertain the child and provide exercise.

Tip 5: Dance

In fact, throwing the child into the air and then catching it is not a bad idea. However, although the child will like it, the mother may not feel at ease. So you can use slightly more gentle movements instead.

Lift your baby onto your shoulders, have him hug your neck, and start dancing gently, rocking your body back and forth slowly, adding an occasional spin or two. You can also tap your feet on the ground and hum at the same time. It doesn’t really matter what you sing, as long as you keep repeating it and keep the beat with your dance. As your baby starts to become quiet, you should gradually lower the volume, and your baby's volume will gradually decrease as well.

Tip 6: Funny tricks

Dads are experts at using their bodies to make all kinds of noises to entertain people. Make a face, fall on your stomach, or use any of those funny tricks you did as a kid.

For example, put something on top of your head and let it fall, while shouting: "Oops, it fell again!" Just like that, the crying child will first stare at you and then start giggling. Repeat until the baby, tired of watching, calms down. Of course, this may take a while.

Tip 7: Swing singer

For many fathers, this method can easily become a "funny trick". But please note that it is not the song itself that calms the baby, but the rhythm of the swaying movements. Ultimately, you still have to respect your baby's taste, and this requires constant practice to find out what your baby likes.

Tip 8: Hold your baby to your chest

Hold your baby against your chest in a front-loading baby backpack or carrier. Let him feel your body temperature, the rhythm of your heartbeat, the rise and fall of his breathing, and the gentle sway of his walk. In just a few minutes, your little one will be drowsy.

Tip 9: Wait until everything is over

Moms may think this is a "male" way of dealing with things by staying out of the situation, but sometimes babies just need to cry, and all they need is for you to listen. If your baby is not in pain, hungry, tired or wet, and doesn't want you to hold or rock him, let him cry and wait as long as you can stand it.

Tip 10: Leave the baby to the mother

Sometimes, fathers can only resort to this last resort: tell their child’s mother that you tried your best.