On Wed, 21 Jun 2017 16:18:15 +0100, Mark wrote:

There are different crying types. There is disstress crying
and
frustration crying. the latter is one of lifes lessons being
learned, the other is in need of urgent attention.

Agreed, shame that many parents don't seem able to tell the
difference and give the child attention at the meerest whimper.
Result in a kid that thinks the way to get attention for
anything is
to wail and if it doesn't work wail harder and longer up to a
full
blown tantrum.

Our two tried the tantrum once possibly twice, we laughed, it
didn't
work, they gave up on the idea.

M'colleague told me there's a way to stop your kid being needy.
You
completely ignore it crying as a baby and feed it on a schedule.
It
soon stops waking you up at night.

Ours got fed on demand but we made sure that the demand cry was a
real "I'm hungry" cry based partially by how long since the last feed
and partially how long that feed took (no bottles here).

Absolute ********.

No it isn't. When they realise that crying achieves nothing, they
stop
doing so.

No.
You seem to delight in your ignorance.

I guess you respond to (read reward) your kids for every tiddly
whimper they make. Must get through tonnes of cotten wool.

--
Cheers
Dave.