Parenting: Children are innocent and often start crying over small things. Seeing this, the heart of the parents melts, and they try to pacify the child. But to get their every word done, children get into the habit of crying anytime. They often start crying without any reason. Parents understand that the child is not crying, but is just pretending to cry, but they are unable to understand how to silence his crying.

Legally, they cannot tell the child that you are pretending and keep quiet. But, they cannot listen to the child every time. On this, Dr. Madhur Rathi, Consultant Psychiatrist of Yatharth Hospital Noida Extension, told how parents can stop this fake crying of children and how the situation can be handled.

What to do if the child pretends to cry?
Dr. Madhur Rathi said that children who pretend to cry to get their point across are called Temper Tantrums. Many times, it happens that the child starts showing tantrums in a public place and starts crying, due to which the parents have to give in and agree to what he is asking for. But if this thing keeps happening again and again, then the child starts to understand that whenever he cries or shows tantrums, his demand will be accepted. The person will do more of the things that will fulfill his demand, and he will get encouragement.

Stick to your point
Regarding the daily tantrums of the child, the doctor said that it is important to tell the child that it is not right to do this every time, and there is a way to get anything. What parents should do is that if the child throws tantrums, instead of listening to the child, parents should explain to them and stand in the same place. Many times it happens that the child starts crying by lying on the ground in front of people, due to which he may have to be held. Parents need to take care that the child does not harm himself or get hurt in any way. Take special care that the child is safe.

It affects life
If parents do not listen to the child for a long time, then the child understands that they will not listen to him, and the child will not do this next time. Dr. Rathi said, if parents start listening to the child due to daily crying, then he will start showing this behavior daily. This can cause problems in life for the child later on because he cannot get everything in life.

The same kind of behavior of the family is important.
The doctor advises that it is important for everyone in the family to be on the same page, especially the parents. If the child is throwing temper tantrums and one member of the family agrees with him, then the child knows whom he has to make agree with. That is why it is important for all the members of the family to take a stand together so that the child knows that if he does not want to do something, then he should not do it.

Does it affect the mental health of the child?

Many people feel that if the child is not listened to, then his mental health will be affected. But, it is not so. These one or two things do not affect the mental health of the child; they will not spoil his mental health. But if this is happening repeatedly, then one should talk to an expert.

What to do if there is regret

If the parents regret that you are not giving the child what he needs, and because of this, he is sad, then you should spend quality time with him to compensate.

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