I do not believe in letting kids cry. I didn't think they need to, or learn from it, or are codependent without it. I believe in hugging and holding and making them feel safe and loved no matter what. We do not to cry it out, or solitary punishment, or mommy us busy so you can cry. If course he cries. Of course I do things that he doesn't like, but I don't just leave him, I talk him through it, we name feelings, I explain why. And then sometimes he just cries, because he's two, and the dog won't play with him, or mommy won't give him ice cream, or he didn't want to wear pants. And this is what those times look like.
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