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I have a little girl who started 3 weeks ago, she started out screaming all the time and I put her in the playpen too. Now she screams everytime I put her in the highchair, I give her a few minutes and if she doesnt calm down I put her down for a nap. The only problem is shes not eating...any advice?
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Crying babies need lots of love and affection!
I have a daycare of 14 children and I have 3 assistants to help me throughout the day. I find with crying babies if you can bond with them get them use to you and their new surroundings they ease in quickly. Once they are comfortable with me and their new setting I let them bond with my assistants one at a time. When they need comfort from me I am there to support them. It takes about two weeks and then they are off playing with the other children or at least feeling comfortable enough to venture out on their own and play independently. Their only babies they are with strangers in a new setting with new people they don't know. Have your parents start them out the first week just a couple of hours at a time. I don't charge the parents for this time I do this so that when they drop the baby off to me for the first time the baby won't feel abandoned by his/her parents. Some babies haven't learned self-comforting they only know how to cry. This is their way of expressing their feelings to you. Take the time to talk to them, let them get familiar with your voice and let them know your there and your going to be their new support system. When you are changing them talk to them, play with them. Help them to feel safe and loved. You may have to hold them to get them to go to sleep for a couple of days, then lay then down beside you so that when they wake up they know you are there for them. I only take one baby at time and no more than 3 under the age of two at any one time. I love the challenge of helping them to over come their fears at such at young age.Comment
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I think sometimes we all get some who do this and well it does get under your skin in time it will get better. I had one who was in care with a women all alone or with his grandmother plus he is an only child so lots of attention it took three weeks to get hime to stop crying and now I don't even remember those daysComment
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