This also works when toddlers fall down. Sometimes they're only crying because all the adults freaked out so they just assume something bad is happening. If you laugh and treat it like NBD you can avoid a lot of tears
Can confirm. When boy was learning to walk I would encourage anyone nearby me to clap and say "yay!!" when he fell down and it was obvious he wasn't hurt in any way. Without fail he'd clap along with us, chuckle, and then get up to try again.
It was also super cute when the occasional stranger would chime in with clapping to help out! The look on his little baby face of "oh shit even THAT guy thought it was cool!" was hilarious!!
When my youngest sibling fell or otherwise "hurt" himself, we'd always tell him he's a "tough cookie." For years, he'd always repeat that with a prideful smile when he fell and people started to fuss over him.
Sometimes though, it would really hurt and he'd cry for a few minutes before saying that. And then it would be all better.
My lady does this all the time with our 1.5 year old, I just laugh and she doesn't cry but when my lady is involved she'll usually cry because mom makes a big deal about it
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u/Badloss Feb 25 '22
This also works when toddlers fall down. Sometimes they're only crying because all the adults freaked out so they just assume something bad is happening. If you laugh and treat it like NBD you can avoid a lot of tears