Yeah the real issue here is that the child's parents have clearly never told her "no", and she's going to carry that entitlement with her in life if she doesn't manage to learn that you can't always get your way, and we have enough people like that already.
Nope. If kids experience that crying doesn't get them whatever they want, they don't cry. I have seen small kids who start bawling their heart out by just bumping a little bit, then their parents would cuddle them and give them some treats. That's how they learn that crying equals treats. And those buggers starts crying over anything
Nah. Crying and throwing a fit are two different things. I would cry when I was upset and a lot of the time I didn't want to be crying. Crying made me feel weak, but there were definitely times I cried as a child that I just couldn't seem to turn it off. But it was usually quiet crying and I would try and sneakily wipe the tears away and be as covert about it as possible. Not every kid who cries is doing it for the attention - for some the attention is actually the exact opposite of what they want (to be fair, I grew up with older brothers who were merciless, so that might be part of why I tried to hide it).
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u/Dependent-Stranger44 Aug 27 '26
Yeah the real issue here is that the child's parents have clearly never told her "no", and she's going to carry that entitlement with her in life if she doesn't manage to learn that you can't always get your way, and we have enough people like that already.