Parenting Tips for a Crying Baby

Series Summary

Haven’t slept for days because your newborn won’t make it through one night without waking up screaming? Are you a new mother or father at the end of your rope because you can’t figure out why your child won’t stop crying, despite all of your best efforts to soothe them? Yes, by now your instincts should have kicked in; and hopefully, something you have done is finally working. But there may be some of you out there that have been unsuccessful in the endeavor to keep your infant calm and cooing. Well, fret no longer, frazzled, tired new parents.

In these free video clips with parenting tips for newborns and infants, our expert will show you some of the main reasons why babies cry, and how to soothe those cries by providing what the baby wants or needs. Lessons included are how swaddling and slings are effective at making your baby feel secure, how pacifiers pacify, how rhythmic sounds can put your child at ease, how to do infant massage, how to tell if your baby is teething, how to administer pain relievers, and how to tell if your baby has colic.

Hopefully one of these video clips will cover your baby’s particular need. Most important of all, keep trying, because eventually, something will work.

Video Transcript

"Welcome back my name is Alisha and I'm with Expert Village. Babies cry, there is no way of getting around it. Today we are going to talk about how to soothe a crying baby. There is different ways maybe the child is uncomfortable, other times they are hungry, they want their diaper changed, they need a change of environment. They are over stimulated. Sometimes it is none of the above. Always remember to stick to 1 thing and then go on to the next thing, don't just keep switching things quickly cause they can't adapt and adjust to the switching that quickly. Just always remember to respond to a crying child. This make them feel comfort in the arms of a mom or dad. Who wants to hear a crying child? Anyways just respond to them and this would make them feel secured. Just always remember to take care of yourself. No babies have ever cried themselves to death. If you are having problems trying to care for a crying baby put them some place safe. Rather if it is putting them on the floor or putting them in a safe place like their crib."