How to soothe the baby quickly

How to calm the newborn

1. Take your hands, push the breast

A universal method that works for children of all ages and even for adults. Embrace calm, give a sense of security, convinced that you are not alone in this harsh and terrible world. And they increase the production of the hormone oxytocin (not for nothing that it is sometimes called "the hormone of hugs"), which increases the level of life satisfaction and reduces pain.

In general, take the baby in his arms, not forgetting to support the head with his hand in the neck area, and cuddle. Crying, if not stopped immediately, it will certainly be quieter. And there, and to ensure that the child has calmed down, close.

2. Swaddle, or, conversely, unwrapped

In newborns still strong physical memories of the time when they have been in my mother's belly. So maybe the child need to feel that he is safe, restricts the movement of the cocoon. Swaddled him.

Another option (if the crying started as early as infancy) - release the arms and legs of the baby cloth. Maybe it was wrapped too tight and it feels uncomfortable.

3. Give breast, bottle or pacifier

Even if the baby is not hungry, sucking will help him calm down.

4. Wiggle baby under white noise

Ideal if you have a generator white noise. Then just turn it on and swing the baby to these soothing sounds.

However, if a special device at hand is not present, it does not matter. Use the old grandmother's method. Take the child in his arms, his rhythmically sway softly monotonous shipite in his ear: "Sh-sh-sh-sh".

5. Use the 5-second procedure Dr. Hamilton

Videos that California pediatrician Robert Hamilton posted on YouTube, has already collected more than 36 million views. And no wonder - it contains almost magical way to instantly soothe a crying baby.

«Parents million times asked me to share this recipe "- so said the emergence of a roller itself pediatrician. Robert Hamilton, a pediatrician working in the California Santa Monica for 30 years, and he described the way - the squeeze on many years of experience.

Hamilton proposed technique is called "retention". It consists of just four steps, the implementation of which can be placed literally in 5 sec.

• Take the baby in her arms and cross his pen on his chest.
• Squeeze the handles crossed left hand to his chest and place the baby on the same hand - at an angle of 45 degrees to the floor. Fingers of the same, the left hand, hold the chin to the head did not fall.
• Keep the right palm newborn under the diaper.
• Hold the baby at an angle of 45 degrees, begin to gently shake it. This can be a movement up and down or from side to side. Choose the most comfortable option for you. The main thing is that the movements were soft and smooth. Just in a couple of seconds silent baby.

For details, see the video of Dr. Hamilton:

Pediatrician warns that this technique is suitable for children under the age of 3 months. Later they become too heavy to safely keep them in this position.

And one more remark. If the child does not calm down, then, to cry there good reason. Perhaps the baby is hungry, it's hot, or maybe he just wet diaper. Help newborn to get rid of the physical discomfort, and he will grant you welcome smile and silence.

How to soothe a child between the ages of 4 months to a year

By this time the baby is stronger and becomes aware of itself, so simple physical methods are not as effective. To calm the child, it is necessary to connect the imagination. But start with the classics.

1. Take your hands

Again, recall that this option is suitable for all ages. Use it as often as possible. Clutching the child to her, he whispers something soothing gentle soft voice.

2. switch account

Take the child into his arms and walk with him to the window, enthusiastically telling something like "Wow, look what a big truck drove!" Or "Look, what a cute fluffy cat in the yard!". Turn on the TV with cartoons. Put your favorite children's songs and start dancing with the child in her arms.

Your goal - to change the baby's attention to the situation that bothered him, and caused a cry for something new and interesting.

3. Override emotional physical activity

Take the child under the arms and let him jump on the bed. Or do gymnastics. Or toss in air (low). The need to focus in order to coordinate muscle activity, make the baby stop crying.

Attention! This method is not suitable if there is the slightest suspicion that crying or pain caused by the fall.

4. Move the mourning into something funny

For example, tickle the baby. Or take it toy and arrange a small puppet theater. Speak for her ridiculous theatrical voice: "Oh, who's crying? Hush, hush, I'm afraid! "- and hide it behind his back. The purpose - to cause a baby's smile. Baby crying, if you try, quite easily turns into laughter.

How to soothe a child from one year to 3-4 years

At this age, most children are already well understood by adults, are able and like to chat. Based on this and the most effective ways of peace.

1. Take your hands and sympathize

Press the crying child to him, tell him something like, "You're crying. Perhaps you are upset about something. Tell me what happened, what can I help you? ". With a high probability it will tell you that his worries. This will help solve the problem of crying.

2. Add awareness

Ask the child to cry quieter (e.g., not to wake resting mother) or a low voice, "like a bear." If he will listen to, you won. Crying become a lucid vocal exercises, from which the child will quickly get tired.

3. Remind me about this important issue, for which is to postpone the weeping

It might look like this: "Why do not you weep later, and that will soon be dark, and if you long to cry, we do not have time take a walk». So you do not deprive a child the right to tears. Just ask them to move to a more convenient time.

4. Find a way to vent emotions bursting child

Encourage your child, such as a pillow, "Come on, not to cry, we pobom it!" And with the child starts pounding his fists on the soft stuff. You can also give an inflatable hammer or suggest abandoning plastic balls to the wall. You can use any kind of activity, which will help get rid of the negativity.

5. Create a funny ritual

For example, as soon as the child starts to cry, run for a hairdryer to quickly dry the tears. "So, where is our hair, where I lost it? Oh, and let the cat on the hearth? "This will help to change the children's attention and perhaps even laugh child.

6. Think of "pill from a bad mood"

It can be jelly mermaids in the form of bearsChocolate dragees, any other little sweetness. "Who do we have here crying? Immediately call an ambulance, she carries us tablets of a bad mood! Eat - and the tears will dry, "Basic rules for this" pill "should be one, and if the child refuses it, this time it is no longer offered!.

How to soothe a child 3-4 years of age and older

By this age, children are full-fledged personality. And the reason for the tears have a much more diverse than in infants. Each of them have to work individually. Fortunately, the child may have a clear voice that it made him cry, and it makes it easier.

Unchanged remains only one thing: take the hands, hugged her, kiss her, say you love the child and how to sympathize. Empathy and support to help people to pull myself together at any age - and in 4 years, and 15, and 45.