1. Routine Crying
- Usually attributed to disruptions in your child’s normal schedule.
- It may be time for your child to eat/sleep, or your child may be overstimulated.
How to Soothe a Crying Child at Night
What’s Your Child Telling You When He/She Wakes Up Wailing at Night?
Children may cry at night due to hunger.
Give your child a light snack (eg: a cup of warm milk) before putting him/her to bed.
If a child is eating or drinking too fast, he/she might gulp excessive air, thus trapping gas in the stomach.
Give a light snack in between meals before he/she becomes very hungry.
Persistent crying unrelated to hunger, sleep, or general discomfort may be attributed to digestion issues due to milk intolerance.
Nightmares terrors may be more likely to occur if a child is sick or sleep-deprived.
Soothe your child by talking to him/her and reassure him/her that nightmares were not real.