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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's interesting that she only does it with you. That is good! What about offering her a reward for not crying. I'd usually say 2ish is a bit too young for a rewards chart, but, since she is so verbal it could be worth a try.[/quote] Is it ok from an emotional perspective to incentivize not crying? Everything I’ve read says that crying in and of itself is not a problem. So does rewards for not crying send an inappropriate message that crying is bad? Sorry for dumb questions. I’m really struggling.[/quote] child psychologist here who specializes in parent training-- I would never frame it as a reward for not crying but i would reward whatever the behavior you want her to do (nice job accepting no calmly, nice job transitioning to get out the door! awesome job staying patient when mommy was busy, etc). and giving rewards for that[/quote]
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