My DS is just 2. As with all toddlers he will occasionally hurt me - pull my hair, pinch, scratch. If I shout 'ow' he finds it funny and if I tell him off he will still try to do it again but if I cry he get really upset.
I first did this about 6 months ago to show him I was upset and was surprised by how much he reacted. When I pretended to cry he cried, got clingy and upset so I haven't done it again.
A few months ago he broke a sentimental plate and after a hellish week I burst into tears. Again he cried a lot himself and kept cuddling and stroking my forehead which is his way of apologising.
Last weekend he did an epic head bang on my nose. He wasn't being naughty, just over excited but it was a shock to both of us and I thought my nose was broken. I cried and raced upstairs. He stood at the bottom of the stairs bawling his eyes out and after I came back he kept saying 'mummy be OK' and trying to smile at me in the hope I would smile back. When I didn't smile back at him he started crying again. He only stopped crying when I told him I was OK but he woke up a few times in the night and wanted to know I was OK.
Is it normal to be so over-sensitive. My friends children aren't bothered when their mums cry but my DS's reaction just seems so extreme. I'm glad he is showing empathy but its just a bit too much.
Is it normal and if not, does anyone have any ideas for how I can help him?
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Toddler gets upset when I cry - is it normal?
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theAntsareMyFriends · 29/03/2016 12:22
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