Whooping at and tickling a crying baby

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Is this the answer to a baby who is crying and wailing? Whooping at and tickling a baby who is wailing and crying to get them to stop. Why do some people think this is a good thing to do?

AIBU to find this grating and slightly annoying? Yes I have my judgey pants on and annoyed.

This sounds really odd, I can’t imagine the baby would be impressed! It sounds as though the person who is doing the ‘whooping’ has very limited experience of babies…

I dunno, whatever works really.

My DS used to burp at his baby brother when he cried, it nearly always made him stop and start laughing 🤣

Yes it is very odd. I feel annoyed listening to it as an adult. Can't imagine what it feels like as a small baby having this done to them.

It's the second baby. First child who is now 4 years old had the same treatment. They constantly cry, scream and shout.

Tickling finished now, baby is wailing again.

If the baby doesn’t like it then does the person not understand that their method isn’t working?! Babies are still people, my DC had a very strong sense of autonomy even as newborns and loathed being tickled or touched unless they were in the mood! If I was crying and someone tried to tickle me, that would not end well.

Is this your baby OP? Why do you not remove it from the person who is whooping and tickling it?

No it's not my baby.

I know not my circus right.

Older child having a crying and wailing session. Younger baby is crying too. Now both completely ignored by the parents who are entertaining guests.

Exactly but the whooping and tickling and ribbling (if that's a word) is the go to technique it seems.

That and just letting them cry.

Some parent have no empathy for their children.

Distraction can be a great technique for some kids.

How do you know this?

Are you reporting live from their home? 😳

For whingy crying it's fine, just a distraction technique, but for real crying, no.