Dont know if im being cynical but i firmly believe that my DS (7) is turning on the tears at the drop of a hat.
ive only got to look at him the wrong way and he bursts into tears, if someone tells on him he cries. He knows that if anything is going to get my attention its him crying as he doesnt often do it...........til now (well last couple of weeks)
i wold hate to think its beacuse i give him a particularly hard time, both DC's have quite strict boundaries etc etc but then i can be a big softie with them too. But i would equally hate to think that he was crying wolf iyswim. Because its wearing thin now. I dont want to reach a point where im saying FGS what are you crying about now, because one day it could be something really serious. I just cant tell the difference. i dont think he's stressed by anything but then if i knew he was i wouldnt be having this conversation, how do you know if your child is stressed by something or they are just pushing buttons for a reaction. I would never forgive myself if i though he was crying wolf when there actually was a problem which i had failed to notice or I was being too harsh and too strict with him. I have asked him if there are thngs bothering him and we do talk a lot about how we feel. He says sometimes i shout too much, I dont know what to do about that, how much shouting is too much. Sorry to ramble, anyone know where im coming from?