The crying fix the experts swear by. Learn these simple ‘mindfulness’ techniques and they will help both you and your little one through the tears.
MEET THE EXPERT: Myla Kabat-Zinn, mum of three and co-author of Everyday Blessings: Mindfulness for Parents .
‘When your baby cries, you get stressed,’ she continues. ‘This is a very natural response to make us respond – that’s how babies survive.’ But this could be less to do with your baby and more to do with you. ‘Sometimes your reaction to your baby crying has more to do with your own experience of being a child and not necessarily what is happening in the moment,’ says Myla. ‘If you didn’t feel nurtured, when your baby cries, you may get extremely distressed.
Even if you understand why your baby is crying, there’s not always a lot you can do about it. ‘A lot of babies hate having their nappy changed,’ says Myla. ‘Are you going to be tense and anxious about his crying when you change his nappy? Or can you accept the crying, calm yourself down, relax into your body, and have a little empathy with your babyBabies always cry for a reason, but you won’t always understand what that reason is.
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