by Arundhathi Enamela 09/25/2025

What’s making you go upset, why are you crying? This is what you say to your toddler. What to do about it? Here are some of the best ways to help your toddler stay happy and cheerful all the time.

With or without a reason that you may not comprehend, your toddler cries at the top of his/her voice, and you do not know what to do about it. This is one of the most common issues that you, as a parent, confront. As it is seen, you have no choice but to try all you can to calm down your son or daughter.

Remember, your 12+ month cannot speak or say anything in your language, but continue to put efforts to express different means to communicate only in two ways, either smile, laugh, or cry.

Happiness and smiles are a big welcome, whereas unhappiness with crying is never. And you, as a parent, what can you do about it? Firstly, baby signs are wonderful. They express their joy, excitement, happiness, and even their unhappiness in many ways for the parents to understand.

But many parents do not completely comprehend what the toddler is asking them to understand, and their problems remain unresolved.  This article, in detail, talks about toddlers on why they cry, and what we can do about it.

Simple understanding

Children in their early years, prior to their speech and speaking level, eat, play, laugh, smile, shake hands, give a bum, and even hug. They love toys and love to explore things that they see for the first time.

For example, smartphones are a must at home. When these handheld devices when they’re snatched away from your children, they get upset immediately.

Core Lesson – Your child dislikes things getting snatched away from them.

Remedy – Ensure to keep the smartphones away and unreachable.

Likes and Dislikes

All children 0–4 years old grow fast, and they have a big personality. Understanding them is a huge subject. Little by little, daily, watching their patterns of play, sleep, and interactions, you get to learn, and this will help in noticing their likes and dislikes.  By providing them with their likes, you can avoid at least 80 to 90 percent of their crying and keep them happy.

For example, when one of the parents is visiting a grocery store, children immediately start crying that they’re being kept away.

Core Lesson – Ensure their safety and preferences first.

Remedy – Plan your grocery shopping when your toddler is asleep.

Food is a great choice 

Acquiring and organizing proper meals requires a lot of planning, and feeding your child as per the timing is quite a good practice.

Fruits like apples, oranges, bananas, berries, and others must be added to the meal that nourishes the growth of your baby.

Similarly, yogurt, milk, cheese, fruit juice, along with oats and veggies can also be included in the daily diet.

But what if a specific fruit or vegetable is disliked or rejected? Avoid forcing, but substitute it with another vegetable and give some time.Expressing dislike and being unwilling to take that food is yet another sign and reason for crying.

Core Lesson – You have to let it go.

Remedy – Provide with likable food.

 General Tips to calm the crying

1. Sing a rhyme and make it creative.
2. Initiate a conversation or tell a story.
3. Explain the requirement or a necessity, like how important a diaper change is or taking a bath every day, or brushing teeth.
4. Give their favorite snack.
5. Enjoy the music.
6. Sing and dance.
7. Record and display their videos. It’ll make them laugh and expand their understanding.
8. Explain that you get very upset when they cry.
9. Play creative games.
10. Just go by their liking.

It appears as a hard job. But it gets easier as you practice

Bringing up a baby is a delicate science, but it’s a lifetime opportunity. As proud parents, you enter a whole new world of joy, and it is wonderful. Try to enjoy every moment by being innovative, creative, and even a loving parent.

This is the best job you would ever enjoy over any other job in the world, for sure. There are many lessons to learn on the way, but the more you learn, the easier it is with your life and for your child.

Reading them books, watching rhymes with them and singing along or sharing their meal and giving your contribution in all your child’s day routine, makes them happy and ever excited. Not only, they feel safe, but stay happy and cheerful most of the time.

Remember, it’s been only a year or two since your child was introduced to our world, and they’re still new to getting to know you as a parent and the environment that they live in. Understand your child and give your 100 percent to get to know them better and better.

It also requires a lot of patience, time, and learn as you go. Interaction, hugs, love, kisses, cuddling and spending time mean a lot, and the more you give, the better your health.

Making them upset can not only harm the mindset, but also yours and, equally, the entire family. Instead, working, planning, and organizing in the best way as a routine daily, by launching new toys, games, creative ways of interaction and conversations, can surely help your child to calm down and stay safe from over-crying.

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