Lissa

Oliver was overly tired tonight and has a double ear infection and was acting out a bit. I didn't know what to do so I just scooped him up and held him until he stopped crying which was about 30-45 seconds. After that he laid in my lap for 20 minutes completely peaceful. Was it wrong to hold him like that? I wasn't hurting him I was just holding him so he would stop behaving badly.

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hannah's mommy

I don't see anything wrong with that; when I used to work at a preschool we used to hold children if they were hitting or biting or misbehaving. As long as it's not hurting him, I wouldn't see why it would be bad.

Kaytee

nothing wrong with it at all as long as you were not hurting him. So you did good mom

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Lissa

Thanks. I was calm the whole time and was only trying to calm him down. He was acting out because he didn't know what he wanted so I just did what I thought was best. I knew I wasn't hurting him but I just wanted to make sure that he knew I wasn't trying to hurt him. I was trying to comfort him.

I have very little confidence with discipline. Sometimes I just need someone to tell me what I did was okay because I have no idea what the heck I'm doing. lol

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SpitNCobra13

Sounds really good to me! Im generally of the opinion that kids need way more love and way less punishment then they get these days....good job!

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Lissa

That's what I was trying to do. I wanted him to feel loved and comfortable so he would calm down. Thanks. I feel a little better. I just hate feeling so helpless.

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wildrose

The fact that he calmed down in less than 1 minute is a sign that you did what he needed you to do. If he continued to thrash and try to wiggle free, then it would be safe to assume that while what you did was not bad, it was not what he needed and it would be time to try something different.

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fallon

I agree with everyone else...toddlers can't always calm down on their own...they just don't know how...you did just the right thing mama...keep up the good work

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SpitNCobra13

Its the problem with EVERYONE in the world. If everyone would stop and love a little bit, problems would simply melt away....Even something as simple as smiling at a stranger as you pass can change the whole world!

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jenilouise

You did an excellent job.

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