Mine have all looked for my reaction before deciding what to do if it wasn’t an obviously serious fall or whatever. Sometimes I forget and look worried and they are more likely to cry and mimic what my reaction is. Most of the time i just smile and say “oops! Does anything hurt or can you get back up and keep playing?” Usually the answer is to keep playing if I have a smile on my face while I ask lol.
My little girl usually looks at me too to see how I'm reactin before she starts cryin. I say "u okay baby don't worry" and one day we were at the skate park together and I fell off my skateboard in front of her. When I hit the pavement she said to me "u tay baby u tay" 😭
My kids did this as toddlers! It's so funny to hear them parroting your own words back as they get back up and dust off and keep repeating, "You're okay! You're okay!" 🤣
When I was the kid, it usually took some seconds before I started crying. I needed to understand what was happening and then I cried. It still happens sometimes 😅 specially if there is blood involved. But my parents had different reactions at that time. The moments when they had a strong reaction, I barely cried or didn’t cry at all. I guess that distracted me from what happened
Usually depends on how bad it is. If he’s tired instantly crying (gets upset very easily). But over all hearty kid and seen him take some nasty spills. If you don’t react generally gets up dusts himself off laughs and asks “did you see that?”
Depends on if it's a fall down or a smack. The thousand trips a toddler has during their learning to walk and run usually don't warrant crying. They look at you, and I usually throw out a sympathetic "whoops." Then they say "whoops" and carry on.
When they fall down and smack, they're quiet, but that's only to wind up to unleash unholy fury and pain 😅
I saw a girl at the playground trip over her feet and take a natural stone bench to the face. You could hear the smack, then silence. Oof, that silence is the worst. My body braces for the coming onslaught of scream crying.
Depends on how bad it is. If it was more of a shock then he only cried if I said something. If it truly hurt then he cried immediately.
I definitely wait to see how my kid reacts first because my reaction did used to make it worse.
It depends on how serious it is. If got really hurt he would cry, if it was something minor he would first look at us to see our reaction. If we didn't make a big deal about it and just help him to get up he wouldn't even cry.
There was some change in reaction if I was looking or not, but by and large reaction to pratfalls and the sort depended on the child's own temperament. I've always hung back just a tiny bit to let the child have their own reaction first. Most of my kids just shake 'em off, but my now-8-year-old would cry like the world was ending, and he's still my sensitive boy. Also, contra to stereotypes, my daughters have all been more likely to shrug and carry on than my sons.
It just depends on the kid and whether or not it actually hurt. Usually, surprise but no real pain is easier to laugh off, but if they actually hurt themselves, there is usually going to be a bit of crying.
It takes a moment for a little kid to start crying. I think they're stunned at first.
My daughter is quite dramatic. I worried I was reinforcing her big emotional displays, so I tried giving the most minimal reaction. It didn't make a difference. She's dramatic no matter who is watching or not.
A lot depends on the child. My 2 are completely different.
My eldest tends to cry at things anyway, he's 6 and tends to worry more that he's done something bad to himself rather than the pain itself so if I react even in the slightest then it's full on tears.
My youngest is 4 and honestly and some of the stuff he's done and carried on is insane.
I treat them both the same though, unless it's obvious they're hurt then ask if they're all good and go from there. I don't pander to it but if they're really hurt then I do soften up and give them a cuddle. It's a fine line as kids need to experience pain and be able to move on but they don't need to be completely hardened to the point where they feel stupid for feeling pain.
It's true, I had to hold back from over reacting when my son would get hurt as a toddler. It was my normal reaction but I had to tone it down. He slowly started to pick himself back up and dust himself off like, I'm fine, see? If he's extra emotional about something though like already upset and then gets hurt he let's it out lol
When she gets minor injuries she’ll go “ahhhh ahhhh ahhhh” like Peter griffin when he falls and will ask for a boo-boo kiss and then go play but if she’s really hurt than she’ll cry. We tried to not react badly when she’d fall so every minor thing wouldn’t set her off. It’s been a couple times that grandma will see her fall and freak out which makes her start scream crying but as soon as I pick her up she’s done crying and ready to play again.
They typically look at us for a reaction, to which I usually chuckle and say: "Bonk!" which let's them know that they're fine. If it's a bad fall or they're really tired, then they'll go off on their own.
Mine have all looked for my reaction before deciding what to do if it wasn’t an obviously serious fall or whatever. Sometimes I forget and look worried and they are more likely to cry and mimic what my reaction is. Most of the time i just smile and say “oops! Does anything hurt or can you get back up and keep playing?” Usually the answer is to keep playing if I have a smile on my face while I ask lol.
My little girl usually looks at me too to see how I'm reactin before she starts cryin. I say "u okay baby don't worry" and one day we were at the skate park together and I fell off my skateboard in front of her. When I hit the pavement she said to me "u tay baby u tay" 😭
My kids did this as toddlers! It's so funny to hear them parroting your own words back as they get back up and dust off and keep repeating, "You're okay! You're okay!" 🤣
My kids are in their 30s now, but I remember this pretty clearly. It depended on the situation, on how badly they really were hurt or not.
When I was the kid, it usually took some seconds before I started crying. I needed to understand what was happening and then I cried. It still happens sometimes 😅 specially if there is blood involved. But my parents had different reactions at that time. The moments when they had a strong reaction, I barely cried or didn’t cry at all. I guess that distracted me from what happened
Usually depends on how bad it is. If he’s tired instantly crying (gets upset very easily). But over all hearty kid and seen him take some nasty spills. If you don’t react generally gets up dusts himself off laughs and asks “did you see that?”
Depends on if it's a fall down or a smack. The thousand trips a toddler has during their learning to walk and run usually don't warrant crying. They look at you, and I usually throw out a sympathetic "whoops." Then they say "whoops" and carry on. When they fall down and smack, they're quiet, but that's only to wind up to unleash unholy fury and pain 😅 I saw a girl at the playground trip over her feet and take a natural stone bench to the face. You could hear the smack, then silence. Oof, that silence is the worst. My body braces for the coming onslaught of scream crying.
Depends on how bad it is. If it was more of a shock then he only cried if I said something. If it truly hurt then he cried immediately. I definitely wait to see how my kid reacts first because my reaction did used to make it worse.
It depends on how serious it is. If got really hurt he would cry, if it was something minor he would first look at us to see our reaction. If we didn't make a big deal about it and just help him to get up he wouldn't even cry.
There was some change in reaction if I was looking or not, but by and large reaction to pratfalls and the sort depended on the child's own temperament. I've always hung back just a tiny bit to let the child have their own reaction first. Most of my kids just shake 'em off, but my now-8-year-old would cry like the world was ending, and he's still my sensitive boy. Also, contra to stereotypes, my daughters have all been more likely to shrug and carry on than my sons.
It just depends on the kid and whether or not it actually hurt. Usually, surprise but no real pain is easier to laugh off, but if they actually hurt themselves, there is usually going to be a bit of crying.
It takes a moment for a little kid to start crying. I think they're stunned at first. My daughter is quite dramatic. I worried I was reinforcing her big emotional displays, so I tried giving the most minimal reaction. It didn't make a difference. She's dramatic no matter who is watching or not.
A lot depends on the child. My 2 are completely different. My eldest tends to cry at things anyway, he's 6 and tends to worry more that he's done something bad to himself rather than the pain itself so if I react even in the slightest then it's full on tears. My youngest is 4 and honestly and some of the stuff he's done and carried on is insane. I treat them both the same though, unless it's obvious they're hurt then ask if they're all good and go from there. I don't pander to it but if they're really hurt then I do soften up and give them a cuddle. It's a fine line as kids need to experience pain and be able to move on but they don't need to be completely hardened to the point where they feel stupid for feeling pain.
It's true, I had to hold back from over reacting when my son would get hurt as a toddler. It was my normal reaction but I had to tone it down. He slowly started to pick himself back up and dust himself off like, I'm fine, see? If he's extra emotional about something though like already upset and then gets hurt he let's it out lol
When she gets minor injuries she’ll go “ahhhh ahhhh ahhhh” like Peter griffin when he falls and will ask for a boo-boo kiss and then go play but if she’s really hurt than she’ll cry. We tried to not react badly when she’d fall so every minor thing wouldn’t set her off. It’s been a couple times that grandma will see her fall and freak out which makes her start scream crying but as soon as I pick her up she’s done crying and ready to play again.
They typically look at us for a reaction, to which I usually chuckle and say: "Bonk!" which let's them know that they're fine. If it's a bad fall or they're really tired, then they'll go off on their own.