Sometimes they just need to cry.

Kyle is now 10 months old, hard to believe that in 2 more months he'll be a year old! The last 10 months have brought new challenges that I never expected. Learning to be a parent is hard work, harder then what I had expected it to be. Talk about on the job learning, there is no job with more hands on learning then being a first time parent.

Recently Kyle has become more clingy. Maybe because he teething, maybe because he knows that a little sister is on her way. Whatever the reason it has made life more stressful for me. He has good moments when you can put him on the floor to play and he is fine, other times it's like, "what happened to my sweet angel?" I am slowly coming to terms with the fact that I just have to let him cry it out.

That's right world I said it, just let them cry. Working in childcare I have seen parents that run the moment their child lets out the slightest hint of fussiness, and you can't do that. Of course you want to make sure everything is fine first, that they have a clean diaper, food in the tummy, not tired and nothing hurting them. Once you have done that and know that it's just about attention you can't give in. Yes moms I know it's hard to hear that, but giving in does more harm then good. With Kyle I know the difference between something is wrong and I need attention. It has taken a long time to get to that point, but I have learned. It has been hard to say the least and I don't promise that it will be easy, but sometimes you just have to let them cry it out.