I have a 4 year old BOY who cries at the drop of a hat. We were going out to play this morning and all 5 of us went out the door and down the laneway and all of a sudden, he was having a meltdown. We had to stop so I could tell him to breathe and calm himself so I could understand what he was saying. The 4 year old girl who is a head shorter than him apparently pushed him. GOOD GRIEF! It's all the time, his shoe won't go on or any other minor thing sets him off. I keep telling his Mom he goes to JK in a few months and he really needs to toughen up.

Then I have an almost 18 month old boy who could win an Oscar as the best fake crier in history. Big tears, screaming fits and all I have to do is say, 'stop it, that's enough' and he turns it off like a switch. Unbelievable.

For the oldest boy I have been saying for 3 years, there's no crying at daycare, that's one of my rules. I guess I'll be saying it to the younger boy for several years too. It's just one of the great challenges that we face daily, and there are so many!