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[Littledragon]

I am having the SAME problem. He cries ALL the time. My son is a tough guy and never cries unless he has really hurt himself. The little boy cries AT EVERYTHING. Even changing his diaper, and it's an annoying cry. I'm at the same point - giving him time out. And I'm at the point now too when I sort of ignore his cries, bc I don't know if he's genuinely crying or if it's bc he wants attention. What I've noticed is that his parents JUMP when he cries. "WHAT'S WRONG?!" Drives me nuts! I actually just posted something about not liking a kid....it's hard to BOND with a kid who is such a...baby lol I have no advice for you lol cause I'm probably not handling it as I should. I just keep trying to remind myself that it's not his fault - it's his parents, and that's his personality. But TRUST ME I know how annoying it is.
I was just thinking: what are his parents like? Are they quiet and calm? Are you bubbly and "aggresive" maybe you just freak him out lol how long have you had him for? That's the only thing I can think of that he would be like deer in headlights with you

Let me know what you decide to do, because I'm in the same boat sister.

[Mamma_Mia]

I was just thinking: what are his parents like? Are they quiet and calm? Are you bubbly and "aggresive" maybe you just freak him out lol how long have you had him for? That's the only thing I can think of that he would be like deer in headlights with you. Let me know what you decide to do, because I'm in the same boat sister.

His parents are soft spoken people but dad is STRICT...like if dad catches him crying it's a quick HEY.........STOP - but I think mom is a suck! She calls everyday to see how he's doing (have him for 3.5 months now) I feel like saying he was sitting in the corner of the room, not talking to anyone and crying if we even looked at him. He's now sleeping which is the only time I'm stress-free each day and he did eat 5 bites of lunch beofre his 64th meltdown BUT he was really good with potty!...LIKE NORMAL

I am quite loud, even on a good day. I have a microphone in my throat, so I've been told.

Seriously I'll give it two weeks of the ignoring before I do the time outs and/or just leave him. After that deck meltdown he went towards the door to come in right away. I spoke to him "why are you going to the door? I didn't say you had to go inside....all I said was stop crying. You can keep playing...." he then started crying again. At this point I asked do you want to sit on the stairs or play outside, he said stairs so that's where he sat alone for 20min watching us with a smile??? I.DONT.GET.IT

[Littledragon]

he was sitting in the corner of the room, not talking to anyone and crying if we even looked at him. He's now sleeping which is the only time I'm stress-free each day and he did eat 5 bites of lunch beofre his 64th meltdown BUT he was really good with potty!...LIKE NORMAL[/I]

I am quite loud, even on a good day. I have a microphone in my throat, so I've been told.

LOL. First of all, sitting there watching you play with a smile is a little creepy lol

And what would mom say if you DID say that to her? Is it not true? I'm always weary of making myself look like a bad childcare provider when I admit to a mom or dad that I can't figure the kid out. But maybe there's something wrong, maybe he's autistic. Asberger's is a lot like what you are describing.

I thought of this: what if you put him down 15-20 minutes later than the rest of the kids for a little while. Spent some one on one time with him? Like I said earlier, I posted something about not liking a little boy I watch, but I realized today that he is SO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT with his mom then he is here during the day and I think it's because I haven't completely bonded with him yet. What if you have some SUPER quiet and calm one on one time with him for like a week to see if all he really needs is to bond with you. Sounds like he's feeling really unsure of his environment. He's probably feeling really insecure and scared. Try to take a softer, gentler approach with him. See if it does any good. Otherwise, I would say to mom what you just wrote.

Let me know how it goes!

Good luck!