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There will always be sleepless nights in the course of parenthood. Babies get sick, they have bad dreams and sometimes they just cannot get comfortable. Children are people, just smaller, and they too will go through phases of unrest. As a mother of two, I know how hard it can be to not coddle the child when they start to cry, and how unnerving it can be when my husband tells me I worry to much, they are fine.

The truth of the matter is, sometimes they are fine. Always check on your child, if they start to cry and cannot seem to fall asleep, run through your check list and make sure that they are okay. Check the diaper and if it needs to be changed do so. Check the clock and see when they were last fed. Offer them something more to eat in case they are just hungry. But after you have run it all down and nothing seems to be working and there is no fever it may be time to lay them down, kiss their little noses goodnight and walk away.

My son would not fall asleep for the longest time unless I was tickling his back. This was a big pain after a while, because he was so use to my doing that every single night when he was younger that he simply refused to go to sleep unless someone was doing it. We all start out teaching our children bad habits that will sooner or later rob us of a good nights sleep. The kids are not to blame, we are. It's best sometimes for children to learn that crying will not get them out of what needs to be done, and as the parent's we need to ensure this rule as soon as possible.

Children need down time to, and they go through cycles just like the rest of the world. When you have done all that you can, and nothing seems to work, it's really time to put yourself to bed, and not feel guilty about it. Moms need their rest to if they are going to be of any use to those kids come morning time. Setting the boundaries early on, will help you out in the long run. It teaches your child that crying will not always lead to getting everything that they want simply because they raised their voices and dropped a couple of tears down their cheeks. Children learn by pushing the limits and seeing how far you are willing to go. They keep this list in their heads, and use it against you when the time comes.

Crying is a tool for children to express a whole range of emotion. It is something that should not be ignored, but also not something that they should learn to use against you. As the parent you understand your child and when they cry you can usually determine

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