Why Your Baby Cries and How to Comfort Your Child

Why Your Baby Cries and How to Comfort Your Child
Summary
Babies cry because they want to tell you something: they want to communicate their basic needs. Unfortunately, it's often difficult for parents of a crying baby to keep a cool head: they want to comfort their baby, but don't know how. Their baby, in turn, senses their stress, often trapping parents and child in a vicious cycle.
Thomas Harms has over twenty years of experience supporting parents with crying babies. In this groundbreaking book, he explains why babies cry, how the crying cycle works, and how the behavior of babies and parents influences each other. He teaches how connection-focused support for babies is beneficial for both parents and their child. He also provides parents with immediately applicable techniques to reduce stress and learn to gradually attune to their child's needs.
A baby tossed about by stormy emotions is like a ship navigating a turbulent sea, navigating breaking waves. A ship needs clear landmarks to return safely to harbor. This is also true for your child.