Question...re: crying

Amy&Noah2007

Noah goes to bed no problems...

But, when he wakes up in the morning, he SCREAMS his head off...even if he wakes up after a full 12-hour night sleep.

In order not to want to shoot myself right when I wake up b/c I hear screaming in my groggy state, how do I teach him to wake up happy?

TIA.

MrsSledge

Does he have toys in his bed?  DD will entertain herself for a few minutes in the mornings and that seems to help. 

Amy&Noah2007

Yup...one toy (Leap frog that plays music and "talks" to him when he hits certain parts on his body) and a mobile. I can't put much more in there b/c he's a big boy and maxed out in his crib (but I don't want to change him to a "big boy bed" until I absolutely have to). Should I just let him CIO in the morning?

MrsDR1015

DD used to cry in the mornings, too. We moved her into a "big girl bed" and the crying has stopped for the most part. She has her toys and will entertain herself for a few minutes before she starts calling out for me ("Manee... Manee..."). If I don't answer her immediately she can get pretty testy. For the most part, though, the crying stopped when the crib became a toddler bed...

MrsCorbin

I think some kids just are like that.  L always screams.  She doesn't even call for us.  H babbles and plays.

Amy&Noah2007

Noah used to babble and play...not anymore It just sucks to hear the screaming b/f even a sip of coffee!

Amy&Noah2007

Miss you Mrs.Corbin...DS looks like your DH! Noah misses Lily!

shouldbeworkin

My DD is the same way.  She has toys and she plays with them but she just starts screaming and crying all of a sudden for some reason.  Some days she's really worked up and it takes awhile for her to settle down.  It is frustrating, but I don't know how to change it.  My DS wasn't like that at all!  I'm hoping it passes eventually.