How do you respond when your - kid gets hurt?

mckayleesmom wrote: Im talking..falls down and scrapes a knee or bumps their head type of things. I am a firm believer in the fact that your child looks to your reaction and goes from there when they are hurt...So I stay really calm.

For Example:

When they fall down they usually look at me to see what I say...I always tell them.."stand back up and brush it off". They usually do and go off playing.

If Mckaylee or Russ bump their heads I usually hold them while they cry and we rub the spot then I say "Should we chop your head off and cook it into soup?" and this usually gets them giggling and they of course say "no"

Just now Mckaylee came up and said she poked her eye and I looked at it and said "OH MY GOD...your eyeball is gone" and of course she laughs and disagrees with me.

I guess I just try to get their minds off what the origional problem was.

kit_kats_mom replied: we typically tell them to "shake it off" if it seems to be a minor boo boo.

TheOaf66 replied: if it is just a fall or something I tell Tanner to rub it or shake it off, be a big boy etc, if I see blood or it was a tougher fall then I take a little more action. So it all depends on the severity of the situation, but he trips or bumps so often usually he stands up and goes "I'm ok"

luvmykids replied: I stay calm but I try to acknowledge it when it really does hurt. I say "OUCH, I bet that hurt! But you are soooo tough!" or something. Once Colt fell face first on the cement and bloodied his mouth up good, DH was hysterical but I actually kept my cool.

PrairieMom replied: I'm a get up and brush off kinda mom.

MommyToAshley replied: I'm a hug and kiss the booboo away type of Mom.


I don't think I would be good in a serious accident .... so I am glad DH is around most of the time.

luvbug00 replied: \

mee too

MyLuvBugs replied: I grew up with parents like this:

"ARe you bleeding? Then your fine! Go away!"

Sad to say, but I'm kinda like that to. Unless she REALLY smacks her head or is bleeding both DH and I just say "You're fine. Get up. It'll be ok. Here momma kiss it. All better."

But you're right. They look to our reaction to see if they should freak out or not.

Our Lil' Family replied: We're both "it's ok, shake it off" kind of people. I've found that I'm a lot more calm when those things happen then I thought I would be.

Cece00 replied: I am a both type of mom. I dont overreact to it @ all b/c then THEY overreact. But if they ask me to kiss it, I will (or I'll blow it a kiss) but I also say "You're ok, it was just a small accident" and they usually move on in about 5 seconds.

3xsthefun replied: I usually tell them they will be ok, sometimes I will kiss Maegan's boo boo if she asks me to. Sometimes she will even kiss her own boo boos.

Hillbilly Housewife replied: shake it off... heck even my 9 month old doesn't cry if she face plants when she's trying to walk... because my reaction is just: "oops... you went boom boom! Awww... poor baby" and i just check her face to make sure...

BAC'sMom replied: If it is not broke or bleeding my kids usually just need a kiss or a pat, then they keep on playing.

AlexsPajamaMama replied: I dont make a big deal of little booboos, but if it hurts and he is really upset I hold him and kiss his boo boos

CantWait replied:
That's what I do, and I shake

Boo&BugsMom replied:
Me too, unless it's a severe injury or he's really bleeding. I'll hug him and kiss him, but I will tell him to shake it off and that he is fine, no big deal. I also think if you overreact, that children tend to cry about every tiny bump and bruise then and become way more dramatic than they need to be.

zdk753 replied: W/ Zachary I was awful. I would run to him freaking out everytime he fell. Now I realize they are a lot tougher than they look so now if they're not gushing I just tell them it's ok & get up. I do think me making a big deal out of Zach falling is why he is so much more sensitive than the other 2. Even now if he just merely trips he acts like he just broke every bone in his body.

ions_momma replied:


Ion is pretty tough now though. When he was younger, every little fall it was like he thought he was going to die or something. A bandaid and a kiss always seemed to fix that though! But now, he doesnt really make a big deal out of it. Probably because it happens so much!

boyohboyohboy replied: I am a "kiss it and make it better mommy", but DH is a get up and shake it off dad, so it depends on who gets there first!

My3LilMonkeys replied: I don't usually react at all until they say something, then I'll check it and kiss.

Brias3 replied: That's what I try to do also, Brianne. It always seems as though the crying reaction escalates if I show any sort of sorrow over what happened. If I try to joke around and comfort them in a distracting manner, the injury always "passes" quicker.

redchief replied: After a quick check to ensure no urgent or emergency care is needed, I almost always ask, "So what have you learned in this?"

Some of the answers I've gotten were quite funny. I remember Rick once said, "Concrete is really hard and rough."

mummy2girls replied: I try not to jump and say OH NO! because when i do she cries. if i dont do anything then i know she wouldnt cry( unless its a bad fall) ...

Nina J replied: If it's nothing serious, I try to stay calm. I think if a parent reacts in a anxious way, the child is more likely to cry, etc. But, if the parents remains calm, then so will the kid, KWIM.

If Emily has just fallen over, and I see or she either tells me, I check to make sure her knees arn't bleeding, if they are I clean it up, usually I say "Oh no, I need to cut your leg off"...and she'll squeal and say "Nope, no way, never".

If she's crying, I hug her and make sure she'd okay.