How often did your kids cry when they were 2-5 years old??

I think it totally varies based on the child, and his or her experiences in life.

You never really know what is going on in a child's life. Maybe something traumatic has happened and they are very emotional. Maybe they are emotionally developmentally delayed, and have trouble using their words, so they cry instead.

I'd give those kids a pass.

Mine were more of the temper tantrum when they didn't get their own way and whine when they were tired kind of kids. We had a saying "Are you hurt? Are you hungry? Then get happy!" It let them know we weren't going to try to solve every little annoyance that came there way. This is not to say that every child will be the same. But if there are no other issues a whiny child can be the devil's hell to deal with.

I know what you mean. Besides the crying they are always shrieking. Like loudly! It's three families. There are two other families and their kids do not shriek and cry. Also, my three didn't do that so I know it's possible! I just let it go but info wonder about it and my kids comment on it because it's loud even when we are in the house!

I think this is spot on, for the most part. My son wasn't much of a crybaby, but my daughter was. If she was crying for reasons other than physical pain, we sent her to her room, explaining that NO ONE WANTS TO HEAR IT!
I have neighbors with kids the same age as mine, and she would merely say, oh my daughter, she's so dramatic, when her daughter did the same thing. Her daughter's non pain crying lasted until a much older age than mine.

DD is very sensitive and cried easily, usually multiple times a day. We did not give her a lot of attention for this so I don't think it was attention seeking. I think she is just a sensitive kid and needed time to learn to manage her emotions.

I have 4 kids and my youngest is 5 years old. Honestly, she cries quite a bit still. She is sensitive to lack of sleep and variation of her schedule and being the youngest those things vary quite a lot depending on what her older siblings are doing. 2 of my kids are not criers at all and 2 of them are way more sensitive and cry easily. A lot is really dependent On the personality of the child.

There's a huge range between 2 and 5. She cried a lot at two. Not so much but still sometimes at five and now rarely at eight.

She has an 8 year old buddy who cries at school a lot. I can name three or four of her peers who still cry a lot.

Some kids just do. We know kids who cry if you look at them wrong. I think some kids just need time to learn to regulate themselves better.

This is the reason my son has not moved into our old house.

The 6/7 girl next door wails at ear piecing volumes for HOURS.
Then ( on bad days) she gets spanked. Oh holy moly that makes it beyond tolerable. It is so bad that the postman was going to report them to cps.
There is nothing wrong with this child. The parents alkdope heads, but harmless. The second child is so quiet you would not know he is there

My girls cried a good bit for the first two years, not much after age 2.

Since age 7, the 18 yr. old I have never seen cry, the 16 yr. old once and they 13 yr. old maybe twice (because older sisters were teasing her). Our girls don't get upset easily and are not very emotional. Very laid back personalities, that's what I love about having girls!

I really don't remember how often my kids cried (they're 17 & 20) now, but I don't think it was excessive.

I don't understand why the neighbor lets them stay outside and wail, screech, or anything continually. If mine were making a lot of loud noise outside, I told them to stop. The entire neighborhood didn't want to listen to them. Yes, kids will be loud while playing outside, but they don't need to squeal, screech, cry, whine or anything else constantly. We have a kid somewhere in the neighborhood who whines and screams "NO" at his siblings or friends all the damn time. I wish someone would tell him to knock it off.

Both of my girls cried all the time! Every single day! I used to wonder if we would ever have a day with no tears! Not sure when the daily crying stopped? Maybe by the time they were in school?

My almost six year old cries all the freaking time. EVERYTHING is a big deal to her and trust me, it is annoying as her mother to hear it. We don't buy into it, we tell her to knock it off or go to her room until she has calmed down when it is something stupid like she doesn't like what we are having for dinner or she doesn't want to go to camp. She just falls to pieces when things aren't going perfectly. We've tried giving her alternative coping mechanisms, we've ignored them, we've tried to address them at the time, we've tried reward charts, etc, etc, etc. Our daughter has gotten better but she still has a lot of work ahead of her.

Some kids just don't cope well and default to crying despite the efforts of their parents to address it. If other parents want to preen that their parenting skills are superior to ours, then whatever. We're doing the best we can.

All children are different. My DS is 3 and he cried at least five times today. He is stubborn and strong willed and struggles to manage his disappointment and rage when things don't go his way. He gets in trouble for his tantrums but he's learning. I'm sure the neighbors find him annoying but I promise you it's more annoying to live with it.

He's also got the biggest heart, the silliest humour and more empathy than you'd expect in a preschooler. He cares about EVERYTHING and feels everything strongly - good and bad.

I teach young three year olds. Most cry....a lot. And some are very, very dramatic with it too. Good thing I can walk away while laughing.