Does anyone else have a kiddo who cries at the drop of a hat and then has a hard time stopping? MrWiggly lost a helium balloon over the weekend, at the county fair. We tried to make light of it - he was hitting it around while it was tied to his sister's stroller and all of a sudden it flew off and sailed away. But he got sad, started to cry and took about 20-30 minutes to stop.
He had an uncontrollable cry at school last week, too. When some design he'd made in math class broke. He told us later that he was sad because "it was the best thing I've ever made and I didn't have a design so I don't think I can do it again." He was even more upset by the fact that one of the 8th graders came over and helped him rebuild it, because HE wasn't the one fixing it. He started crying at home just talking about it.
Anyone have similar experiences? How do you handle it? Especially when it's out in public - I worry about how others are perceiving him. And just want to help him cope with those intense feelings.
