Crying in front of your kid or no?

For me I think it would just have to depend on what I’m crying about. If I’m emotional and in an argument with her father than I don’t find that to be an appropriate time to cry in-front of her. But if it’s something like losing a loved one or something like that, then of course I would find that to be an appropriate time to show emotions like that. That’s a really tough question to answer. As a parent you want to appear strong and invincible yet you want to still bring up and teach your kid that those things are ok to express to others and that you don’t have to feel ashamed or hide it

Of course you can cry in front of your kids. They need to know crying is healthy and it's an emotion. They don't want to think you're a robot and don't have feelings

I cry (and pretend cry) infront of my girl. And whenever I do she becomes so concerned. I get a cuddle and she’ll stroke my face.
I think it teaches empathy and sympathy. My mum cried infront of us as kids but I’ve only ever see my dad cry a handful of times. X

Absolutely. My daughter will see all the emotions, and how to deal with them. If you only show the happy emotions then they don't learn. It's ok to be sad, but we don't flail our arms and scream. She sees through mum's modelling that we can cry and talk about why we're sad. In the same way we teach that it's ok to be angry, but we don't lash out with our words or hands. We take a deep breath and calm ourselves then talk about it

I cry in front of my daughter, it teaches her feelings are okay and crying is okay. We were raised to not cry in front of people and that’s honestly caused problems for me, and made me not regulate my emotions right. My daughter will grab my face give me a kiss and ask if I’m okay, because that’s what I do to her. I tell her all the time crying is okay and healthy, sometimes I cry just because I feel like I need too. I feel like the saying “big girls/boys don’t cry” is ridiculous when your child is sitting there crying because something happened and they are obviously upset. I’d rather my daughter be comfortable with her feelings around me and for herself, then to go off and cry behind closed doors that’s not always a healthy habit.

Crying is one of the most normal, natural emotions that everyone should feel able to express whenever and in front of whoever they like! If you’re smiling in front of them then you should also feel ok to cry too ☺️

I think it’s so important to show all emotions!

it would depend on what i’m crying about if it’s something really big & serious to where i’m hysterical, i wouldn’t do it in front of them due to being afraid they’d become overwhelmed or stressed too. if it’s something small that i know i’ll get over in a few hours or days i’ll cry in front of them. healthy emotions are so important for kids to see and experience especially so they know they’re not alone and that feelings are normal and good. i strongly believe this helps shape them into better people. i’m never gonna tell my kids to not cry or show how they feel at any age in life.

I think it's important to show emotions and talk them through and show the process of healing.

I’m realizing more and more as I go. I really really dislike the term “big girls/boys don’t cry” but I as a person am starting to realize my fiancé cry’s more than anyone I’ve ever met… and I don’t know how to handle it due to how I was raised. I don’t want to do that to my children/child and I’m rethinking my upbringing and how to better what I do for them… I cry don’t get me wrong but I’m very much a leave me alone I’m fine I got it myself I don’t need you to comfort me… I realize how bad that is and how much I don’t want my son to feel that way at all… or that his emotions weren’t nurtured properly… I’m learning myself, thank you all for commenting and making me not feel so dumb for how I was raised! 😭❤️

My mom cries over everything and I mean everything. Growing up as a kid I think it made me sensitive to her and caring but as a teenager and adult it made me really annoyed toward her and made me never want to cry and if I did cry I was embarrassed.

Children should be exposed to a full range of emotions so that they can learn to identify emotions and express emotions in a healthy way.

Why would you cry in front of your child?? It’s a normal human reaction to expressing emotion in a healthy way. Explain to your child why you’re sad and that it’s ok to cry. Hiding our feeling and not teaching kids how to safely express emotion more often than not leads to emotionally unavailable adults that don’t even know how they feel, let alone how to deal with it

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My parents never cried in front of me, even when my brother died they just kept it all bottled up! I will not be raising my child that way, she will see me cry and she will see that crying is ok and part of being human

Also any boy mums please show your little one crying is ok - the amount of grown men that can’t handle women crying is ridiculous 😂

I have cried my eyes out in front of my kids. Why do I need to suppress my emotions and have them live in this bubble unrealistic world? I encourage to share their feelings all they want ..... I should set the example doing the same ....never once I told my kids to stop crying, but comforted them about what was bothering them.

It teaches how to deal with emotions so yes but I still avoid it especially for adult problems. I hate so much when his father says something like no need to cry. He’s a baby, he is upset, mommy does it too, it is okay to cry.

Everything you do affects your child it’s recommended to show emotions like love for others infront of your child as well as sadness while if your always hiding then they won’t understand when a friend is sad or later in the future how to understand others when sad or even they themselves when sad

We don't hide emotions in our family. We talk about them!
Children should be exposed to healthy emotions, it's learning how to process them

I cry in front of my 5 year old if I’m upset.

It’s good to show sad emotions. I’m quite a “cold hearted” person, my friends call me the ice queen, but when I’m really sad I have no issues with crying in front of him.

Seems like a strange rule. It’s important that children see us dealing with feelings in healthy ways. And crying is good for us.

my mom cried a lot when i was young and still does. when i was little i was very compassionate and caring and always there for her but as i grew up i resented her emotions because they subconsciously made me feel like i couldn’t have any, and growing up i felt more like i was the parent. i grew up way too fast for multiple reasons but i think her crying was definitely a big factor. as i grew up (into my teens and beyond) i couldnt stand her being so emotional all the time. so i definitely won’t be like that with my baby when he’s here but i do think it’s important for them to understand emotions and that they’re ok but i won’t rely on them to regulate mine, or be overly emotional in front of them.

I do cry infront of my children I try not to as my youngest gets really upset and worried when you cry

I think children need to know its okay to have sad feelings and that crying isn’t something to be embarrassed about its normal

I think it’s good for them to see you emotional, like crying or sad, but it’s also important that your mood isn’t affecting them. So there does need to be some discretion. When life is lifting and you wanna boohoo cry, maybe your little kids don’t need to see that. When your parents are stressed, it freaks you out! They’re supposed to have everything together. What do you do as a kid when the person who holds you together is a mess?

My mom cried in front of me so much that when people cry in front of me now I get freaked out. I understand teaching your kid empathy but I think there’s something about doing it too much that can result in your kid feeling like they’re being manipulated by you or going numb to your feelings

My mum wouldn't really show much emotion in front of us growing up other than anger and frustration, I think the only time my mum cried in front of us was when her mum passed away 6 years ago.
I struggled to understand emotions growing up, but I've always been highly emotional.
I cry I front of my kids and my eldest (almost 3yo) asks me if I'm ok and pats me or hugs me and gives me a kiss to make me feel better.
I don't think its wrong either way, but I want my kids to know emotions are ok and expressing them helps with understanding them in my opinion.

I usually try to cry by myself just because that's just what I'm used to but the few times my daughter has seen me cry she been concerned and wanting to know what wrong I just tell I'm feeling sad but don't want to involve her in grown up business,she'll also hug me and tell me it'll be OK . kids are a mirror to you so i try to keep it together because I'm a sensitive person.

I cry in front of my children. They’ve seen happy and sad tears. We express ourselves here. If it’s too “adult” for them to understand I will explain it as simply as possible. I only have sons but I’m not gonna run away and hide emotions. I want them to be loving and caring people

I’ve cried in front of my son especially since having our second. He’s quick to comfort me. I know it’s teaching him how to be nurturing. When his baby sister cries he tends to her and comforts her.

I will cry in front of my kids, but I will educate them as to why. Letting them know it’s okay to be sad sometimes.

My mom didn't cry so I was also just anoying her with my tears. I cry sometimes next to my son. My partners perents also didn't show emotions just negative ones. It's tuff now to talk about emotions. Feel the feelings 👐

I'm a crier. There's no way I could not cry in front of my kids. I cry easily for pretty much every emotion, positive ones too.