At daycare, when an older baby cries about something inconsequential, the teachers place him or her among a pile of pillows on the side of the room. There the child cries it out for a minute or two before realizing that fun is being had elsewhere and that their grievance is no longer pressing.
This was eye-opening to me since a parent might instinctively carry the baby around or give it whatever it wants in order to stop the crying. But maybe that's a good way to create a Paris Hilton or an Augustus Gloop.
In the above photo, Lyla was upset about bananas. She had recently discovered that saying "Nana!" does not always result in the immediate acquisition of one. I put her in the chair and explained that when she was ready, I would be waiting to play with her. Then I walked away.
It took 30 seconds.
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