Do you run towards your child if ge/she gets hurt?

@rajfoe (354)
India
February 17, 2009 12:17am CST
Hi friends do you run towards your child if he/she gets hurt. Do you run towards them leaving your work half done. Will it be beneficiary if you do that? Happy mylotting
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@jessi0887 (2788)
• United States
17 Feb 09
I dont really run towards my child but i do go see whats wrong. I confort him. The only times i ever ran towards him was like when he was a baby and fell. Another time was when he was running and fell off the porch right in front of me. I have to run cause it scares me more than it does him i feel. LOL!
• Philippines
4 Mar 09
yes, the main reason why we run to their rescue is the fear that they are hurt truly and the hurting can get worse if we will not be able to reach them fast and quick. i always run to their rescue even until now. my children will always call for help when they are in difficult to deal with situations by themselves. there are a variety of reasons for their calls for help. there is no way that i can tell as to what could it be until i see it for myself. to make sure that the damage incurred will not get any worse, i always run fast and quick to their aid.
• Philippines
4 Mar 09
i am sure that i will always run to my child's rescue if he/she gets hurt. moreso, if my child calls for my heeeellllp! my work, whatever it may be, can wait until i get back addressing an emergency situation involving my child. of course, it is very beneficial if we do this. the child will not get hurt any further if we will run to his/her rescue fast and quick. i am pretty sure of this because, i have always been doing this since they were very young. until now, that they have already matured, i still do this to them. also, when i cry for help, they run for me, too. and surely, i am always relieved to see them coming over to help me out on difficult situations.
@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
17 Feb 09
I always dropped everything to tend to my children, especially if they were hurt or crying. It was rarely anything serious, thank God, but in this way they grew confident that they could always depend on me and that I love them.
@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
17 Feb 09
I used to run to her all the time when she was a baby, but as she got older I learned take a couple of seconds to assess how serious the situation is before I run to her. I found that she takes advantage of my concern and will run to me for a cuddle after every tiny little bump! I think and I'm sure most parents will agree; you know instinctively if your child is in real trouble or not.
@Jae2619 (1483)
• United States
22 Feb 09
With my first child, I had the jump and run impulse when he fell down and cried, even if he wasn't hurt. He cried because he was scared. With my second child, No, I do not have the jump and run impulse. My son at 6, doesn't handle things like falling down well, because I babied him, my daughter who's 18 months can fall down and get right back up and try things again. I have learned to let her do this by seeing how my son is now. I wish I would have let him fall down and to climb back up to try things again, instead of picking him up and making him feel like he couldn't do things himself. Now, if it's major yes, I run to them, because they need me but a minor fall, trip or scratch, we just tell both of them it's ok, blow it off and move on. Life is hard, and kids need to learn how to cope with things. If we baby them and shelter them from everything they will be to scared to try anything.
@IBR789 (12)
• United States
4 Mar 09
With my first son I did go running right away to check on him. with my second and the thrid you start to know when to run. My boys are always getting hurt or bumped. When thier smaller of course you need to check on them but if you make into a big deal so will they.
• Canada
17 Feb 09
It depends on how they sound. If my kids sound like they are hurt badly then I do go to them in a calm manner and cuddle them til they feel better but if they sound like it something minor then I just ask them if they are ok. I have never been the type of parent to get all freaked out over little cuts and bruises because I know they will freak out more if I do that.
@smileonstar (4007)
• United States
17 Feb 09
For me, it is depend on situation they are in... mostly, if the kids get into a fight then I have to run to break them up. But if they just fall down, naaa.. I just turn and ask if they are ok and ask them to get up by themselves. I dont just run towards them for just a little thing, otherwise they will really depend on you and can't do or move if you dont go to get them (spoil). So, we have to let them learn how to responsible for themselves once parents are not around.
@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
17 Feb 09
Most parents will do that naturally.. It's part of parental instinct and it's perfectly normal to do so ^_^ BUt as their child grows up, and been falling and hurting over a couple of times, parents will no longer care as much because it's like a lesson to their child.. All kids should learn to puck themselves up afetr every fall, or dun succumb to pain so easily.. Some parents are too protective of their kid that their child become over relient on them and that's actually not good ^_^
@kishuchi (71)
• India
17 Feb 09
One should always pay attention to a child when he/she gets hurt.But when u run and scream on seeing that something has happened,the child gets scared by watching ur expressions.He cries more then.So be cool,go near him and see what has happened.If it is not serious just tell him,he'll be fine