Dear Queenie,
My grandson is only 2 years old, but when he falls down or bumps into something and starts to cry his father expects him to “tough it out” and “man up”.
Queenie, how do I make his father understand that it is OK for a little boy to cry if he is hurt?—Doting grandma
Dear Grandma,
A small bump should not be treated the same as a major injury, but it is still okay for a toddler to cry over it without upsetting his parents. Even a grown-up man may cry on a serious-enough occasion and nobody will fault him for it.
