• Babies will try to calm themselves by trying to fix whatever is making them uncomfortable. Take your cues from this. For example if your child is flailing her arms and legs, she is trying to find a more comfortable position. Help her with that.
• When a baby is "fussy" try feeding him slowly and burp often.
• Try to give the child a pacifier or your finger if a pacifier is not available. To babies the motion of sucking is calming.
• Hold your child close to your chest while rocking or walking.
• Take the child for a ride in a car or the stroller.
• Call some one who can help and comfort you.
• As a last resort walk away from the child if the stress is causing you to want to force the child stop crying.

• Do not try to pick up a crying baby if you are mad at the child, yourself or some one else.
• Never pick a child up by her arms only.
• Never slap a baby.
• Never throw the child.
• Never shake the child, not even once.

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