Stop A Baby From Crying … Instantly!

Posted by Alex in Baby and Kids, Urawaza - Japanese Tips and Tricks on October 4, 2009 at 2:43 pm



Got crying baby? Here’s an urawaza – a quirky, everyday tip from Japan – on how to stop a baby from crying instantly: make a slurpy sound with a mouthful of water!


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Why does this work? There are two possible reasons: 1) sound that you make while sloshing the liquid in your mouth reminds the baby of the noises they hear in the womb, or 2) the sound distracts the baby from crying and while pondering the source of the weird sound, the baby forgets why it’s crying in the first place!


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3 comments to "Stop A Baby From Crying … Instantly!"

  1. Aaron Mandelbaum
    October 6th, 2009 at 6:58 am

    Thats amazing! I’m gonna have to find some crying babies!

  2. Alex
    October 6th, 2009 at 10:26 am

    The sound from a hair dryer also works for some babies. I think it’s the distraction rather than the sound itself.

  3. John
    October 6th, 2009 at 11:46 am

    I’m going to have to try this.




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