The children cry. It is normal because it is the only way they have to ask for what they need (I talk about babies). However, it is said that up to 20% of children cry too much and that, in addition to that, they have trouble sleeping and eating.
A recent study reveals that this type of children with greater adaptation problems in the first year of life are more likely to suffer from behavioral disorders throughout childhood, with manifestations such as anxiety or hyperactivity.
For the study, which has been published in the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood, 22 previous works have been used, obtaining a sample of almost 17,000 children, of which 1,935 presented the aforementioned problems of sleep, crying and feeding.
Results of the study
Observing these children, in which the crying time exceeds the levels considered normal, often causing parents to request professional help, the study authors concluded that They were more likely to end up suffering alterations such as aggressive behavior, tantrums or hyperactive disorders.
They also added that the more the children cried, the worse they adapted to the circumstances, the more likely the disorders were to appear from the first year of life.
The researchers suggested that it would be beneficial for these children's families, most with some kind of psychosocial or relationship problem, receive some kind of support or intervention to help prevent the possible effects of this excessive crying in children.
Is crying the cause or the consequence?
I have not read the study and I think based on what the original article of The world and what can be read in the abstract. It is true that children cry and it is also true that there are children who cry a lot, even when their parents do their best to avoid it.
In this study, however, it seems that the children who are the worst fit together, despite having parents with stable relationships and committed to raising children, with those whose families have "psychosocial or relationship problems."
Speaking of seconds, it seems obvious to state that the chances of children suffering from a behavioral disorder are greater than those whose families have stronger relationships and have fewer problems overall. In these cases it seems that excessive crying and eating and sleeping problems could be a consequence rather than a cause. They would be more a symptom or a warning that something is not going well that over time is evidenced in major problems such as anxiety or hyperactivity explained by the study authors.
