The sound of a child crying or raging brings up strong, uncomfortable emotions. There is often an overwhelming desire to stop the behavior. Many adults confuse crying as the hurt, rather than the healing process. When a young child falls and hits his head, the hurt has happened. The crying that follows is a part of the healing process.
Children experience emotional release through tears and tantrums.
Yet, everyone experiences sad and stressful times. Feelings are not good or bad. Feelings are just feelings. What is important is to notice them and deal with them. It sometimes requires a major overhaul in our thinking to remember how smart children actually are in knowing how to restore their sense of confidence by crying and tantrumming their tension and stress away.