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Crying

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Other symptoms or behaviors to look for with Crying

When parents mention Crying they also mention these other symptoms:

SymptomFrequencyNumber of mentions
Frequent cryingOften167 mentions
VomitingSometimes7 mentions
ItchingSometimes6 mentions
ScreamingSometimes5 mentions
Angry behaviorSometimes4 mentions
CoughingSometimes4 mentions
SadnessSometimes4 mentions
Being irritableSometimes3 mentions
FeverSometimes3 mentions
Hard or heavy breathingSometimes3 mentions

Characteristics of Crying

Crying starts at the following ages...

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How common is Crying?

Across kids of all ages represented on Sleuth, 41.72% of parents surveyed by Sleuth say their kids have Crying.

Percentage of kids with Crying by year of age

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This is based on a survey of 441 children on Sleuth. The plot shows the percentage of parents who rated their child’s Crying “Moderate”, “Severe”, or “Very Severe” among kids in different age groups.

Frequency

OutcomePercent of ChildrenTotal Mentions
Continuously

2%

8 mentions
Hourly

0%

0 mentions
Daily

19%

90 mentions
Weekly

20%

95 mentions
Monthly

16%

73 mentions
Annually

9%

40 mentions
A Few / Several Times

15%

68 mentions
Once

2%

11 mentions
Never

18%

83 mentions

Severity

SeverityPercent of ChildrenTotal Mentions
Very Severe

6%

25 mentions
Severe

9%

39 mentions
Moderate

27%

120 mentions
Mild

35%

153 mentions
Not at All

24%

104 mentions

Care of Crying

Parents mention the following approaches to caring for Crying

TreatmentRatingDiscussion
1Therapy / Counseling
Neutral
3.2 of 5
Read 2 comments
2Medication (general)
Neutral
2.8 of 5
Read 0 comments

Less common approaches...

Discussion of Crying

What was your approach to Crying? What were the results?

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