self-soothe
verb[I]
uk/ˌselfˈsuːð/us/ˌselfˈsuːð/(of ababy) tostopcryingandbecomecalmwithouthelpfrom anadult:
(婴儿)自我舒缓Encouragingyourbabyeither tosucktheirthumb,fingeror use adummyis agreatway for them tolearnto self-soothe.鼓励宝宝吸吮拇指、手指或橡皮奶头,是让宝宝学会自我舒缓的好方法。
to make yourselfcalmorhappy:
自我安慰,自我安抚Sheeventuallylearnedsome othertoolsto self-soothe withoutfood.她最终学会用其他一些办法自我安慰,而不是食物。
- She mustlearnto self-soothe when shewakesin themiddleof thenight.
- Babies who can't self-soothegrowintopreschoolerswho won'tsleepunlessthere's acuddlyparentintheirbed.
- Learn to self-soothe and to becomfortablealone.
- badself-soothinghabitslikechocolatebinges
Children & babies
- ankle-biter
- arrival
- babe
- babe in arms
- baby
- comfort blanket
- crawler
- designer baby
- devil
- diddums
- oops-a-daisy
- pacifier
- papoose
- perisher
- pest
- toilet-trained
- tomboy
- tot
- tyke
- urchin
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Calming and relaxing