Crying facts for kids
Crying is when tears come out of your eyes because of strong feelings. These feelings can be anything from sadness or anger to even great happiness! It's a natural way our bodies react to emotions.
When we cry, tears come from special parts in our eyes called the lacrimal apparatus (which makes tears). This happens without anything irritating our eyes, like dust or smoke.
There are many ways to describe crying, like weeping, wailing, whimpering, or sobbing. Interestingly, tears from strong emotions are a bit different chemically from tears that just keep your eyes wet.
How Often Do People Cry?
Scientists have studied how often people cry. On average, women cry more often than men.
- Women might cry between 30 and 64 times a year.
- Men might cry between 6 and 17 times a year.
When men cry, it usually lasts about two to four minutes. For women, crying often lasts around six minutes. Also, crying turns into sobbing more often for women (about 65% of the time) than for men (about 6% of the time). Before people become teenagers, boys and girls cry about the same amount.
Images for kids
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Two women weep at a funeral
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A newborn child crying
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A Frenchman sheds tears of patriotic grief (1940)
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Detail from Descent from the Cross, c. 1435 by Rogier van der Weyden, the tears of Mary of Clopas
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A diagram showing the lacrimal apparatus
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See also
In Spanish: Llanto para niños
