Msgr. Pope Ping!
When our granddaughter was 3 1/2 she lived with us for several months. For reasons obviously beyond her control she had some issues. I had learned “holding therapy” which was me holding her until she stopped screaming and kicking and relaxed. Then I would ask her if she was okay and she would actually by that time let me know and it was almost always genuine. Later, even when she was too old to hold that way, she get upset or anxious and I would ask her whether she needed holding. She sometimes would say yes and just sit in my lap for awhile and then when she was better, move on. I miss that.