Why do some parents shame their children for crying?

I think it depends on the type of person they are maybe they keep everything to themselves and do not know how to express their feelings so they only see crying for the tears and not what's causing it, they might not be able to see behind the actions unless it was obvious. It's difficult for some parents to understand this form of expression and so they try to suppress it instead of trying to figure out what's happening. maybe talking to them about it and expressing feelings in talking will help them get a better grasp of the situation.

Sometimes, parents may see it unfit for a child to cry, which has the possibility of leading to issues later if they are too firm. Other parents are abusive, and just want to hurt their child and take their anger out on them whether they realize it or not

Some parents shame their children for crying because of their own personal reasons. Maybe the parent has never placed themselves in their child’s shoes and try to understand where they’re coming from or what exactly upset them. Also, the parent probably never grew up crying or grew up being raised with the theory that crying isn’t something that should be normalized or done. By being raised like this, the parent will then pass their own methods and what they were told while young and preach it to their children. Shaming their child for crying could also be another way of not being able to accept the fact that they were wrong themselves.

They dont want to be seen as a bad parenting or feel as though they are failing to meet the needs of their child.

They feel as if their child shows weakness.But in reality you can't withhold emotions and feeling for but so long so I say let it out!

Some people view crying to be a weak thing. It could be something they develop when they were growing up or through their own experiences.

Most just do it to make the child to stop crying. Shaming makes the child conscious and he/she stops crying and act brave.

It could be that their parents did not like when they cried when they were little so it is something they carried into the raising of their children. Some people feel that when their children cry they are not doing their job of keeping their children happy. Not understanding the reason for crying may also come into play as it can difficult to know how to sooth them when you are not sure of why they are crying. It could also be a stigma of how they feel others will judge them as a parent because their child is crying