text: how to handle kids? i am just curious. i like kids but i just dont seem to know how to handle them. when they start to cry or shout or scream i start to run away. and i slow afraid to be near them somehow. so please tell me some technique to overcome it. thanks. children, sometimes cry if they do not know you, because they are scared of strange people or if they are kids from friends of yours there is a simple solution to your problem. playing peek-a-boo with them if they are small babies would make them warm towards you. if older try to start a conversation by telling them your name and asking them theirs. and remember that children can sense when a person is sincere.