When we here our children cry, its quite often that we shatter and try so hard to settle them as quickly as possible. Children cry mainly at times of pain, injury or discomfort. Sometimes we find it so hard to settle our children that we don't know what to do.
Well I feel I have a solution for you.
Show your children the light (this works best for babies 6+ months of course.)
When my little girl is crying and the soother doesn't work and her toys don't make her laugh, I turn on the light, lay her back in my arms and show her where the light is!
Once she has spotted the light, I rock her back and forth gently in my arms until she is very relaxed.

If you try this it could be a perfect asset to you!