My 1 and a Half Year Old Is Screaming Alot

welcome to my world.
i say calmly "milk please" or whatever way i want her to say what she wants... and completely ignor to the pt of leaving the room if she keeps screaming. if you do what she wants when screaming she understands that works.
so don't let it work and tell her what will : )

If it is a safety concern that she has to stop something and then yells, don't give in.

They do that starting at about that age. Sometimes younger and sometimes older.

Keep in mind, that a child WILL deflate on their own... it is just irritating on the ears until they do quiet down. THEN, once they have deflated, you repeat in a calm voice and praise them for having a nice voice.

The thing is, you have to show her that you are the Mom, the leader. And that screaming will NOT get her everything and anything. Otherwise they will do it all the time.
As she gets older, you can then talk with her about it at length, and explain the "rules" or consequences. But at this age, "lecturing" will not work since they are too young to follow along with a lengthy wordy speech like reasoning.
Once you use too any words and explanations... a child this young, will just tune you out. So keep explanations short and to the point. "Stop, danger.." "Stop, quiet voice please..."
If you say "no" too often... the child gets desensitized to it.

Or, she is also just trying to express herself. Is her screams the frustration type or the screams of her happy? It seems, that she is frustrated.... when you don't do something the way she wants BECAUSE she cannot do it HERSELF. So, that is another way to look at it. She is just not able to TALK it out articulately nor to "explain" to you what she means. At this age, they often cannot actually "do" what they have in their heads... so they get frustrated. Their minds and motor-skills are not yet aligned, with their actual ability. This is the main reason, young toddlers get frustrated.

Teach her sign language as well, if she is not yet talking alot.
Teach her how to express herself... teach her the "words" for feelings, EVEN if the feelings are upsetting feelings. ie: mad, happy, frustrated, upset, angry, hungry, tired, sleep, etc.
Teach her, what facial expressions mean too, and the feelings for it.
When my kids were that age, that is when I began teaching my kids these things. It really helps, and helps the child with telling "us" how they feel or what they want and it decreases frustration for the child.

I think, your child just gets frustrated because she thinks you don't understand what she wants, and she does not know how to explain it... or, she wants to do it herself. But then gets irked that she can't do it as "exactly" as the idea in her head. Common with babies/young toddlers.

Just some ideas,
All the best,
Susan

Been there years ago, and I read somewhere [it worked for me] to whisper back to her, and it will make her stop and look at you like you're crazy, but it will work...for a while, best of luck!

either wait until she is done, or if it's a long one, place her in her pack n' play or crib until she calms down. don't give her what she wants as a result of the screaming. depending on how verbal she is (and it may be that she doesn't have the skills to ask for what she wants and that is why she's screaming) get her to point for or ask for what she wants. sounds like she's getting to be a pretty demanding little diva. don't let the screaming give her any positive reactions. if she realizes that screaming doesn't get her what she wants, she will move on. don't make a big deal about it either because even negative attention can cause her to keep doing it. good luck, you're right, it is just a phase and she'll get past it with love and patience.

What has worked for us is ... You tell her in a very firm, deep, serious voice, "Stop ...Screaming/yelling is NOT allowed in this house...No." Change the tone of your voice so she will listen to it. When she starts, immediately hold your hand up just slightly at your waste to indicate the 'stop' motion. We worked hard on stopping it as quickly as it started and it worked for us. Good luck!!