Screaming - Saint Joseph, MI

What an awesome idea, Tara!

K., my son will be a year old in 16 days and he did the same thing for a while. As soon as he discovered screaming, he LOVED IT and did it quite frequently. lol However, maybe because he's still figuring out what all he's capable of or something, he moved on to other noises after a while. He still does it occasionally, but generally when he's really excited or happy. I wouldn't worry too much about it, but if you are, try Tara's advice! Best of luck to you! : )

When she's screaming, whisper something to her. she's gonna have to stop screaming to hear you. maybe it'll even turn whispering into something fun!!

Hi K.! ;) I've noticed a pattern with screaming/tantrums in my daughter. Just before she hits a big milestone, the screaming/tantrums start. This happened with sitting, crawling and walking. Maybe Makena is about to hit another big milestone - running?

usually my son looks me right in the eyes and screams when he wants somethiing that i wont give him. he's 3 1/2. i stare back at him, and say "do you want to go sit in your room in the dark and scream in there? cus i dont want to hear it" he'll say no, i've tried the whisper thing too, my son is just too strong willed for that. best of luck.

Hi K.,
We have a 2 yr old and found that our son was spitting to get attention. We tried all kinds of things. We finally found that ignoring works best. It was very tough at first because he would walk up to us and spit all over the place. We would talk and totally ignore him (not even looking at him - even though he was SPITTING, yuck!). What happened was that he was spitting because he wanted the attention. Just a few times of ignoring and he stopped pretty quickly. We were also sure to make him clean it up after he was done (with each round of it) and we showed him a lot of positive attention after it was cleand up.
Good luck!

K.,

I was going to say the exact same thing Sherron said. So instead of boring you with a repeat, I'll just say I think her advice is absolutely fantastic. Turn up the tv and take deep breaths. As he's only 13 months, I'd put him in his crib vs a chair in his room though (as another said she does with her child, dont know the age). :o) Good luck and I'll be sending you good thoughts.

When my son doesn't talk sweet or doesn't listen, we carry him to his room without a word (after the first warning). Upon placing him in a chair we tell him, "you can come out when..." This gives him the option of choosing when to return to the family and choosing his behavior. It has worked well for us.

(On those stubburn days when we have to return him to his room almost imediatly, we then close the door or inform him that we'll come get him when it's time to get up.