One of the reasons I delayed having kids for so long (I'm 38) is that my sister's kids never actually learnt to talk. They only yelled.
They are now 11, 9 and 5 and the older two are still yellers, while the younger one is capable of talking and even whispering!
Hope that's not overly negative. It doesn't actually bother my sister but it drives me bonkers. If DD is a yeller I think I'm going to book in for some kind of ear surgery to bring on a bit of deafness.
Oh Chepie, sorry for sounding unsupportive. I didn't mean to. I should have held me tongue (fingers?).
I guess I'm still amazed that some toddlers/children are loud. Some aren't. And kids go through stages all the time. Hopefully this is just a stage for you.
Yes, DS yells. He's excited. I remind him to speak in a normal voice. If he chooses to shout, I won't do as he asks. And so he calms down and asks normally.
But I rarely shout at him. We speak normally. He did tell me off for shouting last night... but I told him if he did as I asked in the first place I wouldn't shout!
Oh yeah ... I'm frequently saying "shhhhh" and by night time I've been known to shout "SHUSH" which seems pointless since children learn more from what we do, than what we say
Most of the time he's ok now though, we told him that he can shout outside, but not inside. It's only when he gets excited he forgets and shouts these days.
damn, was hoping to find a magic cure for BEING REALLY LOUD ALL THE TIME. I have two who are loud a hell. and floorboards, which makes it all the more pleasant (not).
we try and say "inside voice please" but it rarely works (sigh)
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