at what age do they stop using screaming as a form of communication?

[Olive]

phew im glad we're all in the same boat!

[Michelle71]

I have the same issues and with DS I used to speak quieter and often he would scream quieter in response DD does it when she is annoyed (23 months old) and my goodness she had perfect pitch .............. for causing industrial deafness!!!!!!

[misty]

OMG -my DS2 (15mths) is the noisiest child I have!!! It drives me crazy, he actively sets out to drown out his siblings and anyone or anything else! Even worse at the moment, he has started 'singing' along to the music in the car - only he doesn't use words, has no sense of tune and has to be louder then the music. His older siblings are forever 'dobbing' on him for screaming and feel it is ssooo unfair that he doesn't get in trouble for it and that he keeps on being noisy even when he (and they) are told to be quiet. Life is so unfair, according to my other two - and I agree, but how to you get the screaming toddler to understand and accept your judgement that they should be quieter and not compete on the noise factor.

[Catastrophic]

Has the same issues! My girls would scream all day every day if I let them!
I keep reminding them that they have to be quiet inside... Doesn't work tho

[Kazbah]

Well my eldest boy (age 48) is still screaming!!!!!!!

I woke up this morning, couldn't get back to sleep cause of all the screaming, so got up, screamed at them both, send the 3.5yr-old into tears and then went back to lock myself in the bathroom.

[Ozziehoffy]

Lol gotta say I laughed too.... I HEAR ya LOUD and clear!! My 19 month old thinks that screaming and throwing himself onto the beanbag is how it's done. If there's no beanbag or lounge around he'll bend over and put his head on the floor/ground...lol. He grunts and indicates but if he's being nice and quiet, he'll come and take your hand to take you where he wants to show you something.... BUT if you don't give him what he wants, then he screams to communicate his unhappiness about it!

Kaz... pmsl that made me laugh and I've done that before too!

[Nai]

I share your pain! We have progressed to a combination of screaming and squealing.... my eardrums are not impressed! Miss J has started to also yell at the top of her voice "MUMMYMUMMYMUMMYMUMMY!!!!!!!" until I say "yes" then she speaks in gibberish to me. She normally does this while I am mid-conversation or on the phone. I am hanging out for this phase to pass!

[Maruschke]

Lol gotta say I laughed too.... I HEAR ya LOUD and clear!! My 19 month old thinks that screaming and throwing himself onto the beanbag is how it's done. If there's no beanbag or lounge around he'll bend over and put his head on the floor/ground...lol. He grunts and indicates but if he's being nice and quiet, he'll come and take your hand to take you where he wants to show you something.... BUT if you don't give him what he wants, then he screams to communicate his unhappiness about it!

Kaz... pmsl that made me laugh and I've done that before too!

haha my DD1 does that! She throws a tantrum, but has learned that flopping on the ground head first hurts! So now she gently lowers her head to the ground, looks between her legs, and cracks it. Incredibly funny to watch .

[Shanti]

My 21 mth old is a fantastic talker and communicates so well with her language YET she still gets so frustrated at times she just screams too.....I think it's just the age I'm afraid!!!

[Feijoa Mum]

My DS is 2 1/2 and although he has great language, he still chooses to scream his frustrations.

Its always at the ear piercing pitch, you know the one that goes straight through and makes the hairs on your arms stand on end

I just hope this wonderfully trying stage is nearly at the end of its course. Im sure my neighbours must wonder what is happening somedays, with his screaming then my screaming at him to stop screaming (not helping I know) it makes for a very noisy house.