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

[Olive]

because im sick of my 20 month old screaming allll day please tell me im not the only one!!
she doesnt talk much

[Maruschke]

You and me both. I hope someone has some answers...

[Khaleesi]

Olive your not the only K is the same.
I also hope someone has some answers.

[~Kim~]

nup, I'm with ya babe....arghhhh and then DD thinks she needs to up the volume to compete....

Have to say though, over the last firtnight his language has all of a sudden gone ahead in leaps and bounds (he was previously known as the Silent Assassin) and it is improving.

[~MummaBear~]

My DD is almost 3 and she is getting ALOT better!! I just keep reminding her to use her words and i dont respond to her screaming... it is a long road, but so worth it in the end!!!

[AliBaby]

okay i actually LOL when I saw this thread title.....why? Because I feel your immense pain! Andif i didnt laugh i would cry!

[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.

[BeautifulMadness]

i have an 18mth old DS and all i get is arrgghhh and no all day lol