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at what age do they stop using screaming as a form of communication?
because im sick of my 20 month old screaming allll dayplease tell me im not the only one!!
she doesnt talk much
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You and me both. I hope someone has some answers...
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Olive your not the only K is the same.
I also hope someone has some answers.
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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.
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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!!!
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okay i actually LOL when I saw this thread title.....why? Because I feel your immense pain! Andif i didnt laugh i would cry!
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phewim glad we're all in the same boat!
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I have the same issues and with DS I used to speak quieter and often he would scream quieter in responseDD does it when she is annoyed (23 months old) and my goodness she had perfect pitch .............. for causing industrial deafness!!!!!!
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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.
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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
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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.
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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!
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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!
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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
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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!!!
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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.
Nothing like a cuddle from DD after a hard day's work!
DD is 2.5yrs, speaks perfect english, was never a screamer until she saw my friends son do it, and now she does it to grab attention. And you can tell when she is going to start too because she takes the deepest breath and then starts.
I hear ya! (well maybe not for long if DD continues to scream like this!)
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My initial thoughts on your question 'what age do they stop using screaming form communication?' was sometime after puberty if we are lucky
I have screamers too - it does my head in some days. DD1 mostly uses her words now but I ignore her or tell her I don't know what she wants if she doesn't use her words. DS (who is currently 2 and a bit) is getting better - I tell him to stop screaming and use his words. I respond ASAP to DS when he does use his words at the moment just to reinforce the message where I tend to ignore and redirect his screaming. With DD1, I am at the stage where I explain to her that I am doing xyz at the moment and I will help her out as soon as I am finished but because I am trying to send a message to DS about using words, I am giving him instant responses for the moment so he can make a nice strong link between effective communication and action.
DS has a scream on him that makes you want to rip your own ears off. It is just the wrong pitch and thankfully it is getting better but I have my moments when I can't deal with it.
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