Pure Parents

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We taught our son to hold his finger to his lips, and say, "shhh".  Believe me, an hour of that still beats the heck out of the neverending screaming. (Although he often ignores it.) Sylvester

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sometimes whispering helps get kids to quieten down. just an idea. nikki

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->My 1 yr old thinks its great fun to scream and yell at the top of his lungs >nearly all day long.It gets worse when he’s in the car.I’ve reached the >point of migraines everyday and nothing seems to stop him. I’ve tried >ignoring him when he does it, having time out in his cot, smacking his >fingers,and just wearing earplugs but I can’t even have a decent >conversation with my older son! >Any suggestions will be welcomed.

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> My 1 yr old thinks its great fun to scream and yell at the top of his lungs > nearly all day long.It gets worse when he’s in the car.I’ve reached the > point of migraines everyday and nothing seems to stop him. I’ve tried > ignoring him when he does it, having time out in his cot, smacking his > fingers,and just wearing earplugs but I can’t even have a decent > conversation with my older son! > Any suggestions will be welcomed. > Hi. I thought you might want to check out a site I think is great. It

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My 1 yr old thinks its great fun to scream and yell at the top of his lungs nearly all day long.It gets worse when he’s in the car.I’ve reached the point of migraines everyday and nothing seems to stop him. I’ve tried ignoring him when he does it, having time out in his cot, smacking his fingers,and just wearing earplugs but I can’t even have a decent conversation with my older son! Any suggestions will be welcomed.

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> My 1 yr old thinks its great fun to scream and yell at the top of his lungs > nearly all day long.It gets worse when he’s in the car.I’ve reached the > point of migraines everyday and nothing seems to stop him. I’ve tried > ignoring him when he does it, having time out in his cot, smacking his > fingers,and just wearing earplugs but I can’t even have a decent > conversation with my older son! > Any suggestions will be welcomed.

My 9 month old does the same thing.  I was told that when she screams I should try telling her to stop in a whisper, and continue whispering to her, so that she’ll bring her voice down to an acceptable level. I’m not saying it works for me, but you can try if you want — Paige GO LEAFS!!! proud to be Outlandish I didn’t fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a  vegetarian. (to e-mail double the p and take out the "reston")

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Bring him outside when he yells and say this is where you can yell, when inside say "we use our nice voices", say it softly, so that he will have to stop yelling to hear what you are saying.  The other suggestion that I make is to distract the behavior, especially if he is younger than 18 months.  When he starts yelling, get him interested in an activity that tends to be a quiet one by nature.  A bath for some children (others actually can get wound up), going through a book, etc.  As for your car situation, does he have toys?  Attach a mirror where he can see it (stores and catalogs sell mirrors specifically for car seat entertainment), some toys that can be attached in a way to provide him access to them, yet safely (no long strings).  He may yell in the car out of boredom.  He may also be yelling because, well, he CAN.  Give him opportunities to show off his new talent, but be consistent where he may do this, i.e.; he will be confused if sometimes it’s ok and sometimes not in the house.  If it is too cold outside, pick a room, cellar, attic or garage.  Remember too, that any discipline takes a little while, but works fastest when you are consistent and clear.  Good luck!  (I heard earmuffs are on sale at Wal-Mart=)) — Kandee M. Wright Web Developer Alphalinx

:> :> My 1 yr old thinks its great fun to scream and yell at the top of his lungs :> nearly all day long.It gets worse when he’s in the car.I’ve reached the :> point of migraines everyday and nothing seems to stop him. I’ve tried :> ignoring him when he does it, having time out in his cot, smacking his :> fingers,and just wearing earplugs but I can’t even have a decent :> conversation with my older son! :> Any suggestions will be welcomed. : :My 9 month old does the same thing.  I was told that when she screams I :should try telling her to stop in a whisper, and continue whispering to :her, so that she’ll bring her voice down to an acceptable level. :I’m not saying it works for me, but you can try if you want :– aige :GO LEAFS!!! :proud to be Outlandish :I didn’t fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a  vegetarian. to e-mail double the p and take out the "reston")

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