The screaming has to stop (3 y/o)

klpmommy · 05-08-2012, 03:43 PM

R has this very high pitched loud scream. This has just started the past couple of days. And every time he does it the sound of it makes A cry. If you have met A, you know she doesn't cry very often. This same scream has woken her from naps.

I need ideas. I need it to stop.

mamahammer · 05-08-2012, 03:55 PM

Ugh. Have you been able to see a pattern for what precipitates the scream?

HomeyT · 05-08-2012, 04:09 PM

Interested in your responses...my 3 yr old likes to scream too. I'm pretty sure for her it's just that she has a loud hi pitched voice! She screams when she's happy, sad, excited or fearful.

So we constantly remind her to lower her voice. A whisper in the ear to remind her, calms her and me. Sometimes I'll cover my mouth and say 'shhhhhhh' ....when her screams need immediate attention I'll remind her by gently cupping her mouth and saying 'shhhhh'

Not a fan of babies being woken by screaming toddlers

Psyche · 05-08-2012, 04:19 PM

Yo gabba gabba inside voice on YouTube?

Is your yard fenced? "that's and outside voice so you belong outside til you're ready for an inside voice." that sounds kind of above a three year old tho and could backfire if he wants outside.

Waterlogged · 05-08-2012, 04:35 PM

"You can scream in your room or outside, or you can stop. Which one do you want to do?" or some variation is how we roll here.

crunchymum · 05-08-2012, 05:01 PM

Ugh. I relate. I sometimes have him scream as loud as he possibly can into a pillow, which totally muffles the sound. It helps sometimes, but not when he's randomly screaming out of the blue.

worse, the baby will join in and I feel like crawling right out of my skin. It makes me sweaty and angry.

klpmommy · 05-08-2012, 05:05 PM

screaming into a pillow might work.

He doesn't have a room, he shares with me right now. The other kids' rooms are upstairs, off limits to kids who majorly lack impulse control.

Going outside isn't a good idea for a lot of reasons.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mamahammer

Ugh. Have you been able to see a pattern for what precipitates the scream?

No. It just started and I think he is doing it b/c he gets a response, but I don't know for sure.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psyche

Yo gabba gabba inside voice on YouTube?

Is there a dinosaur version? He'd watch it if it had dinosaurs.

05-08-2012, 06:21 PM

[QUOTE=Psyche;4619159]Yo gabba gabba inside voice on YouTube?

I'm here to say that yo gabba works!!!! I have a toddler with all kinds of eating issues. Who would have thought that yo gabbas, "Try it, you'll like it" could get him to eat anything now even green beans! And he sings it everytime. So, why not, try it with the screaming!!

I'm gonna try it too cuz I have the same problem with a 2 1/2 yr old that screams to wake my baby up! I will say that I tell him his little best friend who happens to be our neighbor is sleeping, cuz he cares about that, not his own brother. Haha.

mrsd · 05-09-2012, 01:28 PM

I agree with screaming outside. I'd make sure there was nothing else around her outside-no toys- just one spot where she can scream until she is tired of it.

05-08-2012, 03:43 PM	#1
klpmommy Deactivated Beware the gorgon, she's having a bad hair day Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: DFW area Posts: 54,024	The screaming has to stop (3 y/o) R has this very high pitched loud scream. This has just started the past couple of days. And every time he does it the sound of it makes A cry. If you have met A, you know she doesn't cry very often. This same scream has woken her from naps. I need ideas. I need it to stop.

05-08-2012, 03:55 PM	#2
mamahammer Deactivated There must be beaches in heaven Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: North Texas Posts: 7,516	Re: The screaming has to stop (3 y/o) Ugh. Have you been able to see a pattern for what precipitates the scream?

05-08-2012, 04:09 PM	#3
HomeyT Rose Trellis Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,702	Re: The screaming has to stop (3 y/o) Interested in your responses...my 3 yr old likes to scream too. I'm pretty sure for her it's just that she has a loud hi pitched voice! She screams when she's happy, sad, excited or fearful. So we constantly remind her to lower her voice. A whisper in the ear to remind her, calms her and me. Sometimes I'll cover my mouth and say 'shhhhhhh' ....when her screams need immediate attention I'll remind her by gently cupping her mouth and saying 'shhhhh' Not a fan of babies being woken by screaming toddlers __________________ Usually nursing while on tapatalk please excuse the typos!

05-08-2012, 04:19 PM	#4
Psyche Rose Garden Srsly? Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: DFW Posts: 24,442	Re: The screaming has to stop (3 y/o) Yo gabba gabba inside voice on YouTube? Is your yard fenced? "that's and outside voice so you belong outside til you're ready for an inside voice." that sounds kind of above a three year old tho and could backfire if he wants outside. __________________ Heather (ISTJ) working full time, wife to Jason since '02, mom to C 12 years old, J 9 years old , and T 6 years old , mouse catching, Izzy, and rabbit chasing, Ellie.

05-08-2012, 04:35 PM	#5
Waterlogged Rose Garden grace is for mamas too Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Seattle Posts: 20,033	Re: The screaming has to stop (3 y/o) "You can scream in your room or outside, or you can stop. Which one do you want to do?" or some variation is how we roll here. __________________ mama to K almost 8 and "Little Fluff" B age 3

05-08-2012, 05:01 PM	#6
crunchymum Rose Garden speak softly and carry a big coffee Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 34,610	Re: The screaming has to stop (3 y/o) Ugh. I relate. I sometimes have him scream as loud as he possibly can into a pillow, which totally muffles the sound. It helps sometimes, but not when he's randomly screaming out of the blue. worse, the baby will join in and I feel like crawling right out of my skin. It makes me sweaty and angry. __________________ ~ jen wife to my first kiss mama to 13yo spreezy, 11yo jones, 5yo biggie, and our little greased lightning, 3yo ~ all born at home birth doula my waterbirth montage my etsy! "i did not want my children to love me because i had been an adequate mother, because i would never be one, this i already knew. i wanted my children to love me for the same reason i want my children themselves to be loved: because we are all irreducible, irreplaceable." -gina bria

05-08-2012, 06:21 PM	#8
2_sweet_boys Guest Posts: n/a	Re: The screaming has to stop (3 y/o) [QUOTE=Psyche;4619159]Yo gabba gabba inside voice on YouTube? I'm here to say that yo gabba works!!!! I have a toddler with all kinds of eating issues. Who would have thought that yo gabbas, "Try it, you'll like it" could get him to eat anything now even green beans! And he sings it everytime. So, why not, try it with the screaming!! I'm gonna try it too cuz I have the same problem with a 2 1/2 yr old that screams to wake my baby up! I will say that I tell him his little best friend who happens to be our neighbor is sleeping, cuz he cares about that, not his own brother. Haha.

05-09-2012, 01:28 PM	#9
mrsd Rose Trellis Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Tennessee Posts: 3,175	Re: The screaming has to stop (3 y/o) I agree with screaming outside. I'd make sure there was nothing else around her outside-no toys- just one spot where she can scream until she is tired of it.

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