I'm looking for what has worked in terms of reducing the amount/volume of squealing from Miss 10 months. She does it when happy/sad/excited and I know she is just finding her voice so I'm not looking to punish. But obviously it is slightly unpleasant for us (judging from my mothers group she is genuinely a pretty loud one). In particular it does bother my husband quite a bit, so I'd love to figure out how to deal with it.
Generally we just stay calm and say things like 'Quiet voice' or 'Inside voice'. If we're playing with her we might disengage or walk away until she speaks nicely. Sometimes if things are getting out of hand and/or we're in public we might say a more sharp 'No' or 'Quiet'. Also if she does babble nicely then we will often comment on how pleasant it is.
Other than waiting this out, are there any strategies for this at this age? What about when she is older and we are sure she can actually understand what we are asking her not to do?
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I was about to write a virtually identical post! OMG it is driving DH and I insane. I feel your pain and will be interested in reading the responses. My 10mo girl also gets great pleasure from biting me. Beginning to wonder if she is evil! Lol
My son used to do this, in fact we called him "Squeaky" for many years in honour of his vocal prowess. They do grow out of it and I never really tried to curb it. If the squeal was part of a tanty I'd use distraction to veer him off on a different path but other than that I left him to it.