Hi, i need some stratergies please. My 2 year old DD, has started screaming all the time. When she wants something, when she's frustrated, if shes hurt, sad, happy. Just all the time. And screaming while shes talking. So not just a sound she'll scream what she wants.
Also bedtime she continously screams out for at least an hour. Making bed time horrible.
She speaks well and has a huge vocabulary. And I understand she's screaming instead of talking as she's little and frustrated at times. She understands when I ask her to repeat what she asked for with out screaming. I need some strategies to use and give her as the screaming is going right through me, she so loud.
This is all new as my first didn't do this and it's only started in the last month.
Thanks amazing mums.
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Have you tried praising her when she uses her words the first time? Is she asking you, but you haven't heard her the first time. So she uses screaming to get your attention. Remind her when she screams that she needs to talk nicely to you. Bed when she does you praise her.
Catch her doing the right thing. If she asks nicely then give her whatever she wants FAST don't make her wait. Let her learn that you catch more flies with honey.
If she does scream, definitely prompt her to use her nice voice before giving her anything.