help my ears

[mighty]

hi my 17 mth old toddler likes to scream at anything its really getting me down. when he has his porridge he has a mouthfull than screams. its not hot i check it before hand. he scrams on the bus hes not tired. so what do i do !!help!!

[james_m246]

Do you give him a lot of sweets/chocolate if so he could be hyper.

[Lore]

It could be his way of getting attention.. if he screams, you run to him to see what you can do!

You have to distance yourself from him a little, when he's screaming (providing you know he's not in any danger or in pain) try to take no notice of him, but when he's calm, make a big fuss of him, with lots of smiles and praise ..
play with him, give him a much attention as possible.. and as soon as he screams again - make it clear by your facial expression that you're not happy and walk away!

Obviously stay within his visual range as deserting him will cause him unnecessary stress.

[Drusilla]

Hi mighty,

http://www.calm-your-screaming-baby.com/

This has some good tips and Lore's always worth listening to. I sometimes wish she were my Mum. Trouble is, she's younger than me. :-)

[sunnyside]

I had a screamer. I know it's one of the many phases that they go through for attention. When little I told him, "mommy can't listen to screams, mommy will listen to your words".

As he got older, he was still quite vocal and imaginative, he'd holler when he played. Sometimes I thought he was really hurt. I would explain to him that (he was old enough to understand) because he screamed and hollered even though he wasn't hurt, if he did get hurt, I'd just think he was playing and not come to see what was wrong. That came true many times and it was upsetting to him.

He did become less of a screamer/hollerer but didn't quit entirely, and he would quiet down when told.

Good luck. Hopefully the public is understanding when he screams on the bus, but just try not to be frazzled by what they think, do what's best for your child.

[mighty]

thanks everyone i will try those tips. thanks happy new year

[Lore]

aww Drusilla, mwaaaah! :)