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screeching and screaming and inlaw vent

lisanjaylisanjay
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We are visiting my inlaws and DD is driving them insane with her screeching and screaming. And in turn, they are driving me nuts with their comments! We are off schedule (two hour time change) and she is teething.She is 16 mos old. She is usually so good in restaurants but last night I had to take her outside because she was screeching so much and MIL kept telling me to ask her what's wrong. She would say "If you would ask her what's wrong, maybe she would start talking." UGH! That's when I said "I know what's wrong. It is 8 pm her time. She is over tired and she is teething'. Geesh. I mean she is 16 months old, I don't expect her to just start spewing whole sentences. But I  forget MIL's oldest son could order chicken nuggets at 12 mos off the menu. Supposedly he would say " I'd like chicken nuggets.." blah, blah blah. Didn't know chicken nuggets existed 43 years ago. HA! The first thing they said to DH's uncle is "She's a screamer. Cover your ears." Which he said "You know they make dog collars that shock them, don't you?" UGH. I am so ready to go home.

I know the screeching is annoying and it can really hurt the ears. If you child is a screecher, have any tips that might help me?

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  • DTNZ4EverDTNZ4Ever member
    No tips. But I feel your pain on the IL comments. My ILs do the same thing with DS's shyness when we first get places. It takes him about 45 minutes to feel comfortable at places then he is good and if new people arrive it needs to reset all over again. She keeps making comments about it it drives me crazy. Good luck!
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  • lisanjaylisanjay

    This is the advice one of my friends on FB gave me.

    "if you mean the spontaneous scream/screech PLEASE nip this in the bud for all of us. We were told a little flick on the mouth when she does it and a reminder, No Screaming. Another good one , for lots of things, is to gently but 'feel-ably' pull a couple hairs behind her ear. the ones that pinch when they get caught in your brush. It "... See Moreopens up their hearing" so when you say don't touch_____. No_____.and reach for the hair....it worked on mine.We had no screeching-can't stand it.
    That being said, at 17, there is still occasional whining...."

    It made me laugh, and wonder if she is really serious. I can't imagine pulling my daughter's hair or flicking her on the mouth.

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  • punkfiction_v.3punkfiction_v.3 member
    imagelisanjay:

    This is the advice one of my friends on FB gave me.

    "if you mean the spontaneous scream/screech PLEASE nip this in the bud for all of us. We were told a little flick on the mouth when she does it and a reminder, No Screaming. Another good one , for lots of things, is to gently but 'feel-ably' pull a couple hairs behind her ear. the ones that pinch when they get caught in your brush. It "... See Moreopens up their hearing" so when you say don't touch_____. No_____.and reach for the hair....it worked on mine.We had no screeching-can't stand it.
    That being said, at 17, there is still occasional whining...."

    It made me laugh, and wonder if she is really serious. I can't imagine pulling my daughter's hair or flicking her on the mouth.

    please as if she is serious. 

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  • ajanesajanes member
    imagelisanjay:

    This is the advice one of my friends on FB gave me.

    "if you mean the spontaneous scream/screech PLEASE nip this in the bud for all of us. We were told a little flick on the mouth when she does it and a reminder, No Screaming. Another good one , for lots of things, is to gently but 'feel-ably' pull a couple hairs behind her ear. the ones that pinch when they get caught in your brush. It "... See Moreopens up their hearing" so when you say don't touch_____. No_____.and reach for the hair....it worked on mine.We had no screeching-can't stand it.
    That being said, at 17, there is still occasional whining...."

    It made me laugh, and wonder if she is really serious. I can't imagine pulling my daughter's hair or flicking her on the mouth.

    You can't imagine because it's fvcking nuts.  Why in the hell would you thinking pulling your baby's hair was funny?

    I get that it's annoying.  I get that ILs are infuriating. DS just started screeching and he has a crazy amount of words.  I just look him in the eyes and tell him "we don't scream.  Use your words and tell Mommy what you want."

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    imagelisanjay:

    This is the advice one of my friends on FB gave me.

    "if you mean the spontaneous scream/screech PLEASE nip this in the bud for all of us. We were told a little flick on the mouth when she does it and a reminder, No Screaming. Another good one , for lots of things, is to gently but 'feel-ably' pull a couple hairs behind her ear. the ones that pinch when they get caught in your brush. It "... See Moreopens up their hearing" so when you say don't touch_____. No_____.and reach for the hair....it worked on mine.We had no screeching-can't stand it.
    That being said, at 17, there is still occasional whining...."

    It made me laugh, and wonder if she is really serious. I can't imagine pulling my daughter's hair or flicking her on the mouth.

    your friend is a moron.  i bet her 17 year old has more issues that the occasional whining if the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

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  • stepheliasstephelias member
    imagelisanjay:

    This is the advice one of my friends on FB gave me.

    "if you mean the spontaneous scream/screech PLEASE nip this in the bud for all of us. We were told a little flick on the mouth when she does it and a reminder, No Screaming. Another good one , for lots of things, is to gently but 'feel-ably' pull a couple hairs behind her ear. the ones that pinch when they get caught in your brush. It "... See Moreopens up their hearing" so when you say don't touch_____. No_____.and reach for the hair....it worked on mine.We had no screeching-can't stand it.
    That being said, at 17, there is still occasional whining...."

    It made me laugh, and wonder if she is really serious. I can't imagine pulling my daughter's hair or flicking her on the mouth.

    Indifferent I hope she isn't serious.

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  • lisanjaylisanjay

    I guess I worded the "I think it's funny" wrong. I don't think pulling a child's  hair is funny or right in any way.And I would never ever do that or anything close to it. Please understand that. This friend of mine has an extremely sarcastic personality or sense of humor so sometimes I am just not sure how to take her or what she says. . And I wouldn't take parenting advice from her.

    Believe me, if I wasn't having to deal with the inlaws and their comments life would be so much less annoying. I am used to the screeching and she doesn't do it 24/7. She does it when she is excited about something, when she is frustrated and when she is over tired. I tell my daughter the same thing you tell your son. To not scream. To use her "inside voice" Or if the in-laws are present I have just been taking her out of the room, out of the situation.

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  • bnljane1988bnljane1988
    imagelisanjay:

    This is the advice one of my friends on FB gave me.

    "if you mean the spontaneous scream/screech PLEASE nip this in the bud for all of us. We were told a little flick on the mouth when she does it and a reminder, No Screaming. Another good one , for lots of things, is to gently but 'feel-ably' pull a couple hairs behind her ear. the ones that pinch when they get caught in your brush. It "... See Moreopens up their hearing" so when you say don't touch_____. No_____.and reach for the hair....it worked on mine.We had no screeching-can't stand it.
    That being said, at 17, there is still occasional whining...."

    It made me laugh, and wonder if she is really serious. I can't imagine pulling my daughter's hair or flicking her on the mouth.

    WTF?!!  Her advice is not even funny.

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    imagelisanjay:

    This is the advice one of my friends on FB gave me.

    "if you mean the spontaneous scream/screech PLEASE nip this in the bud for all of us. We were told a little flick on the mouth when she does it and a reminder, No Screaming. Another good one , for lots of things, is to gently but 'feel-ably' pull a couple hairs behind her ear. the ones that pinch when they get caught in your brush. It "... See Moreopens up their hearing" so when you say don't touch_____. No_____.and reach for the hair....it worked on mine.We had no screeching-can't stand it.
    That being said, at 17, there is still occasional whining...."

    It made me laugh, and wonder if she is really serious. I can't imagine pulling my daughter's hair or flicking her on the mouth.

    WTF?!!  Her advice is not even funny. That wasn't a dig at you.  She's an idiot.

    Oops.  I meant to hit edit, not quote myself.

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  • lisanjaylisanjay
    Thanks for not taking a dig at me...I am a bit oversensitve being at inlaws and PMSing at the same time...not a good combination.
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  • N&G 5_26_07N&G 5_26_07 member
    Yikes - that would really bother me too! Hopefully you will be heading home soon!
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    imagepunkfiction_v.3:
    imagelisanjay:

    This is the advice one of my friends on FB gave me.

    "if you mean the spontaneous scream/screech PLEASE nip this in the bud for all of us. We were told a little flick on the mouth when she does it and a reminder, No Screaming. Another good one , for lots of things, is to gently but 'feel-ably' pull a couple hairs behind her ear. the ones that pinch when they get caught in your brush. It "... See Moreopens up their hearing" so when you say don't touch_____. No_____.and reach for the hair....it worked on mine.We had no screeching-can't stand it.
    That being said, at 17, there is still occasional whining...."

    It made me laugh, and wonder if she is really serious. I can't imagine pulling my daughter's hair or flicking her on the mouth.

    please as if she is serious. 

    Oh, I bet my dinner she's serious.  People do some weird shiit to their kids when they don't understand normal child development.

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  • paula62776paula62776 member
    We just tell our parents that we can't do dinners out.  If they want to eat in restaurants, we have to do lunch.  There's too much of a risk of him freaking out or being grouchy and that's the last thing I need when dealing with guests at my house or being a guest in someone else's.  Not to mention the stress on the little guy in those situations.
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