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Screaming fits

colonialbridecolonialbride member
in Toddlers: 12 - 24 Months

DD has started a new habit of screaming at the top of her lungs for no reason in particular. I think it's probably to get our attention (as if she doesn't get that already), but how do we teach her that this is inappropriate?

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Re: Screaming fits

  • erino&chrisherino&chrish
    You say "no".  I think it's very common at this age.
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  • JessiRayeJessiRaye member
    Colin is our super chill, laid back toddler. But he has thrown a few doozy fits lately. I try to redirect him. If that doesn't work, I step over him and let him roll around and scream. He usually figures out pretty quickly that we aren't reacting and he gets up and starts doing something else, lol. It's crazy how loud something so small can be!
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  • IdhrenielIdhreniel
    DS did this for a week or so in his highchair if I was cooking/cleaning.  I told him something to the effect of "no, we don't do that" in a normal voice.  Sometimes he would stop, but if he didn't I would talk in a whisper, which usually made him giggle, and he'd move on to something new.  He hasn't done it in the last few weeks, thankfully - my eardrums couldn't handle much more of it.
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  • laurenFaithlaurenFaith

    DD is as bit older so she probably has more words to express herself but what I do is say look at me. This usually stops her mid cry so she can focus her eyes on mine. Sometimes I have to say this a few times. Then I smile, which usually makes her smile, and I say stop crying and tell me what you want. Once she expresses what she wants by either pointing or saying the word. I give her what she asked for (as long as it's something she is allowed to have) and then I say wasn't that easy? You don't have to cry just tell me what you want.

    I find DD cries when she is frustrated that she is not being understood. Once I show her that she doesn't have to throw a fit to get what she wants she chills out pretty quickly. I find this method has cut back on tantrums a lot.  I don't ever ignore her cries or tantrums because I find she just escalates. If I was not being understood, I would want someone to try to help me!

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  • sasa625sasa625 member
    dd hasn't had too many (yet!) But redirecting her usually works. They tend to happen more when she's tired or hungry
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