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Holy s*hit the screaming is out of control!

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All the sudden like in the last two weeks the screaming is ramped up to a whole new level.  I am at the terrible twos 4 months early. Do Ignore it? Acknowledge it? Give in? It is all over him not getting his way. I feel like I should just ignore it and that is what I have been doing.  But is there a method like Ferber for sleeping. I just feel like I don't have a strategy! Help'!
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Re: Holy s*hit the screaming is out of control!

  • rnbeth477rnbeth477 member
    We went through that stage. It felt like it lasted forever, but it was probably only a month or so. We just ignored the screaming, as hard as that was to do. Maybe someone else has a better strategy?

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  • AGmomof3AGmomof3 member

    imagernbeth477:
    We went through that stage. It felt like it lasted forever, but it was probably only a month or so. We just ignored the screaming, as hard as that was to do. Maybe someone else has a better strategy?

    This - ignore

    It's been a couple of months - but it's gotten much louder the last few weeks.  

    Ignore, Ignore, Ignore

    ::::sigh:::: it's a pain and hard to do - good luck 

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  • lariviereklarivierek
    The first time she screams, I say--calmly--"I do not respond to screaming; please tell me nicely." If she continues to scream, I ignore her. If she asks nicely or speaks in a normal voice I heap on the praise, saying, "thank you for talking nicely and using your quiet voice! What a good girl!! Yay!" It works almost every time.
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  • JenniferMatosJenniferMatos member
    DS is pretty stubborn so the ignoring thing never worked for us. He's 17 months old and can get pretty loud. I usually will pull him closer and start whispering in his ear. That (a) get's his attention so he stops, and (b) gives me a chance to tell him "we don't scream, we talk nicely". It's not an instant fix but over the last few weeks, his screaming is getting better. But it's not 100% gone, I figure as he becomes more verbal he'll get better. 
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  • chpswifechpswife member
    I ignore it and started "time out" for about a minute or so. My suggestion is ignore it
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  • KMEss86KMEss86
    I acknowledge that I understand what he wants/ why he is frustrated, but explain to him why he cant have his way. I dont ignore him, I just talk to him calmly, and it usually calms him down, and kind of brings him to my level.
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