Yelling at me
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Topic: Yelling at me
Posted By: Shelt
Subject: Yelling at me
Date Posted: 09 October 2009 at 1:18pm
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My little girl is just over 10 months old and for the last couple of months she has been yelling a lot. In the last few weeks it has got worse - she yells whenever she is in the highchair if I dont have the food in front of her quick enough and then when she is finished, she yells after 5 minutes on the floor or if she gets bored (she doesn't crawl yet), she yells when we are out in shops or in a cafe, and in the last few weeks she's started yelling when we go out for a walk that lasts longer than 10 minutes.
She's always been very vocal and I've tried to ignore the yelling but its driving me batty. She has got louder and louder and its also starting to hurt my ear drums. Anyone got any ideas of how to get her to quiet down? I asked plunket but they suggested ignoring it which doesn't get me anywhere. Last time I went to Plunket the nurse commented how loud she is - so loud that we struggled to have a conversation over her yelling. I'd love some ideas coz I'm about at the end of my tether with it. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: LittleBug
Date Posted: 09 October 2009 at 3:24pm
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Chloe went through a yelling phase, and I used to hush her with my hand after it got really old. It seemed to do the trick. ------------- Chloe (4 years) and Oliver (3 years). |
Posted By: first
Date Posted: 09 October 2009 at 4:28pm
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This might seem really harsh but I'm telling you it totally works for any behaviour that you don't like.
When she yells simply pick her up and dump her in her room for a little while (10-30secs will probably be plenty). If you do this consistantly she'll get the picture that its no fun to yell because then I get put out of the attention line. If you are out then simply say I don't like your yelling then pay her no attention or eye contact in any way for a few minutes. I know often people think oh they are too young for this kind of action but I tell they pick things up way faster than we think. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: hannibal
Date Posted: 09 October 2009 at 9:42pm
| Eeeww - my bubs was having a tanty one day and I just started as well (making similar noises) and she stopped and looked at me. She also soon stops I have found if I don't pay much attention. |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 10 October 2009 at 1:51pm
Caden is a yeller I have tried it all and the best thing really is to ignore him, if I react he just thinks its funny and yells louder.
If we are out somewhere, like the supermarket, which is his fave place to scream and yell, I tell him that I dont like him yelling and I sometimes have to do what littlebug does and shush him with my hand. ------------- |
Posted By: T_Rex
Date Posted: 10 October 2009 at 5:18pm
If she's yelling so loud it hurts your ears to have her around, is it worth getting her hearing checked? I used to work on a sawmill, and people always spoke way too loud when they'd forgotten to take their earmuffs off 
So maybe she's not aware of how loud she is? Just a thought. If she's just being a troublesome toddler, sorry, I'm not much help on that. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Babe
Date Posted: 10 October 2009 at 7:47pm
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Yeah I thought about hearing too.
Otherwise I just shushed Jake with my hand or stuck him in his room when he went through his yelling stage. -------------   
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Posted By: Shelt
Date Posted: 11 October 2009 at 10:24am
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Thanks for the advice everyone. I am going to get her hearing checked but I think it is fine, she is just asserting herself. I will try your suggestions and see how it goes...hopefully it is just a phase and she will stop soon ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 11 October 2009 at 11:00am
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Hehe...I'd say asserting herself as well.
They don't stop yelling though  but a least they start to understand inside voice & outside voice------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Babe
Date Posted: 11 October 2009 at 11:27am
LOL my grandmother says put a tiny bit of pepper on your finger and touch it to her tongue then tell her thats an outside voice! Hmm might have to remember that for next baby  -------------
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Posted By: lisa85
Date Posted: 12 October 2009 at 8:26am
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I used to just put my finger to their lips and say shhh usually me touching their lips would stop them straight away. If you do t enough times they usually get bored of it. -------------  
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