Need Discipline Help

[MomFromCanada]

Hi,
My dd just turned 2 yo yesterday. Lately she has been doing this high pitched screaming thing. She only does it when she is at home, more so just after my dh comes home from work, or after we have been out somewhere. She also does it in the car. We have tried time outs relentlessly, they seem to make her stop a little bit but then she does it again. I know it is all about repetitiveness over a period of time but my ear drums are going to blow out before then! Advice please!

[Reneemomto5]

Hi there. Let me first say I was just there about a month or so ago. I posted my question under the "general parenting" forum and its titles "that scream". Moms had great advice there if you want to take a peek.

I had great success with a drop of lemon juice on my than almost 2 year old daughters tongue. But there were other approaches there as well that may be helpful.

I understand so very much your ears pain. :lol: Hang in there you'll soon find something that makes her understand screaming isn't tolerated.

[savedbygrace]

My dd went through that for a very short time. First I would tell her firmly that we don't scream like that and explain why. If she did it again I would get a wooden spoon and pop one on the bottom and tell her again that we don't do that.
After a few times, all I would say is Abigail!! and she would stop.

But I don't know if you do the wooden spoon methode.

[Christy+2]

Your DD sounds just like my DS! Especially the part about the screaming after Daddy gets home...I think they are overwhelmed with excitement!
The one thing that has worked for us (it is still an ongoing battle, but getting so much better) is getting on DS's level and putting his cheeks between my thumb and index finger and telling him very sternly "No Screaming!".
I PRAY this is a short lived phase.

[~Tara~]

Mine also gets a firm "No screaming!" and repeat offenses are met with a swat to the rear. When I am saying "no screaming" I hold her arms down to her side and have her looking right up at me..I also say it 3 times right there at that moment. I don't know about yours, by mine is prone to "yes ma'am"-ing just out of habit, not always because she understands and plans to obey. But if I say it 2 or 3 times, it clicks and she obeys.

[Godzgirl]

Mine also gets a firm "No screaming!" and repeat offenses are met with a swat to the rear. When I am saying "no screaming" I hold her arms down to her side and have her looking right up at me..I also say it 3 times right there at that moment. I don't know about yours, by mine is prone to "yes ma'am"-ing just out of habit, not always because she understands and plans to obey. But if I say it 2 or 3 times, it clicks and she obeys.

same here.