How to cure a 2 year old screaming kid?

Question

The kid screams and shouts loudly all the time.

Answer 1

Your 2 year old may scream like a wild baboon after being told 'no.' If possible, let your toddler scream it out, and do not respond to the screaming, do not yell back, just completely ignore him. And after a while, he will stop, become bored with the screaming and realize it is not effective. When he is finished, remind him that screaming is not the answer, and make sure your decisions in his everyday affairs includes his input in some way, without him overstepping boundaries and you losing your influence as the parent.

Answer 2

Have you had your childs hearing checked? I would do that. If he is hearing well then you need to work on the behavior. I am wondering where he has learned this behavior or what has encouraged it. Somehow he gets a pay off even if it is negative attention.
A two year old is smarter than you think he is, although they do have attention and understanding limits. Basically you a cause and effect plan. Write it down , even though he can't read. You can point to it and say- you did this and this is what happens.

For instance, If you throw a loud fit in the store you can't play with your train for an hour after we get home. or whatever.

Another Idea I used with my three kids which was- I showed the kids a volum control on a radio so they could uderstand the concept. Then tell them you have a game to play. That would be to pretend they have a volumn knob on their face. At home play with them and actually let them speak louder and louder , the softer and softer. Let the kid do the same with you. They will quickly catch on to the concept, Then when you are in public and they are loud you play the radio volumn game. Be sure and be at the childs eye level and talk softly and calmly..

I do hope it helps

Answer 3

I agree with another post more information is needed. My two year old son plays loud and likes to let us know by screaming and yelling at times that he is around and happy. Same with all 4 of my nephews at that age. If there is other things going on like its a upset cry and scream could behavior or discipline problem but talk to the pediatrician my middle nephew had problems and it turns out my suspicion about autism turn out to be correct.

Answer 4

My daughter has screaming fits sometimes.. most often when she is told "No".
She freaks ! I keep expecting her head to start spinning and pea soup to start flying!
I dont know what to do either.. when she gets like that I put her in my room ( too many toys in hers) and close the door.. let her scream her fool little head off. After a bit I try and talk her down and get her to relax a bit. Sometimes it takes awhile for her to calm down and I tend to "ignore" her off and on untill it stops. Sometimes it seems that the more I talk to her the louder and more upset she gets.
If she starts to hit me and kick me as she tends to do when she is upset.. I give her one smack on the bottom, put her in the room and start all over again.

I really dont know what to do with her when she freaks out, sometimes distracting her with something else works.. but not all that often. I have even tried the "shock silencer " where I take a spray bottle with icy cold water and squirt her .. or a small glass of water and splash her with it .. but that doesnt work at all .

SO now I feel that I am starting to sound like a bad mother. But Im at a loss as to what to do also. We do what we can.

After my daughter calms down I make her apologize for her behavior and she and I cuddle and talk for a bit.

Its hard. but we do what we can.
I'll be watching the listing for other ideas I can try when she gets upset.
I hope you find an answer!

Answer 5

First you need to make sure the "kid" is healthy, maybe they have something wrong with them, hearing etc. Once you get a clean bill of health look in the mirror (in other words check the environment the "kid" is in). Kids, especially 2 year olds, mimic the adults they observe, make sure you and others (day care etc.) are not teaching the kid to do this. If all else fails take them to a trained therapist, don't wait, these "kids" are our future...

Answer 6

First, if it happens when they're playing, try the following:
Ask them to use their "inside voice"
Speak back to them in a whisper, they may mimic you
Cover your ears and say, "Ooh, that's too loud! Can you say it more quietly?"

If it's a tantrum thing, the most important thing is to resist screaming back at them. This just shows them that screaming is OK, because mommy and daddy do it.
When this happens, I try to just say, "Mommy can't understand you when you talk like that." Eventually, they will say it nicely, and then I say, "Oh, is that what you wanted? I couldn't understand you when you shouted like that. Sure, we can do that."

Works every time!

Answer 7

Whoop his a*&, end of story. I know people don't agree with that, but it works. If you don't want to do that, you need to find a corner or scary place in your house and make him sit in it until he realizes his actions are inappropriate. Don't give him anything he wants when he acts like this either because in his mind he has won. But I'm telling you, those little paint stirers at Home Depot get the point across quickly. For the people who over do it, this is not for you, a little bit goes a long way. There is no need to put bruises on your child or injure them.

Answer 8

As long as nothing is wrong with them then honey there ain't nothing you can do about it really. It's just being a kid. Try to teach him/her "inside" voice! Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Good luck!

Answer 9

Welcome to having a two year old. Try the book "positive discipline A to Z" It's my favorite parenting book by far. Good luck.

Answer 10

you have to see why they are screaming. you need to include more info for some answers that are gonna actually help