What do you do when your kids scream too much?

Question

I have three kids. The younger two scream A LOT! They are two and three years old. They fight and throw tantrums. I see other kids that dont do this. Swatting their bottoms doesnt help a whole lot. Putting my three year old in time out helps some but the two year old just gets up no matter how many times I put him down. What is an effective way to discipline my little screamers??

Answer 1

My children never really did this, I started early telling them that fits didnt get them their way.

I always use the term.... Use your indoor voices, or public voices..... They learned fast.

Answer 2

You need a parenting course. Other kids don't do this because they don't have to scream to get attention.
Swatting will not help. And yelling at them is worse.
Ban all yelling- if you need to raise your voice, you lose all authority. Teach them to respond to the TONE of your voice, not the volume. GO to them and take them physically by the hand, look them in the face and tell them quietly and FIRMLY what you expect.
The "naughty chair" works- set a timer for two minutes for the two year old and three minutes for the three year old- that's all they can handle, and it's a lifetime for them.
If the two year old gets up, you have to keep putting him back in a chair.
YOU are the parent-YOU take charge and set the rules. And when they follow them, praise and reward them. But if you don't set an example by no yelling yourself- well, monkey see, monkey do.

Answer 3

Have you tried giving your 2 year old time also coz that works with my son and his about year and half, his doctor recommend it because he hits us sometimes on our face and actually works because he doesnt hit as much aymore and i say "Do you want time out?" he says "NO" so they do understand it...Try that or ignore him/her when do it and about the tantrums the best way is ignore that also, again my son would that he would throw himself on the ground and cry and as soon as he do that i leave the room, basiclly telling him i dont care and his going to get his way...Goodluck!!!

Answer 4

Oh my, I feel for you. I had two little demons myself (just kidding) - They are doing this for attention, no matter
if its bad. Put the three year old in time out, and the two year old as well. SEPERATE. When the three year old gets through his time out, let him/her out and make sure that the
two year old stays in time out until its time to get out. You may have to camp out at his/her bedroom door, but make
sure they see the other one getting out for "good behavior"
after all, if you cave, it all is inneffective. They are ruling you and you need to let them see whose the Boss!

Tough love, never claimed to be easy.

Answer 5

Hit them.