What can i do to stop my daughters screaming?

Question

my one and a half yr old screams when she dont get what she wants or just for no reason. i have looked at parenting sites and they offer no help. as a mom im going nuts. please help!!

Answer 1

Screaming is one form of temper tantrum.
This is normal part of child development

Your daughter is probably just as surprised by her new temper as you are. Don't over-react. Ignoring is a good strategy to begin with. When she calms down, tell her I don't understand when you're crying and screaming. You need to use your words to tell me what you want. Never give in to a tantrum, only to wishes expressed in a more appropriate way. And don't forget that "NO" is sometimes the best answer! You can't give her everything she wants.

Sometimes we just need to understand from their point of view as they cannot fully express themselves.
Read about useful information to understand and how to deal with similar situations

Answer 2

Just ignore it. My 21 month old son had started screaming a little but I just tell him that I can't understand him when he screams. I always wait till he stops and calms down before I consider his request (if there even is one).
Unless he is really tired or in a bad mood he always stops within a minute or two. Screaming does not hurt toddlers, it only hurts us moms, so you need to ignore it and make her believe it doesn't faze you at all. If you have already been giving in to her screams you might be in for long hard screaming session, but she will get the message and eventually give up. Try to teach her other ways to ask for things too, and show her how happy it makes you when she is nice or asks nicely.

Answer 3

I have a two and a half year old what i did was ignore it and it may drive you crazy but she will get the idea another way is to scream back at her i know it sounds silly but if all else fails, do as the Romans do.

Answer 4

she screams because she knows it bothers you and i bet sooner or later you give in and give her what she wants or pays attention to her. just tell her that from now on when she does it she has to stand in a corner then IGNORE HER until she stops. then let her come out of the corner. do that every time she does it and sooner or later she will realize that screaming will not only put her into the corner but you will always ignore her too. she will stop. just give it time

Answer 5

I agree with the other people who say let her scream. It's going to be hard to ignore it but she's going to have to learn that it won't get her anywhere. She'll exhaust herself eventually. Hang in there, I've been there and I know it's really rough.

Answer 6

When she opens her mouth to scream, stick a bar of soap in it. Ivory is good, tastes terrible and doesn't have all the softeners, deodorants etc. in it. A few times of this and I'll guarantee she wont scream any more..

Answer 7

Get a play pin in it and everytime she yells put her in it for 1 1/2 mins or until she stops yelling. Put on your head phones and read a book. She will give up when your not giving her what she wants or maybe she my hve a medical problem and you should take her to the doctor?

Answer 8

Keep let her screaming and eventually she'll stop, or if that doesn't work, bust her butt and give her something to cry about!! If you let this continue it get worse and worse!! I mean you have to set soe boundaries and show her who the boss is!!!

Answer 9

Let her scream and scream and scream, She'll eventually get tired; dont spoil her or she'll do that her whole life!

Answer 10

We had the same problem and we started screaming with her. She was sshocked and stopped to listen to us. I also think that it helped us releive the tension.