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post #1 of 15
9/28/04 at 11:37pm
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My son is turning one year this friday and he likes to scream to get mine and my husbands attention and to get whatever he wants....how can i break him of that b/c its really emabarrassing and hes a good boy other than that...any advice??
Krystan Kuhn
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post #2 of 15
9/28/04 at 11:46pm
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I am anxious to hear any advice....anyone awake?
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post #3 of 15
9/29/04 at 12:51am
i remember when my son use to do that and i use to think wow, terrible twos are starting early but now that he is two, it wasnt so bad when he was doing it at one. I think your lil one is only trying to become his own person and he is trying to get his parents attention. he cant talk to you yet so by yelling or something he figures that this is the only way. Raymond is going to be 3 in December and sometimes he still yells or throws his tantrums and I ignore it just because he is throwing his hussy fits.... but if he is trying to get our attention for something he needs than yeah, give ill give it to him. but because your son is barely going to turn 1, there is no other way for him to communicate with you. thats where you show him how lil by lil as he gets older he will understand. hope this helps.
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post #4 of 15
9/29/04 at 9:47am
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well Kind-of I dont think hes going to be bad seed or anything hes a sweetheart and very intelligent but he also hits, he throws things at random times but at people, i really want to find a disiplinary action to teach him that that is not nice, his baby-sitter was sleeping on the couch tis morning and he picked up a dr.pepper bottle(full) and threw at her head then he picked up a ceramic nicknack and did it again!!!! he throws his cup and anything else he can find BUT heres the thing its not when hes angry its just random.....now the screaming he does all th etime especially when hes not getting what he wants, and in public my concern is hes not even one yet ya know?????
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post #5 of 15
9/29/04 at 9:49am
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oh yeah and congtars on the almost marriage teehee
good luck with that....i wish you the best
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post #6 of 15
9/29/04 at 9:53am
I keep my best friend's almost 1 year old every day while she is at work.
Chloe does similar things like screaming to get attention, hitting people with toys, pulling the cat's tail, pulling hair, and throwing toys. I think it just comes with having an active 1 yr old. She is very curious about everything and likes getting reactions. Hopefully she will grow out of this stage quickly though because it drives me nuts.
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post #7 of 15
9/29/04 at 10:03am
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Hi elaine
so you are probably at the pointto where she is my babysitter sh elives with us and she only watches him one morning but she s here all th time and hes always hurting her and she has started calling him a brat and such so i was wondering what to do i dont want people thinking that ya know? and i certainly dont want a friend who watches him to be annoyed with him. What do you do when this little girl does that?? Do you have a child and i love that saying you have at the bottom of your post. I am barely 21 so i get frustrated on what to do and knowing whats right although I am sure older mothers do too but yeah anyway
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post #8 of 15
9/29/04 at 10:03am
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oh i see you r a mommy of 3 so i guess youwold have advice huh?
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post #9 of 15
9/29/04 at 10:04am
He is a boy and boys do that stuff and sorry, but it doesn't stop. Brandon is 3 and screams just because he likes to hear himself. He just runs around talking, singing at the top of his lungs.

As much as he can understand, you can try to explain to him if he wants you or daddy that you can only understand him if he doesn't scream, but he is kind of young.

As for him doing it in public and you getting embarrased, let it go. The mothers/fathers in public will completely sympathize and the non-parents will give looks, but oh well.
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post #10 of 15
9/29/04 at 10:08am
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hmmm i suppose i guess there is not a simple solution to everything
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post #11 of 15
9/29/04 at 10:16am
Jen has gone through that phase (and yes, still picks it up every once in awhile). I just nip it in the bud right away. I try first to ignore her, but if you are in public or they are being very demanding that doesn't always work. The other approach I take is to calmly talk to her and tell her she needs to calm down, stop yelling at mommy, and tell me what she wants. She will usually repeat her demand in a calm voice and we go from there. Hope it helps.
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post #12 of 15
9/29/04 at 10:18am
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awww shes adorable how did you get that picture on there?? so when she was realy young did she do that?? i dont know what he understands just yet.....
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post #13 of 15
9/29/04 at 11:02am
Sometime if you whisper to them and tell them something when they are screaming or crying then soften up or zip it completely because they want to hear what you are saying.

I totally believe your littel one is trying to communicate to you and screaming is his only way. My son throws things too and let me tell you he is young enough to nip that with a time out and letting him know this behavior will not be tollerated.

Good lUck Hon!
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post #14 of 15
9/29/04 at 12:37pm
I would say when he does that to ignore him. Then when he's calmed down a little (so you don't have to yell to talk over him) tell him that mommy and daddy can't hear him when he is screaming and he's got to talk in a big boy voice. If he hits you take him immediately to a corner and make him sit there for 5 minutes. He can't get up, turn around and no one can talk to him for those 5 minutes (set a timer). Do that each time and be consistant with it.

Soon he will realize that hitting isn't any fun cause he has to sit down and do nothing.
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post #15 of 15
9/29/04 at 1:30pm
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well thats a good idea and when he gets old enough i will try that but he sonly 11 months old i dont thik he would sit in a corner or understand why hes there.......what do you think?
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