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Beck
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How do I make the screaming stop??!!
DD will be 3 in a couple months. She is so sweet & usually pretty calm for a toddler but very dramatic & strong willed from day one. Her new thing is screaming. No matter what I say we're going to do she screams her head off "no or I don't want to." When I'm nice & give her a choice of 2 things she screams that she wants something that's not an option. If I don't give her a choice, she'll scream it's too tight or get upset about something else.
How do I react to this to make her stop?
I try to be calm & tell her she can just tell me what she wants nicely & we don't have to yell.
Yesterday I screamed back at her because I just couldn't take it  that obviously made it worse because then she was really hysterical.
Any one else go through this?
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Posted 5/10/14 12:33 AM  |
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Re: How do I make the screaming stop??!!
Sorry to tell you 3 is sooooooo much worse than 2. Serenity now insanity later ( ala Seinfeld ) deep breaths and pray for year 4.
So helpful, I know 
No choices. Just tell it like it is an ALWAYS follow through on a threat. For example my kids get a little dessert every night. Just a cookie or a couple of Hershey kisses. It's amazing how my DS realizes that I mean business's when his sister gets an Oreo for dessert and he gets nothing because he was fresh .
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| Posted 5/10/14 12:57 AM |
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Katareen
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How do I make the screaming stop??!!
I know easier said than done, but I find the less I react to DD's screaming/tantrums, the less she does it.
Right now she's screaming bc I wouldn't let her pour the milk into her cereal. I'm enjoying my breakfast and ignoring her!
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| Posted 5/10/14 7:34 AM |
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MrsSpring
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Re: How do I make the screaming stop??!!
Posted by Katareen
I know easier said than done, but I find the less I react to DD's screaming/tantrums, the less she does it.
Right now she's screaming bc I wouldn't let her pour the milk into her cereal. I'm enjoying my breakfast and ignoring her!
I usually will tell her that I dont respond to that tone and will ignore or walk away.
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| Posted 5/10/14 10:22 AM |
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Ayne11
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Re: How do I make the screaming stop??!!
Posted by MrsSpring
Posted by Katareen
I know easier said than done, but I find the less I react to DD's screaming/tantrums, the less she does it.
Right now she's screaming bc I wouldn't let her pour the milk into her cereal. I'm enjoying my breakfast and ignoring her!
I usually will tell her that I dont respond to that tone and will ignore or walk away.
Same here, it's diffuses the situation until the next episode. 
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| Posted 5/10/14 11:52 AM |
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Beck
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Re: How do I make the screaming stop??!!
Glad I'm not alone but not so happy to hear that 3 may be worse then 2
I have to say, there could be some hope... when I wrote this a few days ago, she was at her worst, so bad she wasn't acting like herself so I took her temperature & she had a 101 fever
I'm hoping that's why she was acting so bratty.
I guess we'll see.
I appreciate the advice because if she does keep this up I don't know how to react to the miserable screaming!
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