Screaming

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Hi! My almost 3 year old, like all kids his age, easily gets upset and throws tantrums but lately he's been screaming at the top of his lungs nonstop during these tantrums. For the most part I can deal with the tantrum and the crying - but the screaming is triggering me. I can't stand it. And he has a veryyy high pitch scream. He's about to start preschool in 2 weeks and I don't know how to get him to stop screaming when he's upset. Any words of wisdom?

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Weird method, but screaming always triggered me so I would tell him its my turn! I would scream silly and then give him his turn. We go back and forth and I’d ask him are we done yet? Sometimes the answer is yes, sometimes no so we keep screaming🤪 i did that one month and he doesn’t scream anymore🤷🏻‍♀️ I was willing to do anythinggggg to get it to stop. Now if he’s starting, all I have to do is ask if we need to take a minute in the other room. Praying for all the mamas dealing with this because its sooo rough, this phase will be over soon❤️

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Adrian • Aug 5, 2021
We mow do the breathing techniques! That was before when I was about to lose MY mind🤪

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No advice but we are going through the same thing. It’s so frustrating! So thanks for sharing and making me feel less alone! If the screaming gets really bad and goes on for a while, I will do a “time in” where I go to her room with her and we take time to calm and talk about the expectations. But there are some times when I feel like I’ve tried all different approaches and the screaming continues.

mo

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Same her 🤗 we use different techniques. He prefers breathing technique above all.

Ce

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I'd try various different things and just see if any make a difference. I have my kids do breathing exercises to help calm down. If they're not doing it, I'll see if they'll let me hold them and I'll do them on my own and if they're held against your chest they'll often end up copying your breaths. There's also distraction, or compromising. Or using a sensory toy to help calm them. Just try it all haha