I have a two year old son that whenever we go anywhere he screams uncontrollably. I have tried everything that I can think of to get him to stop but it makes it worse. I feel really bad but I feel so terribly embarrassed. People look at you like you are abusing your child or something. I need help I really can't keep going on like this.
Well we found out that this might be caused by him being slightly autistic. So we are getting him tested and into speech theory. WE hope that this will work out. Thank you for the advise.
Maybe he is overstimulated...my mom says I did that every time she took me grocery shopping at about that age. I turned out okay. I think.
Screams unhappy or just being excited?
Why does he scream?? I mean at two he needs to tell you what is wrong.
If he does it when it is at a fun place, leave, right then and there, leave. Show him he cannot act like that.
If you have to take him to the store, just ignore everyone who is looking, they all have been there I am sure at some point!!! Ignore him, or find a place wherever you go and put him in time out.
I had a little funny written in Redbook magazine a few years ago about I always told my daughter no matter where we were there was time out spots. One time at the bank she looked at the guy I was talking to and said "where is your time out spot because I am going to pitch a fit", hee hee, the man had to turn around and had to stop himself from laughing.
I have set her down in the middle of the dairy aisle and walked off ( I could still see her),once she figured it out that I would either leave or put her in time out no matter where we were, it stopped! I did the same with my son.
I dealt with an autistic girl when I worked at an elementary school who screamed much of the day, but if he doesn't have all the other signs than I wouldn't worry about that.
I guess ignore, wear ear plugs, and don't take him out much until his behavior changes more.
Be CONSISTENT, and don't try something one day and something different the next. He needs to be able to count on the same thing happening EVERY SINGLE TIME he screams.
Hang in there!
When my 2nd child was 2, she did a lot of the same things you described. It is so frustrating and embarassing. My pediatrician reminded me that she probably did that because that was the only way she knew to let you know she was frustrated. So at her advice, we started teaching her sign language. It was really hard at first. But soon, instead of her screaming all the time, she would sign what she needed. And the screaming stopped and it helped her speech as well (she had speech delay). It's worth a try - it worked for us and make things much easier on Mom! Good luck!
My son who will be two in May has been doing this for the past year, I am hoping that it is a phase that has just lasted a really long time! I now realize that he does it when he is frustrated and more when he is tired and is not getting his way. The really hard part is he does it when I tell him no and I am trying to talk to him about why that is a no. I have read some of the responses and the signing seems interesting but what I have found works when we are in the store and he starts is too always have extra snacks and I have also started saying something like "are you making an animal noise? what does a cow say or what does a lion say?" this has seemed to work to get his attention off of whatever it was that was making him mad in the first place or too keep him occupied for a little bit until I can get out of the store!~ Good luck and keep up the patience!
