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Thoughts on stopping a screamer?
23 month old screams whenever he doesn't get his way, and always answers "No" to everything. I am at my wits end concerning what to do. I have been leading him to a quiet spot where I told him he could scream. He immediately stops screaming and joins the group, but then will start up again 5 minutes later about something else. Mostly its just screaming the word NO, or just screaming at the top of his lungs. I've tried acknowledging his feelings and talking about why he screams, which helps, but it only helps the current situation, and doesn't prevent future screaming. He is starting to do it in public as well. Today we went for a walk and he didn't like a girl telling him not to walk too close to a manhold cover, so he screamed like a banshee. Thoughts on how to stop this? Is ignoring it a better way to go, or is it too late for that strategy?
23 month old screams whenever he doesn't get his way, and always answers "No" to everything. I am at my wits end concerning what to do. I have been leading him to a quiet spot where I told him he could scream. He immediately stops screaming and joins the group, but then will start up again 5 minutes later about something else. Mostly its just screaming the word NO, or just screaming at the top of his lungs. I've tried acknowledging his feelings and talking about why he screams, which helps, but it only helps the current situation, and doesn't prevent future screaming. He is starting to do it in public as well. Today we went for a walk and he didn't like a girl telling him not to walk too close to a manhold cover, so he screamed like a banshee. Thoughts on how to stop this? Is ignoring it a better way to go, or is it too late for that strategy?
He is just starting to get better and I have had him for nearly 6 months. 
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