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I have a 12 month old who is an absolute doll. I really enjoy him. However, he's started screaming as a way of communicating and I'm not sure how to redirect him on this. He only says about 3 words so he can't tell me what he wants & screaming is his way of asking for something. It's the worst at the table, but he does it all day long. I've started both signing and saying "more" and "done" at the table and he now says "done" when he's finished, but he doesn't really say more yet, he just does a high-pitched make you wince kind of scream when he wants something. Then I'm kind of guessing what he wants so I might give him more fruit when he wanted more of the main course or something like that so he throws what he didn't want. Usually I just say if you throw food you're all done, but then he melts down b/c he can't say what he wants. Any suggestions on how to make this an easier transition for him until he learns to say more words? I hate seeing him so frustrated.
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How long have you been working on the signs? You may have to buckle down and wait for a few weeks . . . or months . . . for him to reach the next developmental stage.
I don't have experience with a child trying to verbally communicate this young. Anybody else had a 12-month-old trying so hard to verbalize his frustration? -
We've been working on the signs for about a month. I think he's pretty smart. He's definitely wanting to be verbal and he plays differently than many 12 mo I've had in the past. He mimics what the older toddlers are doing quite a bit. I often see him sit with a single toy for quite a while and manipulate action figures or cars around on a set, sometimes making motor noises with his mouth. He really seems to understand or at least be aware of what's going on around him so it has to be frustrating when he can't really communicate like he wants to. I've feel bad for him.Comment
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