End the screaming

[mickyc]

Oh so sorry you are dealing with it.

I currently have a boy who is around 15 months. He started in Feb and was a hard kid to transition. He is quite a sucky child and a momma's boy. I get the feeling mom holds him constantly at home and picks him up the second he cries. I only had him 1 day last week and he was cranky. Well of course today he decides he wants to scream. OH it is so annoying. I just let him scream and ignore him. He will walk around and scream and then suddenly quit while he plays, then starts up again. He will eat though and is currently napping with not much issue.

It is all about how long you can handle it. I had a boy a couple years ago that I terminated after 3 days. I couldn't take his scream and the other kids were walking around covering their ears. Some kids are just not a good fit in certain daycares.

I personally don't agree with confining a child to a playpen or high chair. I have never used those things as "punishment".

Why not just put him on the ground outdoors and let him scream. Maybe he will eventually decide to go and explore?

My advice would be to just let him scream, do not remove him from the table, from the area etc. Just carry on with your day. If it get to be too much to handle and isn't getting any better then mention to the family that maybe they need to find a different daycare.

[Lee-Bee]

Oh so sorry you are dealing with it.

I currently have a boy who is around 15 months. He started in Feb and was a hard kid to transition. He is quite a sucky child and a momma's boy. I get the feeling mom holds him constantly at home and picks him up the second he cries. I only had him 1 day last week and he was cranky. Well of course today he decides he wants to scream. OH it is so annoying. I just let him scream and ignore him. He will walk around and scream and then suddenly quit while he plays, then starts up again. He will eat though and is currently napping with not much issue.

It is all about how long you can handle it. I had a boy a couple years ago that I terminated after 3 days. I couldn't take his scream and the other kids were walking around covering their ears. Some kids are just not a good fit in certain daycares.

I personally don't agree with confining a child to a playpen or high chair. I have never used those things as "punishment".

Why not just put him on the ground outdoors and let him scream. Maybe he will eventually decide to go and explore?

My advice would be to just let him scream, do not remove him from the table, from the area etc. Just carry on with your day. If it get to be too much to handle and isn't getting any better then mention to the family that maybe they need to find a different daycare.

Oh, I was all against the playpen idea as well. BUT after days of the screaming I need to. He is the type of kid that is not just screaming and wandering...he is right there in the other kids faces. So I am trying to engage the others to keep them busy and he's smack in the middle of them. If I am busy with a task then he just follows the kids. The kids are all young (14-19months) they cannot escape him.

His only option right now is playpen of new daycare. It is the only way the other children can get an escape from the highpitched, intense screaming. My husband is home today. He can hear the screaming 2 stories above us. He needs to be separated...as much as it goes against my preferences.

Also, he does not stop when held, talked to, distracted, ignored...anything. He doesn't stop to play with toys then start up again. He just screams...completely disengaged and screaming.