Hi all, my 7 month old boy is generally a lovely happy chap but is going through a phase of screaming whenever he is bored/cross/unhappy. Obviously I try to avoid these situations occurring by keeping him entertained and he gets plenty of sleep, but sometimes it cant be helped. This morning he screamed repeatedly in his high chair whilst I prepared his breakfast, tried to feed him and then cleared up afterwards. He isn't crying with it, it is just repeated single angry screams. He had things to play with, munch on, I knew he wasn't tired and I was singing to try to keep him happy but nothing worked. If he was a few years older I would be angry with this behaviour as it is not acceptable to scream at the top of your lungs to get attention, but I don't know how to convey this to a 7 month old. I know he isn't doing it to be naughty and that it is my responsibility to keep him happy but at the same time it is important to me that I don't send mixed messages so that he thinks it is OK to do it now, but in a years time I suddenly start telling him he is not to do it any more. He went through a phase of it a couple of months ago but it stopped so I thought he was over it, but it has started again in the last week. I have not noticed other babies (which I see a lot of) doing this type of screaming, and whilst I know you cant do much at this age it is loud and therefore embarrassing when in public, and I know it makes for an unpleasant experience for other diners/shoppers so I am keen to do what I can to gently teach him it is not ok!
Any advice from those with a similar experience would be hugely appreciated!
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7 month old keeps screaming/shrieking, how can I discipline him?
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mbnh2010 · 27/02/2014 10:09
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