High pitched screaming

[imjusthereforasec]

Okay, so this lighthearted as I know it's part of some kids speech development but... high pitched squealing/screeching/screaming,

I'm at a play centre, there is high level noise (to be expected) but one little girl (about 3/4 years old) keeps screaming, the parent seem immune but the rest of the adults are wincing, even the kids stop and look round, it's ear piercingly loud.

If your child does this, do you have earplugs in permanently? Do you just get used to it?Not once as this little girl been asked to stop so assuming the parent is maybe trying to ignore the behaviour?

I find it really weird when kids scream at the top of their voices like they're being stabbed and parents are oblivious to it. It sets me on edge and makes me immediately look round to make sure they're okay and haven't been hit by a car or something. I'm not talking about talking loudly, just actual screaming without words. I'd be telling them that it's rude to scream like that as it's unnecessary and could really worry and upset other people!

DS2 has just gone through a phase of this, he's only 19mo though.

DS1 is 3, if he screams I tell him to stop, but who knows what's going on with this little girl.

Ds is doing it now. He's 10 months. I want to walk out and leave him! I can feel my sanity slipping away......

It's a play centre. For children. To play, and learn and develop, in all of their noisy, ear shattering, nerve jangling madness.

DS goes through phases of this- hasn't done it for a while, but expect him to rediscover screaming at some point. And I won't be stopping him from doing it at soft play, which is basically the only indoor place outside of your own home you can traditionally let your kids go totally nuts and expect people NOT to go complain about it on MN....

Don't judge other people's kids OP.

My eldest DS used to high pitch scream from day 1. People always used to pass comment and it upset me because he has mild autism and that's why he screams like that.

Perhaps this little girl is also a sufferer.

If it annoys you find a different group but don't judge!!

My neighbour's grandkids (at least I think they are grandkids) do this (they are older than the toddler stage though) and it drives me crazy. I have to move away from windows and/or go out to avoid being reduced to a stressed, headachy puddle on the floor with murderous intent. Simply, it's not necessary to scream at full volume, non-stop for two or more hours while playing. Thank fuck they don't actually live there.

DS2 is 6, he used to do this, and he has the personality that if you tell him to stop doing something he'll do it more. I completely ignore him and have a conversation with his sister instead. It works every time.

My child is a screamer, it drives me bat shit.
I have tried talking to him, suggesting other ways to express himself, shouting, taking him out of the situation, taking things off him, putting him on the naughty step.

As soon as he gets together with his brother it starts, within seconds. We now separate them to different ends of the house.
Hoping he will grow out of it or get the message that it's fucking horrific for every one within a mile radius.
He is 4 1/2 btw, been going on for 2 years.

I wasn't judging I was asking a question on how the parents coped as it must be sending them round the bend.

Mumsnet stock answer 'oh but she might have SN!' in which case a child is allowed to do whatever they like regardless of the impact on the rest of the people around them. Jesus. She might also be a completely normal child who has never been told off by parents for screeching loudly and is therefore growing up obnoxious and entitled.

And Queennefretitty I go to play centres and let my kids run about but if there is behaviour you would like to question then why the hell can't I come onto a public forum and ask?. If you decide to take your screaming kids out fine, the rest of us may not used to having our ears bleed so may look across and see what is causing them to scream (just in case they are, you know in pain or something!!)

I am autistic and find a certain pitch of screaming can almost make me vomit.

imjusthere we don't! 😂

DD screamed a hellish high pitched scream on and off from 6 months to 10 months.

It was just a noise she liked. It was shrill and horrendous and sounded like I was murdering cats. I was so pleased when she moved-on to the equally loud, but far less shrill, shouting of "BahBahBah!".