Do all the toddlers scream a lot?

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Went to visit a friend and her toddler (1.5year old) was very loud: screaming A LOT, banging most his toys. He fell from his high chair on his head (no belt), later he chocked on bread and later he banged his head on the table. He seemed very agitated to me. Now I don't know much but I'm pregnant with my first and it scared me a lot!

Reassure me??

My 22 month old doesn't generally scream, but if you get her all excited and giddy she will or if she's with children the same age.

As long as you fasten yours in their high chair and avoid dropping them on their head I'm sure you'll be fine.

Some do some don't- sometimes it's just that they're having one of those days! Toddlers do need a lot of attention and that makes it harder when you have guests! Toddler should be fastened into a highchair though. Mine is nearly 3 and we still do the belt up in his Ikea chair.

I was always glad that you get a baby first and they work their way into being a toddler - you get some warm up time!

Sorry OP sounds normal. I am extrovert but find the noise associated with two DCs hard. My younger DC was a screamer, the elder one could cry for Britain still can at 7

(I would have call 18 months a baby still, lol)

Mine is 3.5 and screams but only when in a tantrum meltdown. (Oh and they happen over the silliest of things - the wrong fork at dinner, his peas were green, the sun had gone to bed 🤦🏼‍♀️)

He should have been strapped into high chair though! Perhaps he was bored of being in a high chair for 2.5 hours?

DS1 was a screamer. He used to screech just for the sake of it. he’s still abnormally loud and screechy at 6 yrs, but he does have ASD, which may explain that.

DS2 didn’t scream a lot, and neither does DS3 (11 months) - but both DS2 and DS3 would and will scream if something was hurting or upsetting them.

Falling from a highchair onto their head, choking on food, banging head on table - all of these are things that are likely to scare or hurt or upset a small child, and I’d expect even a quiet toddler to scream and need comforting and / or distracting after that kind of thing happening.

Mine does nothing but scream, not just tantrums, he just likes to scream when he's playing, running, in the bath...

And he's never still, I spend my days hovering behind him so he doesn't do himself an injury.

They are noisy and don't like being restricted. I have two who have just grown out of that stage.

Agree, he was probably not being given enough attention. But they do make noise and bang things - it is different with your own. You will do things to suit yourself (meet your friends in a more child friendly place)

They have a whistling shriek that cuts straight through me. Yes. Perfectly normal.

Mine don't/haven't screamed. Still time for DD5 though I suppose! I think it sounds like he needed some adult supervision/attention though so the screaming is understandable .

Hi all, some of you reassure me :) some don't!
I meant that the toddler was screaming everytime he wanted attention. I understand if he would scream a few times to experience his voice. There was little interaction between his mum and him, apart from those moments he got hurt.
We were in their home. It's interesting how some of you assume that we were in a cafe...Maybe because the child wasn't strapped to his high chair.

Apparently the toddlers parents fight a lot and his mum speaks quite loud so maybe the kid is just disturbed.

I've got 3 but only had one screamer.

Wow. The judgement is seeping out of you. You clearly don't like this "friend".

Of course your relationship and parenting will be perfect.

Poor love probably had a headache! Why wasn't he strapped in?! That sounds very dangerous.

My toddlers were very capable of being noisy but none of them have screamed nonstop for hours on end.

Interestingly they’re all different, mine reminds me of a puppy on crack at times, he’s not a screamer though but he does enjoy a good whinge!

My son has never been a screamer but does plenty of other noises.
From your update if you think you can 'parent' yourself a perfect child you are in for a shock.

DD wasn't a screamer until she hit 3. So it was a bit of a shock tbh when it started

DS has always been a screamer. he pretty much came out screeching and hasn't stopped since.

I would say its pretty normal.

@Waitingonasmile haha, ridiculous comment. It's not about me liking my friend or not.
In less than 3 hours I saw a toddler who fell on the head from his high chair, who bled from the teeth from hurting his mouth against the table, who choked on bread and needed CPR. In between all of these moments the child was yelling.

@Sleepyblueocean did I say I would parent perfectly? Just trying to understand if what I saw that day was banal or not.

Children are a work in progress. Yours will be too. Be kind now, you will need kindness in time.

If the child needed CPR, an ambulance should have been called. Do you actually mean that? Or is it hyperbole?

@MrsTerryPratchett CPR first should be done by parents not an ambulance. Have a look on google how to do it yourself. The mum had to perform abdominal thrusts.

If a toddler needed CPR they would have gone to hospital. My youngest slipped and bumped his mouth and it bled this week, it happens with toddlers unfortunately.

I meant first aid for choking

I meant first aid for choking

No, if the parent has to do CPR an ambulance should be called. Do you mean the Heimlich maneuver? An ambulance should be called in that case too.

I know how to do it.

CPR? So he stopped breathing and there was no sign of a pulse? Are you sure?

Yes some toddlers screech. Ones from good homes and ones from bad. Complete luck of the draw as to whether yours will choose to communicate like that.