Screaming

[liquidgold5]

AIBU to find children's laughing scream so annoying???

Laugh laugh and laugh even more but I hate when they squeal

Prepared to be slammed for this lmao

Loud squealing and screaming actually makes me cringe, I find it very uncomfortable to the ears. Laughing and having fun doesn't, just the high pitched screeches, although yelling (usually boys) also makes me get away from the vicinity quickly too. I seem to be able to hear things that others don't notice too. I am called 'bat ears'.

It annoys me too! Then again it annoys me when they put on silly voices as well, I remember my parents being annoyed when I used to do it when I was younger.

Me too, hate screeching/high pitched screaming.

Considering purchasing ear defenders for DC1 currently in my uterus. (only half joking!)

Loud noises make me cringe as well. Was no different with my own or with my grands now. Then again I hate loud noises anyway, so that doesn't help.

Taught them about polite voices real quick :D

One of my dc has the most grating laugh, sounds forced and fake and does my head in.

I totally agree

screaming is for calling for urgent help

it is supposed to raise adult stress levels because it is supposed to indicate a child in pain or danger.

Children who do it all the time have no way of raising the alarm in an emergency, attempted abduction, fire, dog attack, etc.

Also, they cause a lot of stress and hostility in the adults around them.

Parents, please don't allow your children to scream

I think it’s totally fine to not allow your child to make noises you don’t like, purely because you don’t like them. You have to live with them! DS is possibly the loudest person I know but we can’t stand screaming so it’s banned. We tell him that when he can make other noises - hoot like a train, roar like a lion etc - just not screaming. I think that’s fair enough!

I understand it’s not always easy to actually stop the noise, but I don’t think it’s unreasonable to try.

Unfortunately it's my step daughter so I have to grin and bear it but my 11 nieces know how much it annoys me

We were banned from screaming as children. My parents’ logic was that (as a PP said) screaming is for help and to indicate danger.

I can not stand children who scream (obviously it is different if they have additional needs). We used to have a family next door whose youngest screamed for everything. You could hear his siblings talking when they were playing in the garden and he would still just scream

I can't stand it when my dc's screach, squeal and scream, it goes right through me and irritates me. Put on baby voices piss me right off too. My 7 year old puts on a mumbly baby voice when asking for something that is impossible to hear and understand so I end up having to get them to repeat it several times before they speak clearly and loud enough for me to hear.

I feel awful for saying this but dd has got a really annoying screach-cry if she hurts herself. It's like a really really long and high pitched squeal before she starts crying, the initial screach hurts my ears and puts me on edge.

My dc's are banned from screeching and screaming, and are regularly reminded of it, especially when they're in the garden. I've made them come in when they were screaming while playing outside before now because if it annoys me then it'll annoy the neighbours.

Absolutely bloody hate it. There is no need at all. If my DD does this, I actually don't know how I'll cope!

3yo niece is a really shrill shrieker. Drives me mad and my 4yo dd can't stand it either