SHOUTING

[nutcracker]

I need to get my kids to stop shouting.

We do all tend to shout really, especially at the end of the day when we are all a bit frazzled, but the kids do it all the time and it's making me want to move out.

I have sat them down today to explain that next door now have a new baby in the house so they need to be careful about the amount of noise they make.

It hasn't worked.

Bribe - the quietest child gets a prize?!! or gaffer tape their mouths shut - sorry not much help but might bump it for you.

ps - only joking re gaffer tape!!

LOL actually the gaffer tapes a good idea

likewise hausfrau, mine dont know how to talk at a normal level.when ds2 saw salt she said his voice was a bit crackly because of all the 'abuse' it gets!

I have tried to stop so that the kids follow but it hasn't worked one bit.

Dp hasn't tried to stop, or if he has I haven't noticed.

Ds really really shouts, i'm surprised he doesn't have a constant sore throat.

i would make a rule that whoever's noise wakes the baby they have to deal with the baby!

It's next doors baby though Helsi.

you need to turn stuff off - theres an advert - its a mobile phone one i think which says you have to turn stuff off to get tuned in - or something.

anyway, volume of telly has to be low. or everyone talks louder than the volume to be heard then the volume goes up and beofre you know it its bedlam.

no sound on computer, or games consoles. and music equipment in bedroom only set to a certain level.

the general tone has to be lowered - you may start whispering. its amazing the quieter you go the quieter everyone else is.

We're a bit like this in our house. We made a sort of family contract - it was more a sort of golden rules for how we would all like to live together. DD was 6 and DS 4 when we did it but they were still able to come up with things they would like more of and things they wanted less of. We all agreed to try and stop shouting as one of our rules. Its hard work but it does work if you all do it.

Agree with Custy, turn down general noise level. Or make them go and apologise to next door everytime they shout.

Thats a very good point, because we do have the tv, music etc louder than normal I think. Don't get me wrong, we don't have it blasting out, but we turn it up to be heard over the noise and then we shout to be heard over TV.

i was going to post exactly the same as custy!

try talking in a really low voice. they have to shut up to hear you... it genuinely works!
ditto tv etc.

and you need to get your dp to stop shouting too! hard one i know! lol