Hi there,
My 14 month old boy has been screaming as a way of communication for a few months now. It's slowly getting worse to the point of it being his sole form of communication. He screams when he's happy, angry, stroppy or simply to get our attention for anything and everything. It's non stop from wake up time of 5am until bedtime at 7pm. Peaking around mealtimes and the end of the day when everyone's exhausted. We teach him baby sign language, I am very calm with it most of the time (even though I'm a jibbering wreck on the inside), I try and talk about his feelings with him (not sure if he understands what I'm saying), and basically try not to rise to it. I even try whispering while he does it. Nothing works. He signs quite a bit, but generally will forego it in favour of a short sharp scream. It's an ears bleeding kind of scream. He's teething his molars, so is very uncomfortable right now, but the screaming has been going on for quite a while now. He is always grabbing his ears but I assume this is teething. Doctors months ago always put the ear tugging down to teething. It's not so easy to see a doctor though right now. Anyone else experienced this? Any ideas on solutions? Or when it may pass? Thanks in advance!