It started as a joke, his sqwarking antics were noisy but seemed good humoured enough. However THEY HAVE SERIOUSLY GOT BEYOND A JOKE NOW. My 15 mth son is a sqwarker. Other mums used to placate me, telling me that all children go through stages. That is until E SQWARKED in their angel's face making them shake with fear and cry. On the weekend I thought he had actually pierced my ear drum - 24 hrs of pain, the pressure in my ear changed and I had non stop tinnitus. He upsets people in baby groups, super markets (I've been told to learn to control my child). Thing is, its not just a temper thing, he does it if he's excited, happy, pleased with himself, tired, hungry..........
This is not temper tantrum screaming (he has another cry for that). Its a shrill, ear piercing SQWARK. Telling him to shhhh doesn't work - he thinks its a game, telling him NO doesn't work - he thinks its a game and on the one incidence that I lost it (we were at church) and I took hims outside and started crying, he just got scared that Mummy was upset and started crying himself! I try to ignore it at home but people outside are starting to respond as the noise he makes is not just annoying but really does hurt the ears.
Does anyone else have this? I'm seriously worried that my baby sitter will walk out on me as he hurts her ears aswell. How do I get through to him that he cannot make this noise?