9 yr old DS is too loud.. please help!!!

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my 9 year old son is a shouter! Always has been, so I'm hoping I've not left it too late too try & stop it, but I really am getting sick & tired of it. Because he shouts, my 6 year old DS tends to do it too & I'm just sick of the noise!

Now he's lovely & all that, but just always shouting..does not talk, but shouts (are you getting the gist?!) We've been down the hearing test road, & that's all fine so it's not that.. He's a normal happy, healthy 9 year old, but you can just ALWAYS hear him over everyone else, even when all his friends are shouting too, he's the loudest. He's even getting a reputation for it 'you can always hear Sam, you won't lose him, will you? ha ha ha...', which I know could be a whole lot worse & it doesn't really bother me, I know it's not a life & death issue, but any tips on shutting him up just a bit, that anyone has will be really, really welcome.

I'd just like to, one day, actually need to look to see where he is, rather than always know exactly where he is at any one time cos I can hear him talking shouting to his friends.
many thanks x x

my 9 yo is the same - since he could talk! Double misery in that he and his 6 yo brother feel the need to out shout each other!

Can't help but do sympathise. my ds1 who is 4 is exactly the same - only one volume. Even in Church on a Sunday he talks loudly if he wants to talk. Hopefully someone will be along soon who can help

I sympathise - my DS (7) is the same, just so noisy. We too have had hearing etc checked. When he started at Nursery, his report said that they were helping him 'find his quiet voice'. His reception teacher used exactly the same phrase.... Now in Y2 they just seem to have given up - noone can find it. I shall watch this thread with interest! (whilst wearing my earplugs!)

DS gets like this when he is overexcited. I try to make a joke of it - put my hands over my ears and say 'too loud - all I can hear is noise not words'.

You know how some people refuse to hear unless a child says please. Well sometimes I refuse to hear because the request is too loud.

As for when he's playing with his mates, not alot you can do about that but I'm sure they'd tell him if it bothered them.

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Has he had a hearing test?
Sometimes people talk loudly because they cant hear too well
ds2 is a foghorn too though.

We went out for dinner and I was constantly asking him to speak a bit quieter.

I recommend duct tape...

...works a marvel with the Feral Urchin.

yep he's had a hearing test - no problems there.

Anyone have any other ideas??

Singing lessons?

Would teach him to control his breath and be aware of the sounds he is making?

mmm...sounds like a really good idea in theory, but I don't think he'd be up for it..he's very anti-anything like that, but thanks for the suggestion, I might mention it when he's in a nice receptive mood!!