How to make my dd (aged 6) talk more quietly and not shout all the time

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The noise level of dd's talk (aged 6) is driving me potty..it's seems really loud all the time, even if we're only a foot away. Has anyone else had this - and how can I teach her to converse a bit more quietly?

No idea, but I'd love to know, my 4 and 5 year olds don't have the ability to talk, just shout - will keep watching.

I have a 3 year old exactly the same, have no advice other than earplugs

No advice I'm afraid but I have the opposite problem with my dd also 6, she talk so quietly no-one can hear her and if you ask her to talk louder she just clams up so you never know what it is she said!

does she have a problem at the moment with her hearing. My dd1 has intermittent hearing loss and so at times shouts as she can't hear herself.

having said that - she loves to squeal and shout along with her 2 1/2yo sister.

we just talk about inside and outside voices... and I constantly remind her to use her inside voice.

Just explain to her that voice controlled at different levels and demonstrate how much easier it is on the ear of someone talks not shouts ..

repeat ad infinitum

DD had same issue until corrected.

DS has opposite problem and I encourage him to turn his volume up so I can hear ...

i'd love to know this, my dd (5) is louder than the rest of the family put together, and her hearing is fine. I can whisper 'sweets' at the end of the garden and she'd be there in a flash

No hearing problem - recently checked at school and all was fine. I'll try some of these helpful tips

"Can you talk in a normal voice please" my friend put me onto it - sounds simple but works well - seems to be something they can understand. Use it for whinging etc. and ignore until they comply.

Remember the power of imitation. Everyone involved should speak as quietly as is reasonable to him and he's more likely to get the message than with any amount of explaining.
Often we RAISE our voice when they're doing something we don't like!!

Sorry HER, not him

My 3 year old is the same, let me know if you find a way hehe. Even dd, 5, is the same sometimes.

ds is 4 and going through a whingey phase

i just keep repeating in a very sweet voice "I'm sorry I can't hear that voice"

Oh and I speak quietly to them but it still doesn't make any difference. I've decided that it's normal for them and just to get used to it

i remind dd1 (age 7) that she needs to use an indoor voice.

she will also be getting her hearing checked soon as she cant hear us a lot fo the time.

Oh I am glad I have seen this. My dd (3) is terrible when she talks. She is so loud.
I was actually thinking of getting her ears tested today.

Misdee we are waiting for a hearing test appt for dd, she does have some sort of hearing problem. The gp confirmed it but sent us to the hospital for a better test, just taking a while for the appointment. We make allowances for her because of that.