Ok, I am struggling with this!!

Lily has learned that if she screeches this shrill high pitched squeal that she gets my attention.
so im 1ht now b/c shes in my lap and has fallen asleep...


So anyway, she will do this screech for anthing!! If she wants my drink, whatever i;m holding etc..

So I;ve started saying "no" in a serious voice but she just doesn't get it so how do you start to teach them to stop or do you just let them sqeal at this age b/c its a phase? ihope haha

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They really won't understand until they are like 1.

At this point you can say it, but not sure how much good it will do. Mili is into doing this also. She wants what ever she passes by or what ever we have. That is why I just use distractions. Like if I have a drink then I give her a bottle with juice. If I am eating and she has already I will give her a MUM MUM to suck on. At this point though the more daily things you say such as "I am going to get your bottle" they learn. Mili will calm down when she sees the bib or me un buttoning my shirt.

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Megan is SUPER handsy. Is that a word? lol Way more than Adam was. I do move her hand away and say no, and she does stop after about the 4 or 5 time. She is obsessed with the remote. And if she presses certain buttons, I have NO IDEA what to do.

It takes awhile but they will learn. I remember going over to my dads house, which is NOT child friendly at all, they would expect Adam to know what not to touch. He was crawling for gods sake!! Even when they are 1, the are still SUPER explorative.

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Yes Lily wants the remote soooo badly

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Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.(1 Corinthians 13:7)

Savannah found out the screaming/squealing thing, and I think she likes it because it's a *noise* and she can make it.

Today when I was changing her, she started it up, and I squealed/screeched back at her. You would have thought I was the funniest person on the face of the earth! We've been doing that all day now

I'm sure the neighbors think I'm totally nuts now....

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she's not going to get it for a while. norah screeched for a good straight month. it was horrible, lol. i couldn't talk on teh phone & i'm sure our neighbors were ready to kill me.

imo, "no" isn't the way to go. she doesn't really get what you're telling her. not that she really understands, but she will eventually. just barking no, will just go in one ear & out. instead of saying no, i would say something (when she's a bit bigger, of course), like "lilly, we use quiet voices inside" at the appropriate volume you want her to follow.

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If its stuff like the remote or not dangerous things, I would give it too her. Babies are at that time in their lives where they want to explore things and see what everything is about. Its good for their brains training as well as its teaching them about different objects. Its normal for them to do stuff like that or want things at this stage. They are curious and sometimes we need to allow them to explore different things. But of course with everything you need to supervise them cos you never know what will come apart..

As in saying no to things they should not have for their own good, It will take time for them to understand. But it will happen. I remember when brayden was 6mths old. When I would say no, He shook his head left and right, He knew what it meant. It was really funny LOL Cos sometimes the kids would say do you love me.. and he would shake his head saying noooo, Then for someone else he would shake his head saying yes LOL. Some understand early and some it takes time.

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No, think it will pass, is just a stage of communication IMO because she can't talk to you yet- my nephew was like this until about 13 months !! Bought a pair of earplugs! o/j!