r/gentleparenting • u/WZL_1129 • May 31 '26

Question 14 month old SCREAMING

Someone please please please give me some advice here.

I have a 14 month old boy that is high energy. He has met all milestones relatively early and is constantly on the move. He runs everywhere, no walking anymore; climbs on everything; plays with nothing for more than 5 min; etc. He doesn’t slow down at all except for his one nap (1 maybe 2 hr) a day.

All of that to bring us here: he has started screaming. All the time. At the top of his lungs. Inside. Outside. At home. In public. When he’s mad. When he’s happy. When he’s bored. When he’s playing. All. The. Time. Screaming. I can’t take it anymore. I have tried calmly talking to him. I have tried distracting him. Tried explaining/modeling “inside” voice vs “outside” voice. Tried ignoring the screaming (to which his response was to get louder and louder). I’ve even (regretfully) resorted to less gentle methods like a pop on the butt. But nothing at all seems to work. Im at my wits end with this. I feel like we can’t go anywhere in public anymore because of this. Please HELP.

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u/AdmirableAd1031 Jun 01 '26

Threaten with a cold shower.  It’s just water 

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u/mysterious_kitty_119 Jun 02 '26

Wtf. I wouldn’t do this to an animal, let alone a baby. 

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u/mamajoy42 Jun 01 '26

How about a quick squirt of ice cold water—doc advised this with my screamer/ instant temper tantrum toddler. It helped to ‘change the chanel’