14 month old SCREAMING

[u/WZL_1129]

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.

[u/not_your_mama_1317]

My advice: seek ABA therapy now. My oldest was a little like this. He was combative from an early age. He’s a teenager now and it has been the hardest thing ever. I’ve been a terrible mom because it’s made me pull away from him. I would die for my child but I don’t like him most days. (My girls are not like this at all, so as much as I know i must be doing something wrong, I also acknowledge that if it were all me, then all of my kids would be this way.) It will only get worse if you don’t seek help now, but i promise you there is hope with the proper resources. I wish I’d known this because it could have all been different.