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• Victoria Peel

  

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  December 15, 2009 11:10:52 AM PST

  Okay I understand why a child around someone stressed out or unhappy starts screaming - thus why I lock myself in a room when feeling the way I do at this moment. But how on earth does she (niece - not my own) know that even when she's happy that it's time to be extra extra loud the moment I desperately need silence? Three hours of high pitch screaming and singing. It should be joyful but my head is pounding.
  
  I don't know how real mom's F*n do it!!!! Oh, and how come the moment you receive an important phone call it's also time to bring out the extra loud voice? Even when you're in another room?
  
  This must be Karma because my mother tells me that when I was a child way back before cordless telephones, that whenever she'd take an important call I would stand out of reaching distance from her, pour rice crispies on the floor, and start stomping all over them.
  
  Of course then again who's the dummy who kept leaving the rice crispies out?
  
  
  
• Deleted Member

  
   

  December 15, 2009 11:40:02 AM PST

  children can read body language real well. If you react they will know instantly.
  
  dont sell yourself short you could be telling the child its time to act childish without saying or doing a thing . It an ESP thing I guess.
• Kathryn

  
   

  December 15, 2009 12:45:55 PM PST

  +1 for the rice krispy stomping. That's hilarious.
  
  Whenever my kid starts acting up at an inappropriate time I say "Do you need a time out?" Sometimes she says "Sowwy" and cuts it out, and sometimes she stomps over to the corner and sits down. It must be a toddler thing.
• Victoria Peel

  

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  December 15, 2009 2:20:26 PM PST

  I couldn't calm her down because she was happy - just extremely loud and extremely happy. I tried to relax and take some time out and enjoy her happiness but it was still too much for my head. I was hoping just to find some headphones so I could drown it out, but no luck. She stayed loud and hyperactive until she wore herself out and abruptly fell asleep *thank goddess*. I too was able to calm down a bit after she slept.
  
  Seriously momma's - I don't know how you do it. This is a delightful happy go lucky child yet it's still extremely hard living in a world that revolves around her. I let my world stop for friends and animals, but I will never be able to raise a small human.
• Annie Temple

  

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  December 15, 2009 11:34:19 PM PST

  Thank Goddess for ear plugs. My son likes to scream when he's happy or sad too. I just keep asking him to never do that again because it makes mommy's ears bleed. lol
  
• Victoria Peel

  

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  December 16, 2009 2:12:27 PM PST

  We're all about not giving her junkfood here, but the other day I was trying to write a resume quickly, so naturally she needed all of my attention and nobody elses. I'm not going to lie - I took the easy route out. "I bet you'd like a cupcake huh? Why doesn't Auntie get you a cupcake?" Well that kept her happy and quiet for long enough.
• Annie Temple

  

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  December 17, 2009 2:18:58 AM PST

  For my son, it's the electronic babysitter - TV! Whenever he's getting too hyper and out of control, I put on a cartoon and he calms down. I hope that doesn't make me a bad mother. lol
• Treveller

  

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  December 17, 2009 12:51:16 PM PST

  Years back the dog was driving me crazy so I took her to the kennel for respet care (mine, not her's of course). A very posh kennel. We both enjoyed the break. I guess you can't do that with your niece. Or maybe you can. Would Scienceworld notice if you dropped her off in the morning? I'm shure she would enjoy herself!
• Victoria Peel

  

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  December 18, 2009 5:01:13 AM PST

  Unfortunately I can not put her in a kennel or donate her to Science...lol. Sometimes I just have to wait the noise out. She certainly get's more sleep than I do, so sometimes I have to give up on the idea of peace and quiet and wait for her nap or bed time.
  
  Annie, there's nothing wrong with the electronic babysitter from time to time. My niece however has been raised without the T.V. on, so even if I try to break the rules and throw some cartoons on she pays no attention to it. Food works best and isn't so bad since she mostly likes to play with it, and she'll stay amused with it and happy unless the dog comes along and eats it - which happens often. I had to replace that cupcake!
• Annie Temple

  

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  December 18, 2009 7:15:45 AM PST

  I give my son a roll of tape and he's quiet for HOURS. I later have to remove tape from everywhere, and dodge tape gates all over the house, and listen to protests when I remove the tape gates. But it's all worth it. lol