I was wondering if anyone can give me some advice. I have posted about this before and the problem stopped for a little while. But day by day its getting worse again. My 1yr old daughter screams almost all day. For no reason. Unless shes in the tub or were running around to stores she screams. She cant very well live in the tub and we cant just run around all day so I dont know how to keep her happy. Now she is sick right now, threw up twice yesterday, which my father is using as an exscuse for her tantrums. But what he doesnt see is that shes like this every day. Literally. the only time shes happy is when shes eating, or in the tub, or going to the store. My hubby cant help due to work, so i'm alone with her all the time. Im at the end of my rope. I dont have friends who can watch her, my family is three hours away. I know I should let her scream it out , but I cant leave her in her room all day. That wold be cruel. I dont know what to do anymore. I guess I just need to rant about it. Any advice would be appreciated but I feel like i've tried everything.

Kids can be difficult when they're at that age. Seems like your little one needs to be entertained all the time. Try battery operated toys, toys that move. Try going to the park that way you'll be able to get some fresh air and the little one can look around. I do find the park to be quite relaxing. Although I discourage watching tv, try putting on a movie every now and again. It seems like if I watch tv too much I get this glazed over stare and my mouth hangs open sometimes. I've seen the kids do this too, so I try not to let the kids watch too much tv.

Good Luck!

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I was going to ask if she's been medically evaluated until I read that she doesn't screm when eating, in the tub or at the store. Sounds like you need some type of intervention and trianing, especially if yor husband isn't helpful. Try talking to your physician and see if he can recommend a therapist. Yes, it may sounds extreme, however if she's only 1, this can be nipped in the bud with behavior modification (on both your parts.) Good luck!

Hmmm, now this is not a very fun problem. My daughter is 1 now and has started throwing occassional tantrums, but she is not screaming all the time. When she throws her tantrums, we either try to ignore her or redirect her attention elsewhere. Not sure how this might work with you, but it's just a few ideas. They still seem so little, it's hard to know what to do.

Is she just screaming for fun or does she actually sound like she is in distress? Is she playing with toys or whatever and just screaming? Or does she not do anything and just sit and scream? I would definately talk about it with her doctor.

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With this problem, I remember the story of Helen Keller, the deaf, mute and blind who became famous because despite her disabilities, she was able to do more than normal people can do. In the movie that we watched about her, she was also screaming a lot and having tantrums when she was a child, and this is because she wasn't understood and she just doesn't know how to express her feelings. Another factor was that her parents and the people in the house don't know how to handle her, they give in to whatever she wants just to avoid any trouble.

I believe that you have to ask somebody to check on your child. I don't understand why a one year old child would keep on screaming for no reason at all unless she has been used to getting what she wants everytime she screams. She might be special, just hoping she's not. Many special children don't know how to express themselves. Whatever the cause of this, definitely, there is also a need for behavior modification strategies.

I'm curious as to what kind of screaming this is. Is it cranky, irritable, distressed...or just to hear her own voice. My eldest daughter was a very intense, high need child, and while she was high strung she didn't just scream all day. Talk to you doctor, hon. And give us an update!