Screaming (more of a Demanding-Type scream) to get what he wants.

[newmommy]

*Sigh*, have you ever been through this type of phase with you LOs?

I'll give an example- "DS, put your shoes on"

DS screams : "NOOOOOO!!!!" and continue playing with his cars and trucks on the floor.

or this is the absolute worst for me.

DH has been picking me up from work and I know DS is excited to see me but my goodness but after dealing with screaming clients all day the *last* thing I want to hear is ---> more screaming!!

So when I get in, DH starts in on me first telling me about his day and DS immediately interrupts by saying quietly at first "Mommy?" (while DH is still talking to me) and I will gently say, "just a minute DS...let Daddy finish talking" and then:

"Mommmyyyyyy!!!!" and of course DH and I stop talking and I quietly say "Yes, DS?" And he says "Is that a truck or an ambulance"

Just a couple of examples of his screaming (more like screaming/demanding) type of tones he's been using lately.

I've started combatting this type of behavior by saying quietly (after he's scream/demanded) "try that again DS" and then phrase it correctly for him.

Ever go through this?

[Leersia]

Yes, actually. One of my five-year-old twin boys does this ALL the time - he is just incredibly impatient. The other is a bit more mature, and he will do the "excuse me mommy" thing for a while before he loses his temper. Sometimes, I am guilty of ignoring something that they are saying or asking just because I am around them all day (HSing) and my brain is overloaded :; and this understandably angers them . I think for your DS it will just take a bit of growing up, along with the modeling that you are doing.

[riversong]

My dd will often scream questions at us or sing really loudly when she's not included in the conversation. Dh will sometimes go on and on at the dinner table and I think she just gets bored and feels left out. I had to talk to dh about having family-friendly conversations that she can participate in. It works well. Maybe your ds just wants you to talk to him when they pick you up. If you start out by talking to him first, does that help?

Dd will scream at other times, too, for other reasons. It makes me batty, too. I just tell her, "Talk to me in your regular voice, please. I feel upset when you scream at me." I think it's a passing phase, though. I hope.