| Parents are often dismayed when their child seems to | | | | Kids learn from their environment. A noisy environment |
| always be shouting, even during a normal conversation. | | | | will produce a loud child. When you want your child's |
| Some actually wonder if their child is hard of hearing | | | | attention, do you shout from another room, or yell |
| and will have the child's hearing tested. Fortunately, it is | | | | downstairs? They will mimic your actions and will do |
| usually just a basic behavior that needs to be | | | | the same when they want your attention. Try walking |
| redirected. | | | | closer to the child and then saying their name in a |
| First a parent must ask themselves why the child is | | | | medium voice volume. They will most likely respond |
| shouting. Is there a lot of background noise the child is | | | | with same volume. |
| trying to be heard over? Do other people in the | | | | Parents are in charge of teaching their child what a |
| household talk loudly? If either of these situations is | | | | proper voice volume is. Sending your child to school |
| true, the parent needs to change those things before | | | | with poor voice control will most likely lead to issues in |
| they can try and enforce an inside voice on their child. | | | | the classroom. Teach your child proper voice control |
| If a television or radio is loud enough that you find | | | | from the beginning and help set them up for success. |
| yourself raising your voice just to be heard, it is too | | | | Do you want to learn exactly how to eliminate your |
| loud. The child is learning how to use their vocal chords, | | | | child's out-of-control and defiant behavior without using |
| and if they are trained to use them at a level that | | | | Punishments, Time-Outs, Behavioral Plans, or |
| allows them to be heard over the television that is | | | | Rewards? |
| what they become accustomed to. | | | | |