mo2 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 I mean, I really think he CAN'T. He is constantly making noise, sound effects, laughing, squealing, thinking out loud, playing (characters/stuffed animals talking to each other), on and on. He knows the difference between quiet and loud. We've practiced it: Whispering the word "quiet" and then saying the word "loud"...well, loudly. :D But if I ask him to be quiet, he just keeps talking as if he didn't even hear me. If I repeat my request for quiet a few times, he will come to my ear and whisper what he was saying in my ear. I have even explicitly said, "No, I mean I need you to stop talking." He looks perplexed---short pause---then resumes jabbering. It's like he doesn't know how to keep his thoughts inside his head. They just come bubbling out. Now, I love my son, and in an ideal world, I would say that it's just one of his quirks and let it be, but the fact is, sometimes I *do* need him to be quiet. You know, when I'm on the phone with the doctor or some other important call, when adults are trying to talk...and boy, does he make it hard for his sister to concentrate on her math! It's hard to take him places because he doesn't realize he needs to be quiet in public and will just interrupt whoever is speaking. Any ideas? Anything I should try that I haven't already? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2bdeutmeyer Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 :bigear: This sounds eerily similar to my 5yr old DD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssavings Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Neither can my 5 yo DD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissad2 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Are you sure you are not talking about MY 5yo :001_smile:. I beg him daily for 5 minutes of quiet time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo2 Posted March 11, 2012 Author Share Posted March 11, 2012 OK, so this is normal? My older dd was never like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Well, I guess I'd try making a game of it - can you be SILENT with NO SOUND for 5 seconds? 10 seconds? 30 seconds? 1 minute? etc. Use a timer he can see the time passing on (like a digital timer or something). I'd use something like m&m's as a prize. Assuming he can do it - play the game 2 or 3 times a day, increasing the time in small increments each time. Good Luck!! Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mrs Mungo Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Music with headphones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialClassical Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Well, I guess I'd try making a game of it - can you be SILENT with NO SOUND for 5 seconds? 10 seconds? 30 seconds? 1 minute? etc. Use a timer he can see the time passing on (like a digital timer or something). I'd use something like m&m's as a prize. Assuming he can do it - play the game 2 or 3 times a day, increasing the time in small increments each time. Good Luck!! Anne My now 15 yr old was this way. One time I bribed him with M&Ms for each grocery aisle in which he could be quiet. The good news is that he still talks more than the average kid his age, which isn't a ton, but I'll take it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Well, I guess I'd try making a game of it - can you be SILENT with NO SOUND for 5 seconds? 10 seconds? 30 seconds? 1 minute? etc. Use a timer he can see the time passing on (like a digital timer or something). I'd use something like m&m's as a prize. Assuming he can do it - play the game 2 or 3 times a day, increasing the time in small increments each time. Good Luck!! Anne I did something like this at one point. "Do not make a sound for 1 minute." We had to start over each time blabbing occurred within the 1 minute. I guess it helped some. I still get interruptions at inopportune times, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annlaura Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 If you add whistling to the list, you've described my 5yo DS too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runmiarun Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Sounds like my 6 year old. He can't be quiet ever, even in his sleep.:glare: And he mostly prefers to use his British accent (gee, thanks, Kipper and Thomas). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 My 8 yr old is still like that. He had no volume control, he sings/talks himself to sleep, talks through his dreams, yammers all day at a very high volume. I suspect it has to do with his ADHD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRmommy Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 My 5 year old is your son's twin! He never ever stops talking! I'm pregnant with #2 and my dh said that we are not going to teach #2 how to talk. LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Today's sound is hummming, loudly & repeatedly. :glare: He's 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicagoshannon Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 My dd5 has two volumes, loud and louder. :001_smile: This is my daughter too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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