| Title: | Parenting |
| Notice: | Previous PARENTING version at MOIRA::PARENTING_V3 |
| Moderator: | GEMEVN::FAIMAN Y |
| Created: | Thu Apr 09 1992 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
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I need some help with <VOLUME CONTROL>
Almost humorously, I'm about to develop a remote control that turns down
the volume on children. (Could I make a mint or what?)
My sweet little girl has a set of lungs and voicebox
that certainly rival Pavarotti. Almost verywhere we go, particularly
restaurants or other quiet places, my daughter's conversation
is heard from all corners.
I'm sure this is partly a result of competition for attention
at daycare and we certainly tell her 'shhh', but it's back
up to max within 3 seconds. She's always been this way, but it's
starting to get to me (the bigger she gets, the bigger her lungs are!)
and I'm asking if others have this problem and how they deal with it.
BTW, she is spoiled with attention and if doesn't get it gets louder.
I don't want Alex to be intimidated by our efforts, but just want
quieter moments. I may also test her hearing later this spring,
espcecially with her numerous ear infections early on.
Ideas/suggestions?
Kathy
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| 886.1 | MKOTS3::MACFAWN | My mother warned me about you... | Mon Jan 23 1995 13:15 | 6 | |
Krystin has the same problem and so does my sister-in-law. They both
suffer from hearing loss due to continuous ear infections.
Have you had her hearing checked?
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| 886.2 | Volume control | MPGS::PHILL | In casual pursuit of serenity. | Mon Jan 23 1995 13:44 | 9 |
Hi Kathy,
Your story took me back a few years. My step-son, coincidently called Alex,
used to get load. I'd turn down his volume. It was purely a symbolic gesture of
turning an imaginary knob on his chest. It worked a lot better than telling him
to be quiet. It took him a while to figure out he could turn it up. I suppose
he was about six then.
Peter.
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| 886.3 | pssssst .... just Whisper!! | CLOUD9::WEIER | Patty, DTN 381-0877 | Mon Jan 23 1995 17:15 | 29 |
Jeepers, if you find an answer, I could use it ... times 3! All 3 of
my kids (BOYS!) get really loud at times. I've done a LOT of thought
about it, and I think part of it is "just kids", and part of it is the
way that I've always played with them .... when I "get down" and play
with them, I'm usually loud, growl at them, chase/toss them around,
jump out at and scare them - that sort of play that tends to be LOUD in
of itself.
The only way I've found to tone them down, and make them stay quieter,
is to make them WHISPER! Someone I once knew used to call their loud
voice their "outside" voice. I don't know how successful she was. Of
course, given 5 mins or so, even the whisper disappears, but it seems
to give them a little time to let their eardrums settle down a bit so
that when they stop whispering and start talking normal again, it's not
quite so loud.
The thing that made them accept that they ARE loud, is when one of THEM
starts bugging the other because he's talking too loud ... at least
they finally realized that it's not Just Me!
Oh - and with the exception of the littlest one (who's also by far the
quietest), they all hear Great!!
Or you might be able to point out to her WHY it's impolite to talk
loud. (everyone's watching, they can't hear, they don't want to hear
you etc etc).
Good Luck!
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