i find my little miss is louder if she is over excited and in a rush to tell me something. i usually try to slow her down and repeat back to her things she says like ‘mum the dog was running outside’ and ill just repeat back, ‘did you see the dog running? oh i bet she was having fun’ . its just a little thing i do with her, helps her sound words out too if she slows down. we have the indoor voice/outdoor voice rule too but remember if theyre spending too much time inside, you cant really blame them for missing that good old outdoor voice 🙂

Mum of two boys now aged 11 and 6 and still trying to find their volume dial 😉 I use the term ‘Inside voice please’ a lot.

I’ve got two boys both loud younger one sounds exactly the same as your boy. Mine has had his ears checked, grommets fitted and he’s still super loud, no “inside” voice, that’s just him and I don’t think that’s about to change, he’s just turned 4

Sorry but our 5 yo girl (youngest of 3, with eldest 9) is still like that

I think many parents have experienced this sounds like a typical toddler to me. I have 2 of them.

It might just be a phase as others have suggested. But if it is arecent new thing, it might be worth getting his ears checked. My little one went from normal volume to being very quiet and a bit withdrawn but very loud when she talked and it turned out to be an ear infestion in both ears. She didn’t feel any pain and I didn’t realise it straight away.

Whispering can help or when your child talks to you telling you cant hear him because he is talking very loudly talk soft like your talking to a baby or animal
Good luck

Yep mine are the same. Even my extremely shy middle child has an incredibly loud home voice. Tune it out.

My 3 kids, aged 6, 4 and almost 2 are just like this. I send them out for outdoor play if they get too noisy.

lol my 3 year old is the exact same more loud when she doesnt get her own way or when she is singing lol

Oh goodness my 3 1/2 year old is the same!! Haha!

It is a phase but it can be frustrating. We remind our 3 year old by saying “inside voice”. He is getting much better so we arent having to remind him as much. It just takes time and being constant. They are experimenting with their voice and seeing what it can do.

When your child is using a loud voice, whisper back! Whispering, makes children curious, and you get their attention. When the noise level comes from heavy feet running and jumping, try tiptoeing and see it they follow suit. For outings to restaurants, the library, or trips in the car, come prepared with some emergency snacks and activities. Many times it’s boredom that brings out the loud voices. Kids will only be quiet for so long. Make sure there is some time built into the day where they are free to be as loud and rambunctious as they want. They have a lot of energy to burn. When my son had trouble sitting still doing his homework, I would have him run around the house three times to get it out of his system.
Kids won’t go right to sleep when they are riled up. Use books, songs, and prayer time to calm them down and rest their hearts before bed.
These suggestions won’t suddenly turn your hyper three-year-old into a quiet mature miniature adult. Instead, they are meant as guidelines to help you remain in control of your own emotions during stressful situations.

I think it’s just something that they go through. They are learning what their voices can do. They do grow out of it. Each child is different some quiet and others very loud.

My 19 month old
Is the same he is either really quiet or explosive. My 3.5 yr old was the same I think it’s something they learn with age .

I guess we all have different personalities. He should calm down soon.

Same I have a 4 year old daughter and all she knows is Loud or whisper, She’s constantly yelling just to talk and we just keep reminding her you don’t need to yell, just talk normally and she does for about 3 minutes then starts talking loud again. Me too am hoping that it will stop soon and she starts talking softly.

Thanks everyone, my son is 15months old and it’s not that he is upset, he just screams and yells directly at me quite frequently. It can be so full on because it is so loud! I know it is when he wants something (food, a toy etc) but i just wondered if anyone had any tips? I know part of it is just experimenting with his voice and hearing himself, it’s just also nice to hear that i am not on my own!! 🙂

Haha just like my eldest son, who is 3. He only knows loud or whisper, and the whisper always turns into loud.

I think that (as with all children) it’s a training thing. Toddlers get so excited about everything & need to be taught the appropriate times to be loud & the appropriate times to be quiet 🙂