In our nursery, we have a child who will be three in a couple of months' time. He is a happy child but he frequently emits a high pitched scream. Sometimes it is because he wants attention, while at other times there seems no logical explanation. The noise is horrendous and brings the nursery to a halt. Apparently he does the same at home. He has been doing this several times a day since he was two years old. We thought he would just grow out of it once he was talking more, but if anything it seems be getting worse, even though his speech is now very good. With the parents, we have tried several techniques including reprimanding him and also ignoring him.
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