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[quote=Anonymous]HELP! My fifth-grader has always been loud. He was a reflux baby so howled a lot. Never great at managing his emotions, so a minor frustration or disappointment often provokes some kind of drama. When he wakes up in the morning he'll sometimes start talking to himself, loudly enough to wake up the rest of us. Granted, our house is not huge, but still. Even if he's sitting playing video games or watching TV, he will sing/talk/rap or really just mutter gibberish almost nonstop. (Since the summer, it's been Old House Road on almost constant repeat.) It drives all the rest of us CRAZY but it's almost like he can't help himself. I wind up putting on headphones and listening to music just to hear myself think, but it's hugely distracting and frankly I can still sometimes hear him. He's a sweet, sensitive kid, and after multiple reminders to stop talking/singing, it often escalates into shouting. The chatter is the one thing that can make my older son, who's like the chill-est teenager in the world, lose his sh*t. I get it -- I feel like I'm losing my mind when I'm at home with him. He is otherwise a good quirky kid with plenty of friends, does well in school and has hobbies (sports) that he loves. This doesn't seem to be a problem at school. But he's almost 11yo and he should be able to manage himself better than this. OTOH I feel like an ogre with unrealistic expectations about noise volume with a younger kid in the house. Advice, please....[/quote]

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