Questions tagged [noise]
For questions pertaining to the impact noise has on children, e. g. on health and development, how to deal with noise, e. g. in case of specific sensitivity to noise, or being noisy, e. g. how to discipline noisy children. For questions specifically about ears, use tag [ear].
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The noise of his children playing makes a parent tired and glad to leave for work
I spoke on the phone to an old acquaintance, and he confessed the following:
His second child was born half a year ago, the first child is now three. He goes to work, while his wife stays home with ...
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How to approach a stubborn parent about a rule that is harming my studying
For some context I have been playing musical instruments since I was around 7 years old in some capacity, ranging from the piano and singing, to the clarinet and saxophone.
We moved house around two ...
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How can I make noisy toys quieter?
My son has a few toys that are so loud and piercing that they hurt my ears (emergency trucks with sirens, an aeroplane flies around in a circle on an articulated arm, and a toy musical piano). My ears ...
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Can having a computer game temporarily go blank when kids are too loud have adverse emotional effects?
There is a very popular question where a father says:
My kids (4 and 5) yell a lot when playing games on the computer. I
found an effective cure for this. When I hear loud noises, I [remotely] ...
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How does a parent's misophonia impact the child?
Misophonia is hatred of sound. The condition causes the individual to have a reaction of sudden rage and stress and the need to get away from the sound.
The sounds vary from individual to individual, ...
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How and when can you teach a child to use an "indoor voice"?
We don't generally tell my son to be quiet, as it's rarely necessary (despite his being extremely vocal). We want to encourage communication and his ability to express himself.
However, there are ...
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Does/can it have a negative effect, if newborns/infants are exposed to background noise (TV, ...) while awake or sleeping?
A midwife once said that babies might sleep camly in the loudest environment (radio or tv sound, party, etc.), but later they are "reprocessing" all this input and will be unsettled or even won't ...
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Street noise outside a child's bedroom - studies on how much it affects the quality of sleep?
Our 3 year old's bedroom is facing a street that has some low degree of traffic at night. There is a bus stop right under the window (we live on the 2nd floor), with buses going every 10 minutes until ...
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how to deal with noise from neighbor construction for infant
I live in a high rise apartment, there are construction for renovation above and below me that I can do nothing about. My wife is 8 months pregnant we are about to have a baby. I'm afraid of all of ...
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Is construction noise harmful to a newborn and how to protect them?
We're thinking of moving to a new apartment in New York. It's next to a big construction site, where there will be drilling for another few months.
Has anyone read any research on safe levels / ...
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Why does my child love loud (scary) noises?
My child is 1½ years, and has always liked loud noises that cause other children to cry. I started noticing it when there was a bang and 2 other babies present cried and she clapped and smiled.
Iv ...
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Does feedback from a baby monitor result in hearing loss?
I plan on making an appointment with my baby's pediatrician but before I do, I wanted to get some feedback on my concern.
Earlier this evening, while at home, our baby monitor was too loud resulting ...
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Kid's bedroom adjacent to living room - noise
We are considering buying an apartment. Most apartments have the kid's bedroom separated from the living room by only a thin wall.
We are concerned about implications, in particular noise due to ...
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What to do with tantrums if screaming it out is not possible?
Our daughter is a bit above 3 years old and she's having tantrums multiple times a day, whenever she doesn't get what she wants. Lots of screaming and shouting.
We as parents understand that this is ...
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How can I pick out safe headphones?
I want to buy my preteen a pair of headphones, but I don't want them to damage her hearing in the long-run.
I teach her not to listen to music too loud, but just in case, are there certain types of ...
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Why does my 16 month old daughter cry when we imitate animal sounds?
My daughter is a very curious, interested, and active young girl. She loves animals whether they're in a picture book or real life. She goes nuts when she sees them or hears them (in real life). Some ...
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possible disadvantages of being very silent when baby sleeps
Is there a disadvantage if the parents try to be very very silent when the baby is sleeping? For example making sure that TV and mobiles are muted, no dish or clothes washing is taking place and all ...
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15 month old keeps smashing his head against walls, cupboards, bed and also screaming extremely loud very often
My 15 month old boy keeps smashing his head against any surface he finds, and if I try to stop him he finds it funny to do it even more and even harder. As well as this, he is constantly screaming ...
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First "sounds" based on parents native language?
Now, our second child starts making noises (he is 5 month old), I realized, that these sounds are very similar to the sounds our daughter made, when she was in that age.
The sounds are something like &...
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How can I get my kid to stop whistling...so much?
I know this makes me sound like a jerk, but it feels nuanced and I really am trying to learn and grow.
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He is using the handflute, or 'hand ocarina' method
He does it very ...
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