Child SCREAMS and WAILS when TW is on!

[kizudo]

Hello most esteemed forum members!

I'm hoping that some of you mommies and daddies have had the same experience as I am right now and have figured out a way to get past this obstacle.  I'm really looking for some advice as my PM to Wennie wasn't responded to.  I'm including a few more details for you.

The situation:  When I put in the Tweedlewink DVDs my son (2.5 years old) begins to scream (a mild term, actually).  He runs to the tv and starts slapping the screen crying "Off, Mommy, Off!"  "Off, NOW!!!"  He immediately begins to cry and if I don't respond quickly to his request his volume increases and his self-control is less than stellar.  He goes from a very calm and peaceful (likeable and happy) state to frantic and hysterical in seconds. SECONDS.  To say that he "hates" it would be almost adequate. 

Various tactics I've tried:
 - announcing a few minutes ahead that we're going to watch it
 - holding him on my lap before it has time to show up on the screen
 - telling him he doesn't "have" to watch or listen, that Mommy wants to see it
 - having snacks available
 - watching when Daddy can join us
 - of course, waiting for a calm and happy moment

Has this happened to any of you?  If so, what did you do to change the response?

[NadiaD]

WOW!
Well, I am not an expert or creator of the program, I am sure they will answer your post and I would like to see their response.
The situation with my daughter that when she was younger (8-12 m), she would watch 2 times a day with interest.
Now she is 14 months and I am showing it to her 2-3 times a week and sometimes stop the lesson when she starts to stop showing an interest.
I would definitely stop showing TW to him for a while. Then after a months or  2 show it again.
I remember when I was 3 my mom used to read a book about a sparrow, who was hitting everybody and nobody would play with him. Guess what, every
time I was crying when my mom was reading that book, because I felt sooo sorry for sparrow that nobody was playing with him. I told it to my mom when I was 12 and
we were getting ready some of my old books to give away. My mom was shocked.
I think there's a reason he does not like it, maybe he is just to little to explain it. May be he already outgrew this  program.
Anyway, I would like to see response from TW as well as other parents stating their child age and how he/ she respondes to program.

The best of luck!
 Lots of hugs for your little one.

[hypatia]

Is it just recently that you've introduced the program to him?

[kizudo]

No.  I believe we started in June or July.  We do each lesson 3 times before moving on to the next one.  We're currently on the last "showing" of Lesson 16.  But it's taken us since August 7th to now (Oct.22) to do 6 lessons...That's averaging only 2 lessons a month = 6 showings.

[waterdreamer]

Maybe it makes him feel sick. I know if I watch it with my son it makes me feel car sick. I'm really sensitive to white flashing screens

[bella]

or simply he doesn't like it and prefers something else . my baby does it often with dvds i play for him , if he got something else in mind , he won't scream he turns the tv off by himself and say THE END  in a vry cute way announcing I AM NOT INTERESTED . he does the same with some books as soon as i start he closes it saying the end and go get another book . just work on something else and try again later.
viv

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