We are trying to train our boys to use their softer, inside voices, but Sandy and I too often find ourselves “teaching” them this concept at the top of our lungs. Toddlers seem to have three volume levels: loud, louder and loudest, and it is very difficult, if not impossible, to explain the inside voice technique to twin boys who are simultaneously competing to be heard. I suppose all the excitement over their newly developed talking skill is understandable, and once you’ve learned to talk, you certainly want to be heard. It follows that if you feel your audience isn’t listening then volume is the most logical device available to garner their attention. Perhaps if Daddy and Mommy can learn to be more patient and explain the “inside voice” concept in soft tones, the boys will someday hear us.
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