I can't stop screaming

Evan has picked up this charming little habit lately of screaming. He screams. He screams when he's excited, when he doesn't get his way, when he is upset and when he's happy. This scream isn't just your run-of-the-mill yell either--it's an ear-piercing shriek that could wake the dead. When Evan screams, people hold their ears and look at us as if we are stabbing our child with a steak knife.

It's horrible, because we can't seem to get him to stop. We've tried reasoning, punishing, and shushing. He doesn't really care too much about what we do, and keeps screaming. I keep hoping it's just a passing phase, but so far that's not the case.

I guess I should invest in some earplugs.