screaming bloody murder...

the joys of a toddler. i have a little hellion angel who insists on screaming...or shrieking at the top of her lungs on numerous occasions throughout the day. i have been trying to do the 'ignore it' tactic, but i don't think it's working so well. i've tried to get her to tell me what she wants (using her sign language), and while that works, i still think it's giving attention to the screaming. it doesn't help that she's been cutting molar after molar the last month or so either.

and her behavior around her friends is really stressing me out. i feel like a helicopter parent, hovering around her making sure she isn't overly aggressive or causing another kid problems. she's all about the love...it's just really, really intense love. and it's worse if she's tired or teething. she grabs hold of the kid, pulls them really close and gives an open mouth...uh, kiss? i guess? it looks like she'll bite down (and does occasionally, i think) with the kiss. i've been working on 'gentle' with her forEVER now, showing her what it looks like, having her demonstrate, correcting when she does the aggressive stuff. but even though it may work briefly, she will inevitably go back to the psycho emma stuff. i don't want my daughter to be the girl no one wants around. even though she's doing all of it out of love and not anger, it's still upsetting to the other kids. please, please, PLEASE grow out of it, baby girl!!!

i feel like i'm at a strange place in my parenting. i have no clue what i'm doing and am so afraid i am unknowingly reinforcing or even (god forbid) teaching these behaviors in other circumstances that she is applying elsewhere. i just don't know how to change all of this!! i try so hard to correct and re-direct her. but what if i'm missing some key to this issue that could solve all of my woes?!