Q&A for How to Make Others Be Quiet

You could ask your parents to get your brother headphones so he can listen to things at whatever volume he wants without bothering other people. If not possible for some reason, ask them to ask him to keep the volume down.

Ignore them. Tell them how you feel and ask them to be more respectful. Tell them that you are cutting them out of your life because you need more positive and kind people around you.

Tell them how you feel about their comments, in a non- aggressive way. State how it makes you feel, why it makes you feel this way, and what you would like them to do while remaining calm.

In many cases, it will. Often, telling someone to shut up or ordering them to change their behavior creates an atmosphere of tension and hostility. Other people can pick up on this and become uncomfortable.

That may not be possible, if he doesn't respond to threats to turn around and leave him wherever it was you picked him up. Next time he wants to get in the car with you, weigh whether you can handle taking him along.

Simply detach yourself emotionally and stop communicating with those people. Eventually they'll get the message and move on.

Try turning to them and asking them politely to be quiet. If it doesn't work, talk to the teacher.

Depending on how big your house is, this may be difficult. Try blowing a whistle or hitting a gong. A loud noise that can be heard over music and conversation is likely to bring other sounds to a halt.

You should consider asking your teacher to move them away from you or moving your seat away from them.

You shouldn't try to. Most grandparents are older, and they've earned the right to talk when they want to. Instead of getting annoyed, listen to all the wacky stories they have to tell, and laugh with them while you still can.

Ask specifically what sounds are an issue. Maybe you've stopped playing music, but their issue is with furniture being dragged around or something of that nature. Or, if it's in school or the workplace, maybe it's not talking that's the issue, but tapping a pen, scooting your chair around, or something like that. See what the other person has to say and maybe it will resolve the issue.

Whatever the problem is, talk about it to the boy first. Give him a few normal warnings, then raise your voice, or at least be more strict and firm. If he still doesn't listen, let him know you will start talking to teachers/parents/etc. if he doesn't leave you alone.

It's not up to you. Only teachers or other people with authority can tell the class what to do. If it bothers you, talk to your teacher. If your teacher can't or won't listen, talk to another teacher, the principal, the school counselor... You can, of course, get a little angry and exasperated and shout out in the middle of class for them to finally be quiet, but it's really not your place to reprimand the other kids.

Try watching the movie to another room. If that doesn't work, just threaten to tell your parents and that should do the trick

Talk to the teacher. Tell him/her that you want to pay attention in class but your classmates talking all the time is distracting. Also, ask your teacher to not mention your name if they talk to the class about it.

You can't make him do anything. Try offering him something he wants in exchange for his silence.

Before getting mad at your roommate, first try asking them politely to quiet down. If they don't listen, try saying that you don't appreciate all the noise.

Look directly at them and say something like: "Could you please be quiet? Many other people are trying to hear this talk and I'd appreciate it if you could pay attention too. Or perhaps you'd rather leave if you're not interested?". Then resume your talk. The peer pressure from other people will make it hard for those talkative few to keep it up.

You could try talking to their parents about how they're doing, or just simply ask them to quiet down. You don't want to hurt children, their brains are still developing, they don't know what they're doing.

Try talking to her about on how you feel when she yells at you. Express how you feel with her, she is your mother after all, she should understand.