Whining: Myself
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How to Stop the Whining?
Asked by L.B. from Provo
on February 20, 2008
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my oldest boy will be 3 in April and whines a lot. he's starting to add the 'a' sound at the end of mommy and other words. i also have a 15 month old son who does not ...
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- Hello L., If you find reading helpful, I suggest reading "How to talk so kids will listen and listen so kids will talk," by Faber and Mazlish. You may find some great ...
- Hi L.! I had the same problem with my daughter. When the whining would start, I would tell her (once!) that if she wouldn't talk to me without whining it, or in a no...
- Hi L., This TOTALLY worked for me: Whenever my girls would speak to me in a whining voice, I would say in response "What? I'm sorry honey, but I can't hear you when y...
Whining
Asked by E.C. from Tampa
on January 13, 2009
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I have two beautiful children, a 9 year old girl named Bailee and a 6 year old son named Brandon. They are complete opposites.. Bailee is very articulate and quiet, lo...
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- I have an 11 year old and an 8 year old. My younger one has more whining issues as well. I have found that whenever either child whines, I give them 15 minutes of ch...
- Hey There, On the other side of kids! I remember telling my girls when they would whine that I could not understand what they were saying and when they could talk t...
- There is a great book called "Parenting is Heart Work" that helped us with our whining daughter, also a 2nd child. Now I can't say she never whines, but I deal with i...
Whining... Help Finishing a Sentence.
Asked by R.B. from Chico
on November 29, 2009
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Okay, so we're trying to help our three-year-old move beyond whining to communicating in way that more effectively invites others to want to help. Here's the sentence...
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- First explain to her what whining is. Do this when she is not whining, maybe while you are having a meal together. Use a sentence with and without a whine so she see...
- Greetings R., Let me say taht as the mother of 5, I never felt the need to explain anything to a child that is out of control. Talking and reasoning is a concept tha...
- I say in a calm even toned voice (often hard to do because the whining drives me crazy!)to my 3 and 5 year olds..."I'm sorry are you talking to me? I can not understa...
Whining
Asked by J.A. from Altoona
on January 27, 2007
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My nearly 3yr old whines A LOT! I have tried taking toys away every time he whines and the treat of taking one away seems to work the best. But its still not effecti...
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- I always told my children that I couldn't understand them if they were whining for example if my daughter said " I want you to read me a book" in a whiny voice I would...
- Whining is so annoying, isn't it?! lol When my son starts to whine, I give him a nice example of how I want his voice to sound. I repeat his request in a normal...
- My son has a tendancy to whine, also. I always say "I thought I had a big boy. I can't hear you until you talk like one." He usually calms down and tries his best t...
Whining 10 Year Old
Asked by C.J. from Jacksonville
on October 20, 2006
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I have a son who is 10 who still whines alot. He whines over everything from not getting his way to taking a shower. He will be in middle school next year so this ha...
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- with my 5 year old i told him that i can't understand "whining".i told him if you want or need something you have to ask without whining or i not gonna even hear him.s...
- Have you tried a responsibility chart? I use one for my son who is six. I have been using it since he was 4 1/2. One of the "buttons" is "no whining". He used to b...
- I think one of your big problems is that you let his whinning go on this long. You should have nipped this behavior in the butt when he was younger, now it is going to...
Whining
Asked by A.F. from Dallas
on January 6, 2007
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Help! Our six year old daughter whines constantly when I am around. She is great for everyone else, but the minute I step in a room, that sound starts coming out of h...
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- Ignore her whines. If she wants something, tell her to ask you correctly. If she continues to whine...ignore her.
- Hi A.! :) Have you tried completely ignoring her? Another thing you could try is explaining to her that you will not put up with her whining and every time you wal...
- Hi A.. My name is L. and I have two daughters...5 and 7 (about to be 6 and 8 in a month) I don't have sure fire remedies for whining just because I am not very consist...
Whining
Asked by A.C. from Rockford
on January 22, 2010
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I have a 6 yrs old son who has gotten the habit to whine when he wants something or if theres something wrong, It drives me crazy how can I get him to stop
please ...
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- I tired the Ignore the whining trick but it only worked for so long.. and then they started to carry it out further... So i resulted to the copy their behavior route.....
- Just don't respond to him unless he's using a normal tone of voice. A bit harder than it sounds, but start taking deep breaths :), and letting him know that you can't...
- Start by telling him that you really want to hear what he has to say, but that you don't listen to whining. When he does whine, reinforce "I would like to hear you, bu...
Whining and Quitting
Asked by F.S. from Chicago
on September 22, 2009
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My 5 year old daughter has a tendency to quit doing anything that's difficult. At the moment, her problem is getting herself up on a swingset and pumping, or using th...
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- It is a typical 5 year old response. It's fine to encourage her to keep trying and to help her build her skills---especially when other kids aren't around. That being ...
- I don't know if the info at the bottom of your post is current, but if you just moved three weeks ago it is very likely that your daughter has normal insecurities and ...
- I would just not respond to whining and tell her that if she would like my help with something, to make the request in a normal voice. As for the swing, just be suppor...
Whiney, Crying 4 Year Old Boy
Asked by A.H. from Birmingham
on October 16, 2010
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So, I am seriously asking this one behalf of someone. My friend seems at her wits end. He four year old whines all the time. If he does not get his way he cries. O...
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- Unless she follows through and is consistent, he will never stop. When my son whines, I say,"When your voice sounds like mine, I will listen." My son is just 3 and t...
- You are talking about mt GF's son. He throws an absolute fit, whines, cries loses his mind and she gives in because she can't take it anymore. I've been a witness to...
- LOL I so feel for her. My son did this too... actually he still does it , although in a different way, and he is almost 18. My daughter did too but not as bad. I so so...
Whining & Fighting
Asked by D.H. from Jackson
on January 3, 2007
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My 4 (almost 5) year old is a constant whiner. I assume that it has a lot to do with the fact that he is the youngest but it doesn't help that my 5 (almost 6) year ol...
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- I feel your pain. My son just turned 5 in September and he whines a lot too. He is the oldest. It actually makes me feel better to know that I am not alone. Maybe ...
- I had the exact same problem with my 4 year old girl. I started a new system with her that is working great. I made a list of "The B. Rules" (B. being our last name)...
- HI it sounds like you have your hands full.it seems as though the kids are fighting because ,you work so they are playing for the first move toward mom whether it be g...
