Whining
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My Daughter Thinks We Do Not Love Her
Asked by L.J. from Chicago
on July 26, 2011
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My 6 year old daughter gets upset anytime she does not get her way. She starts to cry and say how we do not love her and that we are mad at her, I do not get it. I fee...
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- As a mom to an aspie daughter whose expressions of frustration can be almost comically over-the-top, I think it's possible that your daughter isn't necessarily being i...
- My daughter does this too. I think that it is brilliantly effective. Such pleasure that we get from telling our kids that we love them and hearing that they love us ba...
- That scares me to hear that a 6 yr old is dx with bipolar. It is very serious and will mean that she will never be able to get insurance on her own. Have you looked ...
Am I Getting My Soon to Be 7 Year Old into Too an Activity Overload?
Asked by M.J. from Phoenix
on May 4, 2009
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Hi moms. My son is 6 but will be 7 in July. I currently have him in Karate here in Tempe on Tues & Thurs evenings for an hour each session. I also have him in T-ball o...
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- He sounds pretty busy, but why not ask him why he is acting the way he is? I have found that my kids may not phrase it the way I would, but they often are able to des...
- I personally think its too much with school. My oldest is 5 and will be 6 in July. AT most during the school year we do 1 activity and summer they get to do more. I ju...
- Hello, I have been a teacher for 13 years and I am also a parent. I think that your child has too many activities. Children need down time just to play at home with...
Weird Poster Pm'd Me and Used My First Name??
Asked by A.M. from Detroit
on January 12, 2012
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A 15 yr. old or someone posing as a 15 yr. old left a question on this site whining about her mother. I responded publicly saying this was not an appropriate use of th...
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- I got the same private message too, but do not recall the poster using my name. Still, it was awkward getting a private message from someone I did not send a message ...
- Creepy! I know, I've had some really creepy, underhanded experiences on here...well mostly just one weirdo.....ignore it. Not worth your time or attention!
- Yep... everyone is right. We can see "your real name". You need to change your "name" in your profile, inlcuding your screen name to all reflect Love Being Mommy
I Just Need to Make It To....
Asked by L._. from San Diego
on November 17, 2011
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What do you most look forward to? For me today, it's nap time. No one wants to sit and play with any table activities. Everyone wants to run. The whining today is ...
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- OH MY GOODNESS, I was going to say nap time as well, just for today. As soon as my son goes down, I think I'll do a happy dance, I'm EXHAUSTED! Usually though, I lo...
- oh do yours want to join mine and what is it about sliding glass doors and running into them and hitting them with various objects. So far we have had a naughty day a...
- lol my kid is already in school and I still look forward to naptime! I remember those days of WSL (whining as a second language) and sleepless nights. I'm not ...
22 Month Old Who Crys All the Time
Asked by A.H. from Columbus
on April 15, 2009
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My son is 22 months old and crys about everything, it seems as if nothing can make him happy. He recently started to go to a sitter for the first time about 5 months a...
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- Does the sitter have other children, first of all? Speaking as a baby-sitter and mother of an almost 3 year old, I know all too well that kids pick up bad habits from...
- It must be this age. My daughter is 26 months and has turned into a whining machine. She whines b/c she's thirsty, then the cup isn't right, then she's not thirsty, th...
- Oh my goodness, I totally remember this highly annoying phase!! :) With both of my children, everytime they whined over something I sent them to the corner. They ma...
How to Stop the Whinning and Tears When It Is Time to Go?
Asked by K.B. from Florence
on August 6, 2007
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My little boy is great. He is polite he helps so much with his little sister because he wants to. But yet if we are visiting or in the pool he will start crying with...
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- I had the completely opposite issue with my son...He didn't want to go to any place but HOME...He's coming around now...Try telling him ahead of time what's going to h...
- Have you tried letting him know about 5-10 minutes before hand about your plans to leave. That way it gives him a little warining to what is going to happen. (advice f...
- I discovered early on with my daughter that I needed to talk to her before hand... She would get upset when it was time to leave, I'd give a little pop on the booty an...
6 Year Old Chewing on Things and Still Acting like a Baby!
Asked by B.D. from Augusta
on December 28, 2010
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My son just turned 6 and is still chewing on everything. I have asked him repeatedly not to do this but that doesnt help. He is also still acting like a baby..the way...
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- My 9y does this sometimes. We respond with 'try again in your big boy voice'. When he does we answer. If he won't we ignore him. M.
- It really sounds like your son could be saddled with Sensory Integration Disorder along with his ADHD, and possibly other neurological deficits, as well. Have you told...
- The chewing on everything might be because his adult molars in the back are coming in. My oldest was so uncomfortable I actually let him chew on a teether (not the one...
My Dog Freaks Out During Thunderstorms- Is There Relief for Her?
Asked by N.G. from Dallas
on May 11, 2011
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Not a Momma question, but a dog-Momma question! I have a six-year-old Boston Terrier named Emma. She is only 15 pounds. In the past year or so, she has developed a ...
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- Our Chiuaua Pom mix is the same we have to give her a sedative for that and fireworks too! that is the only thing that works for us.
- My mom's small terrier mix is like this (lives right next door and spends a large part of her day hanging out on our front steps). We've worked with her for years, all...
- I have a Corgi mix that developed a fear of storms after Katrina (go figure, the dog has a form of PTSD). I have some tranqs that the Vet prescribed that I keep on...
4.5 Year with "Mommy-itis" and a Constant Case of Crabby
Asked by J.B. from Minneapolis
on June 3, 2011
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My 4.5 year old daugher has developed a serious case of Mommy-itis over the last month. She has to know where I am at all times, and cries for me if at (daycare, aunt...
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- Take her to a therapist. Maybe she needs to get her feelings out and that is the only way she can express them:) Or crying out for attention.
- hi, I agree with everything Keri W. said. Also, I learned when my daughter was that age that it is important to give her choices sometimes so she gets to feel some sor...
- Sounds like she needs more Mommy and me time... she seems to be acting out because she's not getting enough of your time.
Don't You Wish They Had a Reset Button? (Sorta JFF)
Asked by H.W. from Portland
on September 26, 2012
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So, this afternoon, my son appears to be in Full-On Whine and Complain mode. All through homework (writing three "n"s and coloring three small pictures)...complain com...
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- I like this idea! I am more often fantasizing about who I would delete with delete buttons though ;)
- Oh man I need the reset button! My two year old is always whiny so today at a routine check up the doc was suprised to find she had an ear infection and looked at me s...
- My two year old. She is ranging from whiny (whimpering and fussing and not telling me what it is that she wants and, of course, I have no idea and everything I try is...
