Whiny 3 1/2 Year Old

Unfortunately, there's not much you can do but keep trying to correct it. More than likely its going to get worse. My daughter is 4 1/2 and whines almost everytime she doesn't get her way. And boy she can kick it up, especially in public. If she whines too much she goes to time out. If it continues after that, she loses her star for the day. On good days she gets stars put on a calender and when she gets so many of them she gets a prise. Some days are tough and others are easy. I do notice that it is worse when she needs a nap. Grin and bare it is about all you can do. Just don't give in. Good luck.

J.

I know what you mean! My youngest is 2 and he is so whiny, his older brother (3 1/2) was nothing like that. I dont know why he whines so much he gets plenty of attention and I do the same things I did for my other son.
Wish I could help ya haha, but I cant figure it out either! :0)

i have a 19 month old and a 4 month old and the 19 month old is hitting the terreble twos so she is just starting to whine but the 4 month old has whined since he was born hopping he will grow out of it.

Keep doing what you're doing by telling him to use his big boy voice. As long as you're consistent with not giving him what he's "whining" for until he speaks to you with big boy words, he'll get through the phase eventually. He just has to know that you don't tolerate it. If he really wants whatever he's whining about, he will use his big boy voice or not get what he wants until he does. It takes a long time and a lot of testing on his part, but he'll come around.