Attachment Parenting
How can I curb the whining?
Anyone have suggestions to help lessen whining in a 20-month-old? When DS wants something, it's like whining is his only mode (and by "whining" I mean that squeaky I'm-about-to-cry voice). Even if it's something I am happy to give him, he doesn't just ask first, he goes right to whining (DD, by contrast, asks in a normal voice first). I've tried asking him to ask for what he wants, etc. but it's clear I'm not getting through to him.
Anyone have suggestions? Most of the time I can handle it, but when I'm tired and stressed it kinda gets on my nerves. And DW hates it.
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Peanut and Little Man are getting so big! 2 years old already!
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Re: How can I curb the whining?
I do this too but I'll tell her specifically what to say such as "Crackers please" or "book". That helps to snap her out of her funk.
Ditto.
We told DD "I cannot understand you when you use that voice, please speak properly."
this has actually been really funny for us lately. DH and I started saying "I can't hear you when you're whining" and then our son will completely change his tone of voice and say super clearly whatever it is he wants with a big please on the end. the non-whining voice is hilarious and it's so hard for us not to laugh...it's almost like he's using a British accent.
when DH and I are together and he whines, I'll look at DH and say "Daddy, do you year something?" and he'll say something like "I thought Warner was trying to tell us something but maybe he's just whining, so we can't hear him." I have to say that for us, this has been pretty darn effective :-)