need help - almost one year old is super whiney

ATLinApril

I am hoping someone over here went through the same thing and can help! I am at the end of my rope - my DS is almost 1 and has been super whiney and wants to be held all.the.time. This started when he was about 9 months and I thought it was separation anxiety but now he won't even really play beside me without whining and climbing me. I hold him and carry him around as much as possible but I also have a 3 year old to take care of. I thought that this would get better with time and that is was just a phase but now he is walking seems to be getting worse.

FWIW, he sleeps and eats great so maybe I shouldn't complain...but it is really becoming hard to deal with! Any tips and/or advice?

blu-eyedwife

We're going through this right now too.  No advice, just comiseration.

ATLinApril

Thank you!  I'm starting to wonder if it is something I am doing - maybe teaching him to whine to get his way...helps to know that others are going through the same thing. 

Elsa1984

It's not you. Gator is going through the same thing. Whining and kicking during diaper changes, whining while playing, whining while walking, whining while eating, whining in her car seat.......etc.

As of this morning, she has now added drama into it.....holding onto the side of her baby gate,throwing her head back with her mouth open, letting her knees buckle, and throwing out the most dramatic whine imaginable. I wish I would have gotten it on video! 

mamaZbo

I got it here too.

Scramblersmom

blu-eyedwife:

We're going through this right now too.  No advice, just comiseration.

This exactly! DS is killing me and I can't wait for this phase to pass! 

amyc216

Is he walking yet?  My DS got a little less clingy once he could walk and go where he wants to go in the house on his own.

Fianschneid

DD not only whines but she screams. If she doesn't get what she wants the second she wants it, we have a howler monkey on her hands. I'm trying to find a balance between teaching a 12 month old to be patient and stopping the insanity immediately.

aml+japan

I commiserate. We're on our fourth week of it. She's worst in the mornings because she goes into hysterics if I won't carry her while I'm vacuuming and making breakfast, which makes both chores take twice as long.

memo9

Ugh. So glad I am not alone!  I hate, hate, hate the whining.

Nita2603

Yeah, we are there as well. I keep blaming his molars. One is there, the other one seems to be coming soon. If he is still Whitney once we are done with those, I am out of ideas.

No good ideas here, but I am in the same boat. 

emma&katiesmom

Oh geez - my little guy is super whiny lately too.  He wants to be held a lot right when he wakes up (in the morning and after naps) but then the rest of the day he's whining/ screaming to be loose and running around.  He hates to be confined.

MrsNash37212

Mine is super whiney, too. I actually didn't even notice how bad it was until his babysitter teased him about being so good until I walked in the door and he became a whiner. Now it is driving me crazy.

I've started a no tolerance policy and I actually think it's working. If I'm interacting with him and he starts to whine, I say "I can't hear you when you whine" and get up and walk away. Once he stops, I praise him and go back to whatever we were doing. If he whines while I'm cooking or cleaning, I don't look at him until he gets quiet. He's picking up on it pretty fast. The worst is the car seat because I try to talk to him when he's being good/not whining and it is getting old talking all the time while we're driving around!