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Whiney new 2-year old

Kougl Wife to Be!Kougl Wife to Be! member
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My DD just turned 2 that is potty training.  i have a 5 month old (who is so low-maintenance thank gosh and who DD loves and plays with a ton) and all of a sudden my 2 year old is soooo whiney, not sure if it is the potty training, hitting the 2 mark or what!!  ANyone else in this boat and does anyone know of a way to help!
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Re: Whiney new 2-year old

  • sschwegesschwege member

    YES!!!!!! It drives me crazy, that is huge pet peeve of mine.  My SIL and I were just talking about it today, she's dealing with the same thing.

    DD is a little older than your LO, but here's what we started doing.  Basically a week ago I sat her down at a time when she was in a good mood and explained the difference between a 'whiney' voice and a 'big girl voice'.  Gave her examples that type of thing.  I told her that we were going to work on using a 'big girl voice'.  Now every time she whines I say, "Uh Oh, find your 'big girl voice'" and most of the time she starts over using a non-whiney voice.  There have been a few times like yesterday where I just had to walk away and ignore her.  She of course melted down, but once she was done throwing her fit, she was ready to use her 'big girl voice' again.  There have even been a few times where she has said to me, "I used my big girl voice' in a very proud way.  I think it's just the age. 

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  • Kougl Wife to Be!Kougl Wife to Be! member
    Oh I'm so glad its not just me!  I'm goign to give that discussion a try!!!
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  • Mom2Mack1Mom2Mack1 member
    That's exactly when it started for us.  She's now 27 months and still whining strong!  No idea how to help.  I try to ignore it because she mostly does it when she is home with me.  Really hard to ignore and it doesn't seem to have helped.  If she's around other people & kids she acts like a normal child.

     

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  • logoz80logoz80
    Yea, they get whiny now. It could also be the potty training, she is a little young for it. 
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  • keags5496keags5496 member
    I think whiny goes hand in hand with 2. We tell E that we can't understand him when he's whining and that usually gets him to stop
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  • spokenfor1583spokenfor1583 member
    My DS just turned 2 a month ago and he is also very whiney. I just tell him that I cannot understand him when he is whining and that he has to use his big boy voice. He either screams more and I ignore him until he calms down other times he asks more nicely. But whining is such a pet peeve of mine, my mother hated it too so that is probably where I get it from.
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