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oh the whining!

dglvrk2dglvrk2 member
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DD is 26 months old. She's been whining lately whenever she wants something.  DH, DCP and I all model for her asking politly/not whining for things.  Eg. instead of whining while she says "want milk" we model a neutral tone and wait for her to say it back before she gets it. This works about 50-60% of the time. When it doesn't work at home, DH and I give her a time out (quite time in her room with her toys/cool down/not a punishment) until she's ready to not whine. 30 minutes ago when I picked her up from DC, she whined for milk.  DCP and I told her to stop and that she would get them milk when she stopped whining.  She still hasn't stopped.  We've been home for 10 minutes.  Am I asking too much for a toddler NOT to whine for things she wants, to ASK for them instead?  Is anyone else in this position?
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  • dglvrk2dglvrk2 member
    Oh - I offered her water, in case she's thirsty and not just acting spoiled.  She's sipping the water some.  
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    Whining is one of my biggest pet peeves, it's like nails on the chalk board for me.  So when DD was about 2 1/2 I sat her down at a time when she was in a good mood and talked to her about the difference between using her big girl voice and whining.  I gave her some examples and asked her to name which was the whiny voice and which was the big girl voice.  She was able to distinguish the two, so I knew I could start working with her.  I told her that I noticed she has been whining a lot and that we were going to start trying to use her big girl voice.  When she would whine, I would say, "try again" and I would keep repeating this simple phrase until she used her big girl voice.  It has helped tremendously!  We still have to remind her sometimes, but she snaps out of it pretty quick.  She will even say to us sometimes, "Nice big girl voice" if she uses it to ask for something.  Good luck!
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  • izziebeeizziebee member
    My DS is 3 1/2 and whines constantly! It's the most irritating thing!
    I am going to try what the pp mentioned with giving examples of a big boy voice and whining to see if that helps. I sometimes think he just doesn't know he's doing it....
    GL!
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