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Stop the whining!

kderhamkderham member
in Toddlers: 12 - 24 Months

DS is 17 m/o and has recently (last week or two) started to whine very frequently. At first, I thought he wasn't feeling well as this is his MO when teething or something, but his teeth are all in and aside from a diaper rash, he is fine. I know this is a normal part of development - when someone says no or takes something away, etc. But its really becoming hard to handle. Any suggestions for decreasing the whining? DH can't handle it at all - never did handle emotional people too well :) and I would really love to cut the amount of whine time in half. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!

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Re: Stop the whining!

  • mamaHippo23mamaHippo23 member
    You'll learn to tune it out, and pretty soon you'll barely notice it because you'll be used to ignoring it so often. Because as PP said, if there was a way to cure excessive whining, we'd all be doing it.  Teaching him some signs (or how to say the word) for basic things like- eat, tired, thirsty, please, help- will increase his ability to communicate with you instead of automatically resorting to whining or crying. 
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  • aeh72aeh72 member
    No to beat a dead horse but, yeah, it's pretty much part of being a toddler (and I'm guessing we've got many more years of it ahead of us all!).  I find that DS whines most after we get home from daycare and he's tired and he can see that I'm multi-tasking with trying to get dinner ready and pay attention to him. I try to distract him as much as I can with toys, or even having him "help" me with things (I've found giving him something "grown up" to do is a great way to help minimize the whining or just buy me some time).  But, ultimately, I just tolerate it and tune it out as best I can.  It helps knowing what the triggers are - e.g., being tired at the end of the day - so at least I know it's coming and can mentally prepare myself! :-)
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  • sunnyday016sunnyday016 member
    Other than redirecting, I don't think there's much you can do. Both my kids are whiners, and DD is almost 5! With her though, it's much easier to handle because we can go play a game or something to get her mind off of it. DS is pretty stubborn, so redirecting him rarely works.
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  • DawnLillyDawnLilly member
    Sometimes we all have bad days. If DS has really whiny day and I have not really kept my patience, the last thing I tell him when I lay him down is that we will have a better day tomorrow. I tell myself when I lay down that I will be more patient and attentive. In the morning when he gets up the first thing I say is today we are going to have a good day. But sometimes this picture is really how I feel.
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