Children Born in 2004 How do you deal with whining? Aaaaugh! My daughter (4 in August) is in a horrible WHINING stage...and it's driving me nuts!!! How do you deal with it at your house? We make her speak in a "normal" voice, and she does change her tone and use please and thank you...but it doesn't prevent it the next time. I hope this is a stage..., lilaguide.com - Stores, Restaurants, Services, Products, Activities, Events

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Add as a friend Send message	mommyadventureclub	04/22/2008 at 12:27 AM
	My daughter (4 in August) is in a horrible WHINING stage...and it's driving me nuts!!! How do you deal with it at your house? We make her speak in a "normal" voice, and she does change her tone and use please and thank you...but it doesn't prevent it the next time. I hope this is a stage... Flag

Add as a friend Send message	raavants	05/16/2008 at 3:52 PM
	I do not let my son have what he wants until he talks in the correct voice and says please and thank you. Also, when he's whining, I mock him. So say he's saying he wants a drink and whining, then in my best whining voice ever, I say "mommmmmmy, I want a drink." It makes him realize that he's whining, and he'll repeat it nicely and then I will give him a drink. and hmm, I hope it's a stage but I dunno:) lol. My 6 yr old still goes through whining, but she catches herself! Flag

Add as a friend Send message	mom_e_2_3	05/23/2008 at 10:05 AM
	It will only be a stage if you are proactive about teaching her to communicate. I've seen kids as old as "tweens" whining at their parents (and bending their will). Nip it now for yours and everyone else's sanity. (My best friends kids whine incessantly and I hate going on outings with them). I simply tell my sons "I can't understand you when you're making that noise; speak properly." and I don't respond until they do. As they get older and begin to understand this more and more, I'll probably ignore them until they talk normal. I saw a 20/20 special years ago on whining. The expert involved reccommended ignoring the child (not even eye contact) unless they spoke properly. The family they featured had it licked within a week. I'm starting it wih my oldest (turns 4 next month) once in a while already. Good luck! Flag

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My daughter (4 in August) is in a horrible WHINING stage...and it's driving me nuts!!! How do you deal with it at your house? We make her speak in a "normal" voice, and she does change her tone and use please and thank you...but it doesn't prevent it the next time. I hope this is a stage... How do you deal with whining? Aaaaugh! Children Born in 2004- Stores, Restaurants, Services, Products, Activities, Events