My son, 2 1/2 is a constant whiner and it's making me crazy! He whines for everything and about everything! For example if he drops his blankie on the floor he'll whine "my blankie, my blankie!" and its sitting right there on the floor in front of him. I've tried ignoring it and also telling him "no whining" or "stop whining" and tell him to ask nicely for what he wants. Has anyone else experienced this? Is it just a stage he's going through that will resolve itself? I really hope so! All that constant whining is getting on my nerves! I can tough it out if I know it'll go away. I'm at a loss as to what to do to get him to stop.
I'm going through that right now with my daughter who will be 3 in August. Glad to hear I'm not the only one with the problem. All my frineds who have older kids say it will pass. It's the independence thing, they want it when they want it and when they feel they are being treated too much like a big kid, they throw out the whiner card. Grates on you like nails on a chalkboard :)I feel your pain............hang in there!
Oh yah!!! My son will be 3 about 2 wks after yours and he does the same thing. My mom and I joke that he is the laziest boy in the world. If he drops his "whatever" and whines tell him to pick it up and if it continues leave the room. After a while, he'll get it. I've noticed that it gets worse if he's tired too. Yes it is just a phase. Don't give in, walk away and he'll learn to do it himself.
my son is 2 1/2 will be three in June. He started this whining thing and I agree...it gets old really fast. I started telling him I can't hear him when he whines and I make him repeat what he is saying until he is saying it clearly, no crying or whining. For the most part it is working....but it took a few melt downs for him to really get it. Good Luck!
I have the same issue with my 3yo daughter. And I can't stand the whining!!
I have taught her that whining will get her no where. If she starts whining about something I will ask her what I say about whining and she responds "No whining, no way". And I respond "That's right, you won't get what you want by whining, so if you want something what do you do?" and she responds "Ask for help". Then I make her ask for what she wants so that she can hear and see for herself that asking for something is the way to get things done.
If she keeps whining, then I tell her no, until she can ask without whining.
Whining can really grate the nerves...my daughter doesnt do it often, but when she does I am firm with her I tell her to stop whining, adn i leave the room..I tell her when seh is ready to speak properly - then we can talk... it works pretty well....it may seem not to work at first, but if you are consistent - they quickly come to realize they can break you and give in quicker each time... Kids want our attention, so lets give it to them when they are politely asking for it - in word or action.
Good Luck!
I had the same problem with my daughter when she was about the same age. She is now 7 and has grown out of it. But back when she was behaving like that I would just simply tell her if she wants her blanket she needs to pick it up herself and if she chooses to continue to whine about it I will take it away. I believe that if your child is have having a behavior you don’t like there has to be a consequence. She would be able to get her blanket back when she was able to ask for it politely and stop whining about it.
I still have problems with her not wanting to do things. If I ask her to clean up her room and she chooses not to I will go in there and start picking things up and putting them in a garbage bag. She knows that if she doesn’t save them and put them away they items get tossed out. Its going to be an on going battle but just about different things and the way in which the child deals with it. But the actual whining will stop.
