Not enough wine for the whine
Okay, meaning NO wine! Suddenly, my adorable two year old has learned the art of whining. How do they all learn this? Is it just inborn? Do we all come into this world and figure out that if we're super annoying, we just might get our way? It is really driving me batty. My personal favorite is when I pick her up from my aunt's and she immediately starts asking for juice. When I explain (for the 10,000th time) that I do not keep juice in the truck, that she can have some juice when we get home, I get an "Okay, Mommy." Immediately followed by, "Mommy, I want JUUUIIIIICCCCEEEEE!!!" Ignoring her doesn't work, telling her not to ask again doesn't work, telling her that if she asks again, she won't get any doesn't work... What does work?? When the request is reasonable and I don't mind saying yes, it can pretty quickly be remedied by asking her to repeat herself in her normal voice and to say please. However, if it is not something reasonable, it just goes on and on and on... Other than the obvious, "don't give in," anyone have any other good pointers. Remember she's about 2 1/2...
posted by Erin at 9:14 AM
3 Comments:
ummm.... i've got nothing. but i might refer back to this post when i have a kid. good luck. :)
This is a tough one...My daughter was a big whiner at that age and eventually grew out of it. If her whining was incessant I would send her to a "whining spot" like her room, or the couch, etc.
Time out for whining? I'll give it a try for when we're at home. It's just so frustrating when we're in public. She's also discovered those horrid candy vending machines that they put everywhere just to drive mothers crazy!
Post a Comment
<< Home