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03-20-2006, 08:05 PM #1Registered User
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ahhhhhhhhhrrrrrggggggg
How do you get a four year old to stop whining??
I have tried ignoring her, telling her, showing her examples of other kids whining, i have tried only talking in whine to her, restricting activities, i have done everything i can think of. This little girl of ours is driving me mad!! Everything ...and I mean everything...is whining!!
How do you break them of this habit?~~ Missy ~~
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03-20-2006, 08:24 PM #2Registered User
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everytime dd whined i told her i can't understand you when you whine so until you stop, i can't help you. i think it took a couple of weeks before she finally stopped whining. after that it would only take a reminder (maybe once a week or every other week) that mommy didn't understand whining.
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03-20-2006, 09:43 PM #3guest7Tourist
that's a great idea!!
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03-21-2006, 11:23 AM #4Registered User
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whining is teh worst and i think for the most part it is us who teach them this bad habit by responding to them everytime when they get to thbe whining
the above idea is great....i am going to try it with my whinny 6 yr old
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what i did , was i dont understand what you're saying.....no one can understand you whining..no anger nothing..just like if she was speaking german...im sorry, i dont know what you are saying can you try again....and keep at it..and it stopped.....now if only i can cure the other 12 things that drive me batty i'll be all set
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I always used the "i can't understand you when you speak like that" adn then ignored until the whining stopped with the kids I nannied. Sometimes it took WEEKS, but it was the most effective strategy I've used. but you *have* to be consistent!!!!!
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03-21-2006, 12:53 PM #7Registered User
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This is what I do .....
"When I hear whining, it tells me you're tired, so it's time for a nap."
Whining stops & you get extra nap time.
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03-21-2006, 01:41 PM #8Registered User
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I agree I have always said "m sorry I don't understand you when you talk like that" And If you want to tell me or ask me something they you need to talk in a nice voice"
I still tell that to my almost 13 year old after she spends the night at one of her friends houses, her friends whines and gets whatever she wants so after Kaitlyn spends time there she alsys comes home whinning so I say if you want to talk to me you need to talk in a nice voice or I will not be listening.
It is HARD!!!!! But once they get used to it they will whine less.....
Eileen
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