Hi there
My DS is 22 months and a bit of a whinger. It drives me mental but I suppose I always assumed it was quite normal. He doesn't have many words so its usually 'uurgghh' or 'mama mama mama' on repeat.
We have had two play dates today, watch with about 3 other toddlers the same age, and I realised he seems to be the only one doing this and I could sense the other mums getting a bit annoyed by it. He'll whinge for help getting on a bike, for example, and then whinge 'mamamamama' to get off again. He'll try and do something a bit tricky like push a walker up a step, but when he can't do it he'l whinge whinge whinge until someone comes to help. He'll whinge as soon as he catches an inkling of a snack and he'll whinge for more until all evidence of it has gone - eg if a cake is cut up to share, he'll ask for more more more until the plate is clean.
The other kids were just so much quieter and more restrained - they played within their limits and ate what was given to them. I am able to kind of ignore DS if I think he's whining about nothing, but the others seemed to be unable to shut out the whinging and I felt it really interrupted our day.
how does he sound to you and is this just a normal toddler phase? I hate to be annoyed by him but it is just incessant. And its not like he wants cuddles or anything - he just wants me to help or just to acknowledge his presence sometimes. How should I deal with it?
THanks in advance.
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Whinging toddler - normal?
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sleepcrisis · 05/04/2013 20:54
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