Want it, don't want it, want it....

[colditz]

Is all I hear all day.

"want milk"

Milk is provided.

"Want orange juice"

"You told mummy you wanted milk so milk is what you've got."

Cue 45 minutes of wailing, whining, monotone nagging (want milk want milk want milk), screaming, crying blah blah blah.....

so what do I do to get him to make up his mind? it took him 30 minutes today to decide whether or not he wanted to eat his dinner, whether he wanted his milk hot or cold, and I have been told by the speech therapist to offer him choices but I feel like just dumping him with a cup of whatever I feel is appropriate at the time!

[annobal]

Am smiling only cos I get it all day as well!! Am hoping this is a phase...

[Elibean]

Aaaahhhh...its not just me then....have this most days, but as DD has been convalescing these past few days, its got worse: will be watching thread for cures!

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[HappyMumof2TurtleDoves]

I'm getting this too!! It's constant, dd has turned from happy baby to terrible two year old over night!

[annobal]

Often accompanied by back arching and screaming "NOOOOOOOOO" when I give him what he's asked for

[HappyMumof2TurtleDoves]

I can do nothing right for dd atm

[annobal]

You poor thing! Don't you hate it when the little barstards develop a personality all of their own!! Am constantly finding I'm having to be adult and pick my battles with ds. Had to stop myself whinging back yesterday

[Elibean]

DD asleep. Might take opportunity to arch my own back, kick heels and scream.....though DH might be a mite surprised (or not)...

[Melpomene]

I get it too. She says she wants a sandwich, then when I give her a sandwich she wails "I don't like my dinner!" over and over

[PickasillyChristmasName]

PickasillyChristmasName "Do you want X?"

DS(2)"No"

Followed, 10 seconds later by

"More X, more X"

"But I thought you said you didn't want X. Do you want X?"

"No. More X."

Both of us are now bored of whatever it was anyway. And then DD (10 weeks) joins in...

[SnowQueenVictoria]

Ah - ive found other inhabitants of the planet i appear to be living on at the moment

[JackieNoCribForABed]

Me too. DS is 23 months, and his favourite phrase at the moment is 'Don't like it'.

[HappyMumof2TurtleDoves]

I find atm I'm constantly thinking she's ill or coming down with something as she's so stroppy -she's a teenager 11 years too early!

[JackieNoCribForABed]

Whoops posted too soon, meant to add, followed by immediately wanting it back. And so on. Ad nauseam.

[Elibean]

Thats it exactly - premature adolescence! Which bodes ill for the real thing...

[crimbocrazydazy]

Kids eh, doncha just love em......especially when they are tucked up in bed

[Mirage]

Its the same story in our house.DD1 who is 27 months does the same thing over milk & orange.She also tells me that she wants to go shopping,then that she doesn't.She doesn't want to go & feed the horses,then she does.When asked what she wants for tea,she'll say 'noodles' & then cry & refuse to touch them.It is SOOO frustrating & most nights she is going to bed with no tea because she asks for something & then kicks up a stink & refuses to eat it.

I keep telling myself that it's just a phase,Please tell me that it doesn't last.

[SnowQueenVictoria]

oh god i hope its just a phase!

[PantomimEDAMe]

Ds's current top phrases: 'No, don't like it'. 'Horrible'. 'Terrible'. 'Nooooooooooooooooooo.'

Feel very lucky that these are interspersed with 'thank you', 'lovely' and 'delicious'. Please tell me he's not going to turn completely negative! (He's 2.4).

[shrub]

maybe take away the choice? just give them the juice/food and say its juice day today etc. could even put a menu up for the week so he then begins to know he has fish on wednesdays for example? i think choices when they are tiny and hungry/tired is too much for them. i can understand speech therapists motivation for asking questions to encourage speech maybe another way would be to talk about the food you have given him what it tastes like where it comes from etc.
don't know age of your ds but if 2 upwards then maybe get him to help you get his juice or make part of the dinner. if they are involved he may be more inclined it eat/drink it.

[SnowQueenVictoria]

Hah - similar to my DD's

Fave phrases "mine - not yours" "go away" "i dont like it" "no"

But also "love you mamma" "pweeeeeeeeeease" "cuddle mummy"

[SnowQueenVictoria]

oh - and "i want it, i want it, i want it"

[collision]

Dont you sometimes just feel like the advert for follow on milk?? when she throws herself on the floor and screams and has a massive tantrum!!

My ds drives me insane and I even said yesterday that I had had enough of being a parent.

DH is ready for them to move out. Ds's are 3 and 1 so only 17ish years to go!

[dramaqueen72]

oh good! thought it was just my dd2!!
she has a thing right now of asking for a certain toy to be passed to her in the buggy or carseat...but upon that toy being offered she screams 'no! dont want it' but as soon as you take it away she screams 'thats my toy! give me the toy' and so it goes on, til one or both of us is in tears. god its sooooooooooooooo frustrating when she gets in that mood, takes forever to snap out of it. ugh.
also taken to saying 'go AWAY mummy' alot, over and over and over,-in seriously mean tone, when i'm pushing the buggy, or trying to grocery shop....nice.not.
But nice to know its not just me. i dont remember dd1 doing this...............