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Oh my god the whinging! How do I make it stop

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Belleende · 18/05/2019 08:22

My nearly 4 yo DD has started whinging on an epic scale. From first thing in the morning until she goes to bed.

I usually employ a strategy of picking my battles, I hold firm on things like snacks and TV, but other stuff ( I waaaaannnntt the blllluuuueee oneaaa), I won't fight over. I do make her ask properly before conceding to any demands.

I have tried talking to her about how annoying and ineffective the whinging is. Tired ignoring it. Nothing seems to make a difference. Any ideas? My patience with her is wafer thin.

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UtterlyUnimaginativeUsername · 18/05/2019 17:50

'Not the whingy voice.' 'Not the whingy voice.' 'Not the whingy voice.' 'Not the whingy voice.' 'Not the whingy voice.'
That was me responding to DD from ages 3 to 6. It did work in the end.

WeeM · 18/05/2019 17:53

No help but sympathies-I have a whiner too...I like the whinese, going to try that line!

Belleende · 18/05/2019 19:06

I am so stealing I dont speak Whinese.

Also, I have been wondering about the whole, she whines, I say I dont hear you, she repeats properly, if request is reasonable she gets what she wants BUT she whines again immediately. So, tough love it is. She whines she dont get. She whines, I wine.

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Wauden · 18/05/2019 19:17

@Belleende. "She whines, I wine".
You wine, I beer! Cheers!

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