DD 4 and a half constantly repeating her desires on holiday

[napkinbear]

It's just constant. From the moment she wakes up it's ' I want to go to the pool ' the moment we hey outside, it's I'm hot or 'I want to buy goggles'.

We've been up for 30 minutes and she's already asked to go to the pool 100 times maybe.

She has other stuff she can do, toys, iPad, drawing stuff, TV. But she just repeats and repeats and repeats what she wants and I keep explaining, we are getting ready now, having breakfast and we will go after that etc. but she just won't asking every 30 seconds.

Eventually I snap sometimes and it feels mean. She still continues to ask though anyway, after maybe a 5 minute break. It's annoying.

What can be done ? Is this just normal for her age ?

It is not rude to say exactly what you want. “I want never gets” is an overused and cruel expression that is extremely damaging. It leads to children, particularly little girls, growing up never seeking what they want because they have been taught they do not deserve to have their needs met. Consequently they put up with second best be it in the workplace or in relationships.

Exactly, she meant the DD had plenty of things to do while the adults got ready, not just sit around bored.

I think the OP complains about her child's behaviour during the whole day, not only the half hour for breakfast.

She’s excited about the pool and wants to have a conversation about it, but she isn’t very good at initiating a conversation with someone who doesn’t feel inclined. It’s an opportunity to help her learn an important social skill. Ask her what she’s going to do at the pool. Remember that every time she says “I don’t know” might mean she just doesn’t know how to say it, or for some odd reason, she’s not sure it’s the right answer. Help her learn to show interest in what you like about going to the pool. What do her friends like about going to the pool? Fantastic opportunity for parenting, and you can do it while you’re on task with something else. My son had a spiral notebook for putting pictures of stuff he wanted, which saved him having to repeat his wants over and over to make sure everybody remembered them. He glued the pictures in (from the Sunday print newspaper ads) so he had control over his wish book.

Come on, they are going to the pool, but people do need to get up and dressed and have breakfast etc first!

I’d just take her to the pool and grab a croissant or something for breakfast….shes excited and it seems that you’re too annoyed by her asking you to enjoy your breakfast anyway.