Whinging little g*t...

[twiglett]

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DD does it but I have started telling her that I am not going to listen to her unless she speaks to me properly - either that or whinge back it annoys them as much as it does us.

yes it's a pain when they come back saying things/doing things purely as a result of going to school/nursery!

It's like they suddenly learn a whole new vocabulary (yep! Including swear words!...you've got that to come!!!Yipee!!!!!)

I'm amazed how young 'Peer Pressure ' starts!

Haven't had this yet, but dd's Spanish vocabulary (all picked up at nursery) makes me laugh. So far she can say

"mine"
"get out of the way" (is what it roughly translates as)

and more positively "look" and "hello"

I burst out laughing as soon as I saw the title of this thread - my DS has started exactly this. AND if I don't respond then says "I'm whinging for a lolly, Mummy" in an indignant tone.

I have now controlled my response to shriek 'don't whinge' like a crazed harridan, and reply 'could you talk to me in a happy voice please?' in a sick-making 'good example' voice of my own!

Love the thread title I've always said "please speak in a normal voice, I can't understand that voice" didn't always work though...

Yep, it's a nursery trait! DD picked it up and now does "I was whinging but you've made me cry now!" when, of course, there's not a tear in sight.

We also have the "I need some cheese strings/peperami/crisps/fimbles yoghurt; Lydia/max/Everyone else has them".

yes marialuisa, we also have lots of the "I need" going on. But does that ever stop ?
I need new shoes and handbag because oliveoil got new ones yesterday

without even reading the bottom of this thread I bet you are talking about 3 year olds at nursery ...... I NEED, GO AWAY, I WANT .. WHHHHHIIIIIINNNNE

Am i warm?

on fire suzywong

mine's about to get dropped off home any minute now, clear the decks and wait for the whinge .......

ha ha suzywong!

wants chocolate biscuit NOT Nutella on Toast ......

Mine is 4 and a half nearly 5 and at school and is still whingey whiney! How long does it last? How do you make it stop?

MeanBean, if you find out, let me know. My ds is 5 and a real drama queen. Anything goes wrong and he dissolves into tears. When he comes out of school he is often whingey and it can go on for hours. Asking him to speak in a nice voice helps but only when I've got the patience.

I sometimes go outside to the end of the garden just to get away and it shocks ds1. Plus gives me a couple of minutes breathing space before I have a seizure

Yes Issymum! DD has perfected a slightly disparaging yet superior look that accompanies statements such as "I told you I can do it myself", "That's not how miss X does it," and so on. i must be a bit weird because I love all this.

My 4yo has started saying 'I love you mummy' everytime I tell her off - makes me feel like a guilty abusive parent...