How should I deal with ds' constant whingeing?

[Mercy]

I really am getting to the end of my tether and I have no idea how to how to turn things around.

There is something about the pitch and volume when he's moaning which makes me react physically almost as though he were a newborn crying.

Do all children do this to some extent? I know it might be a phase but it's very protracted one imo. He's 3.8

oh it drives you up the wall doesn't it!

I used to tell DD that I couldn't understand her when she spoke like that and ignore her until she spoke properly!

yeah, i did that too. mummy can only hear you when you are speaking nicely. i also demonstrated and repeated her requests in a calm voice and said 'like this'

Hi, My DD1 has just turned 2 so her whinging is probably slightly different to that of your sons whinging but my reactions and feelings are probably similar!

When she is whinging in that way I just walk to another room and ignore and as soon as she starts to talk "normally" again, straight away I start to play with her or talk to her etc. Its bloody hard at times especially when I am trying to see to DD2 at the same time but she soon realises....!

Very similar to the others! I told ds I just couldn't understand him and asekd jim to speak in a 'normal voice' (hoping her would get the point that whining was not normal...)
Ds is now 6 and still manages to whine and whinge sometimes - now withdrawing TV works wonders!

Oh good, I´m pleased it´s not just my DS. He´s been great until recently where the whingeing & whining are becoming really annoying. I´m refusing to talk to him until he talks "nicely" at the mo to see if that works. It´s very draining though.

I know I gets so shattering sometimes, I feel my head will burst at times! lol!

dd3 is this age, she doesn't whinge but she talks loudly and constantly and at a high pitch which goes right into my head and gives me headaches. It makes me want to scream and throw things - it's the loudness and pitch, not what she's saying.

It's hard as she's not actually doing anything wrong. I keep saying "talk quietly" and she whispers for a bit but it doesn't last.