3 YO just whining

[ChunkyThighs24]

DD & I have a v good relationship. Talk about everything, most of the time she's great. Chatty, fun, easy going. Yet more recently she just whines a LOT. I sit with her & ask her if anything is wrong, sometimes there is, sometimes there isn't. So I try to be as calm as possible. Sometimes we have a good chat, I think, ah brill, all sorted, then the behaviour just continues 🤦‍♀️ However as she is my only & my first, & I don't have much in the way of 'mum friends', I just wondered if any others could share their experiences, I.e, is this normal, what do you do, how often does this occur in your household.. thank you.

Also not coming down with anything as far as I'm aware as I know this can have an impact on their little personalities.

What happens if you ask them not to whine and use their normal voice?

No advice, just sympathy. It's just SO ANNOYING isn't it? For the first time ever I had to go sit in the conservatory for 10 mins, away from toddler the other day, and eat a bag of flips whilst staring vacantly at the tumble drier 😂. Of course he was in a very safe, baby proofed room, and I could still hear the whinging (albeit more quietly), so knew he was okay. I remind myself it's just a phase, maybe a growth spurt. We seem to get some days / weeks where he is for the most part very good natured, then get days where the whinging never seems to stop, although the routine etc is the same. It just seems to be random a lot of the time, he is 2.

Btw, you might not be bothered, but if you did want to make some mum friends, Peanut is a great app for doing so.

Just pretend you can't understand her and resist any temptation to respond to it. Tell her you don't speak whine you drink it in a glass 🤣 and ask her calmly to repeat in her proper voice. Once she realises it doesn't get a rise from you she'll get bored of it x