Toddler whining and repeating....

[Coughandsplutter]

2.5 year old asks for things and despite knowing 'please' and 'thank you', if he wants something he asks and asks and whines and whinges. This lunchtime we were out and he'd finished his lunch and wanted to go to the park. He spent most of the time I was eating my lunch whining and tapping at me to go. I know I am biased but he's generally a great kid but this incessant noise is driving me batshit. When we got home he started asking for a book to be read. Baby was crying for food and I felt like my head was gonna explode so came upstairs and cried and let DH sort it out. Toddler has excellent understanding so why can he not bloody wait??!

I think what you've described is fairly standard for a two year old.

My 3.5 year old is very mature but even she struggles sometimes to wait for things. It's normal at 2.5.

I have older nephew's and I know it does continue but lack of sleep today has made me feel so teary! Any ideas for training this out of them??!

My ds is 5! And I'm still trying to get him to stop, it's more successful now he's older, but when younger I had real trouble!

Sometimes now I even have to say to him, and over him "Can you please stop asking me so I can have time to think about the answer and to then answer you"

Because he literally repeats over and over without a break!

Lurking for a magical solution, because it's the same in our house.

Driving me crazy!

Read Magic 123, do it every time. 'That's not how we ask for things. That's 1. Wait five seconds if not stopped 'that's 2' then five seconds 'that's 3'. Which means time out. Be really consistent for a few days. Life is so hard with baby and toddler, am going through it too, the whining really gets to me but this works for us. Good luck!

Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 www.amazon.co.uk/dp/149262988X/ref=cmswrcpapi_noCizbWK8JC1S

Thanks stars ✨ gonna look now!

Mine now often stops when I say 'that's 1', not every time but it is amazing when it works. When we get to three I say e.g. 'ok I'm going into the kitchen, when you're ready to be nice and do x then let me know'. We both have a break and I have a more compliant child. MIL thinks it's bordering on child cruelty but that's another thread...

I had (and still have) success by simply saying, "I can't understand you when you ask like that/use that voice." And repeat until they speak nicely and use their manners. It went on for MONTHS and it was arm-chewingly tedious but they do get past it.