Nanny 911: Stop Toddler Whining
I have three boys, ages 2 months, a 3-year-old toddler and a 5-year-old. My main issue is with their constant whining. They don't stop! Most of the time, I find that even when I give them the answer they want, they still whine at me because at this point, it's become their natural instinct. What should I do to discipline them and make it stop?
So far, you have constantly bought into the whining, and the reason they constantly do it is because they know it gets to you. You have to explain to your boys that your ears hurt when they constantly whine and that the only way you are able to understand them and help them is if they use their big-boy voices to ask for things. Then you can try to help them with whatever it is that is causing them so much stress.
You have to exercise a little discipline here for yourself, too, by not giving in to the whining. As you said, even when you give them what they want, it doesn't make them stop. It is also about separating their "wants" from their needs. As you have probably heard us say before, "'I want' doesn't get."
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You have to exercise a little discipline here for yourself, too, by not giving in to the whining. As you said, even when you give them what they want, it doesn't make them stop. It is also about separating their "wants" from their needs. As you have probably heard us say before, "'I want' doesn't get."
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