and some don't.

By Jtsmom on Sunday, January 4, 2009 - 04:13 pm:

Neither one of mine started the whining until age 4. My youngest is full blown into the whining stage right now!! UGHHH Good Luck!

By ~harlena on Monday, January 5, 2009 - 01:39 am:

whining ... what an unpleasant stage, I think it starts early, hopefully phases out, but it restarts again somewhere in the teen-age years, although the teen-age whine is much uglier !!!

I think some personalities are just built to release their displeasure and some aren't. My one "non-whiner" is sure a "pouter". The whiners at least get it out into the open, and move on, the pouter can be stuck pouting for a much longer period of time. I don't know if that's the same for other people or not, just how mine are.

By Vicki on Wednesday, January 7, 2009 - 04:06 pm:

I think some kids (not all) whine because it works for them! They whine and get what they want, so they continue to do it!! My dd tried the whining, but I quickly told her that I didn't understand whining and by ignoring her each and every time she tried it, she figured out it wasn't going to work!

By ~harlena on Thursday, January 8, 2009 - 03:00 am:

I have used that also, when whining, tell them that I can't hear them unless they're speaking to me in a nice voice, he/she then tries to talk "nicely" .... ofcourse that's when I'm thinking rationally myself, and ofcourse whining usually occurs when everybody is tired and cranky ....

By Northcountrymom on Sunday, January 11, 2009 - 08:59 am:

One of my friends has a kid friendly sign in her kitchen at kid eye level that says "No Whining". She has 6 children and at one point 3 were in diapers at the same time. They didn't get whatever they were whining for and she always reminded them with the sign. Her kids don't whine.

When we first got to know her if my child or hers was whining she'd point to the sign. It worked even for mine so she actually gave us a no whining sign. It works.

By Dana on Monday, January 12, 2009 - 07:47 am:

That's funny, northcountry!

By Enchens on Monday, January 12, 2009 - 11:37 am:

Boy, could I use one of those right now!

By Feona on Monday, January 12, 2009 - 06:03 pm:

I just have to say no and mean it with the two year old. Then he crys very loudly.

We are starting the time outs if he does something bad now. He is old enough to be taught now. He hates time outs so I think he will be a easy kid very soon. The whining is like repetitive requests. I think I will try to ignore it. I think repeating ourselves is a whole family problem.

By Northcountrymom on Monday, January 12, 2009 - 10:59 pm:

Dana,
I'm tempted to market them!

By Dana on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 12:51 pm:

Well, some one started with the "Baby On Board" signs years ago, and I still see them.

Actually, the Baby On Board was started as a safety alert for emergancy techs. It was suppose to be posted on the car nearest the widow(s) where the baby was sitting and only showing when the baby was riding in that car. Of course, now it is just a sign.