How to Get Your Child to Stop Whining
1. The first thing every parent needs to do when their child begins to whine, is to show them exactly what they look like, and let them hear what they sound like. Show them how silly and how annoying whining truly is. A lot of time, kids will get the hint and try not to do it as often as they were.
2. When they start to whine, try and not to acknowledge it. No matter how hard or annoying it may get, just dismiss it like you do not hear it.
3. The whine will get louder before it gets quieter. When your child realizes that you are trying to do something they do not want, they will begin to whine louder and louder to get the attention or reaction they are looking for. It might take you the parent a couple of times to deal with it, but you will learn to ignore the whine, and pay attention to only what they are wanting.
4. Teach them how to ask nicely when they begin to whine. If you show them a different way to ask that actually gets them what they want, they will more then realize begin to ask the right way instead of whining.
5. Praise your child when they use the appropriate voice when asking for something, or when asked to do something. Children like to know that they have done well. You will get good results the more you praise them.
6. Be very consistent with the whining issue. If you do not allow it one day, then the next day it is ok, a child will continue to use the whining mode as often as they see fit, since they know they can eventually get away with it. Stay consistent and you will start to see results soon.
This is not a one day process. You have to be patient with trying to get your to stop whining. After a few weeks of sticking to the rules, your child will eventually realize that whining will not get them anywhere and they will stop. Just remember, patience is a virtue, and yelling does no good in any situation.
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Good advice. Duct tape also works well... just kidding :)
This is some really great advice. I have a friend that every time his child whines says, "Do you smell something? Because so and so is whining and well, whining is poopy." :) Gotta love humor, right?