Name: Great Homeschool Conventions (Columbus)
Start: 2025-04-24T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-04-26T23:59:59-05:00
Location: Columbus, OH

Tagged: habit, habits, Laying Down the Rails, whining

This topic has 3 replies, 4 voices, and was last updated 9 years, 8 months ago by Julie.

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March 28, 2015 at 8:27 pm
Oceansoul231
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My two oldest, ages 4 and 2, have started the horrible habit of whining, and it is driving my husband and I crazy. Any suggestions on how to break this habit?? And any ideas on how it may have started?
March 28, 2015 at 9:08 pm
Kayla
Participant
My kids go through ups and downs with the whinning. They are almost 6, 4, and 1. We make them stop what they are saying and say it with the correct tone. It works great just takes some diligence. The whole “I can not understand you when you are whinning” gets said here, then the stop and fix it. Sometimes it is the crying/whinning and I ask them to stop, take a deep breath, and please use your words the correct way so that I can understand you.
March 29, 2015 at 7:02 am
Karen
Participant
My girls are 10, 9, 7, 5 – and I do what Kayla does.
🙂 I think it’s a patience / time thing/ repeating the “I can’t understand you when you whine” thing over and over. My 10yo hardly ever whines now.
March 29, 2015 at 8:38 am
Julie
Participant
Look the child in the eye and say, “Your tone is not one of sweetness, and will not get you what you desire. If we want something we ask politely.”
Then Mom stands her ground, they DO NOT receive what they want until they figure out that they must find their sweet polite tone.
When the child learns to asks with politeness, they receive their desire.
“Mom can say (only once) “Mommy, may I have ________ ,please?” when and ONLY when, the child repeats, the children receive. The next time, only a look will be required and patience.