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[quote=Anonymous]It's an insult of sorts and I can see a kid being hurt by that.

Whining drives me bat sh*t crazy and my 4.5 year old son seems to suddenly be a pro at it. So we are struggling through that right now. I tell him that I don't hear a thing if it's in a whiny tone of voice.  He needs to ask nicely. If he's whining because I didn't let him do something, I try desperately to completely ignore him. This works well if I've offered him a second option. " No Joey we can't go to the park today but we can play legos together. But not until you stop whining."If he whines because he "needs" a new toy, I use 1, 2, 3 Magic and he knows if I get to 3, he loses his current favorite toy for the rest of the day. We've had a couple days where he's lost 4 or 5 toys. And yes, then it's meltdown hell. But he's more appreciative of his toys by the next morning. And much less whiny.

I also thank him when he asks for things in a nice voice and praise him for being such a big boy. I try to use positive reinforcement as much as possible. [/quote]

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