Anonymous wrote:Say:

Use your big boy voice


If not, tell him he can be upset, he can cry in this room until he feels better


Let him be and cry. You do your things

Exactly. Let him cry it out with no response and when he calms down, he can try again.

For me it always works in the moment to say “please ask me again in a normal voice not a whiny one” , and he complies (in a quieter, grumpy, but normal voice). But it never sticks or promotes, like, lasting change. I think he is just 4 and will grow out of it.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"I don't understand you when you use that voice."

Ha ha. This.

Has that worked on anyone?

Ignore whining and engage when they speak in calm tone.

Yea this worked with my kid. Just remember to never engage with whining, no matter how tempting.

Say:

Use your big boy voice


If not, tell him he can be upset, he can cry in this room until he feels better


Let him be and cry. You do your things