But instead of being nags about it, parents can enlist your kids’ help, “We’ll have to let people know when they come to visit that there’s no whining in our house! Can you help with that?” Like most people, children dig the idea of telling people off for doing something that they do themselves.
This trick helped a lot, but it didn’t completely get child to stop whining. So I went in search of some new tricks and here are a few tips culled from various parenting sites on how to handle whining kids.
1. Nip it in the bud. From webmd.com:
2. Empathise before you lecture. From parents.com:
3. Show your kid what to aim for. From askdrsears.com:
4. Let her know when she got it right. From parents.com:
5. Don’t ignore the whining. From parents.com:
6. Be playful. Here’s a foolproof magic trick to stop whining that’s worked for us when we’re out running errands. Or you could try reading this book to your kids. From cnn.com:
7. Reconnect for a few minutes. From webmd.com:
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