I know it's a typical complaint, but he really and truly does nothing but whine pretty much all day - at least in the afternoon. I'm losing my mind. He understands "no whining" and will sometimes use a regular voice if I ask him to "say that without whining." But, seriously, I can't do anything without getting whined at!
It's not even whining over anything in particular.
And I have trouble just ignoring it. The more I try to ignore it the more I want to (and, a few times have...) scream at him.
I push him to use a regular voice. I tell him I can't understand him (and often I can't...). I tell him the whining makes mommy angry.
Any tips? This has really come on full force in the last couple of weeks. My husband at least understands that I am worn out with it at the end of the day, and he's got lots of patience left, so he lets me disappear for a bit!
It's not even whining over anything in particular.
And I have trouble just ignoring it. The more I try to ignore it the more I want to (and, a few times have...) scream at him.
I push him to use a regular voice. I tell him I can't understand him (and often I can't...). I tell him the whining makes mommy angry.
Any tips? This has really come on full force in the last couple of weeks. My husband at least understands that I am worn out with it at the end of the day, and he's got lots of patience left, so he lets me disappear for a bit!
my DS does this too, especially in the afternoon, evening. We usually try to get out of the house in the afternoon, but with all the snow we've been getting we're stuck in the house.
), & I explain that the way she's talking hurts my ears and drains my energy. Could she find her sweet voice and words so that I have enough energy to take her to the park? She doesn't... We come home, and I say that we'll try again tomorrow or later that afternoon. Or if something like this happened on the way home, I might explain that I will need a quiet time to recover my energy when we get home. She's welcome to come into the room with me, I'll even hold her, but I'll have my eyes shut and not really interact much for a few minutes while I calm down.
