repetitive asking

[mom61508]

Uhhhhh What do I do when my toddler(29 months) asks for something and won't take no for an answer? For example,

she will ask to watch a dvd, I tell her no more T.V. today you watched a show this morning now you can play or go outside. She will continue to ask and turn it into a HUGE ordeal. She will whine and beg forever!!!! I never give into this but DH has in the past but has gotten a lot better about it. I'm just not sure how to handle it when she keeps asking and won't stop! 

[crunchy_mommy]

Physically take her to another room/outside/etc. or at the very least, bring a favorite toy to her.

If DS wants to do something & I say No, go play with your toys, he looks at me like I'm nuts lol & just keeps asking.

If I tell him No & hand him a toy or sit down & start reading a book to him or grab his coat & shoes he almost always stops asking for whatever he originally wanted. :) If I can't even get him to do that, then I start tickling him or singing a favorite song & that will do the trick.

It's like he can't distract himself from what he wants so I need to physically distract him from it.

[trillian11]

It doesn't totally stop it, but I empathize first..."You really want to watch another Caillou, huh? You wish you could watch another one. Do you keep asking because you hope I'll give you a different answer?" After a few tears, this usually calms my son down enough to say, "Yeah, I wish you had a different answer." and then I try to move us onto another fun activity.

[mom61508]

all great suggestions! I hope they work for us! :)

[batsister]

I am already dealing with something similar with my 16-month-old.  He doesn't say many words, but will point, gesture, and say "eeh, eeh, eeh," over and over and over again when he wants something/wants me to do something.  It can be really difficult to distract him, even when I physically take him somewhere else and try to get him involved in another activity.  He can be very persistent.  For those with older toddlers, does it get at all better once they are more verbal?  Or worse because they can then negotiate?  (I suppose persistence is  a good trait in many ways, and I try to remind myself of that....)