A toddler who whines about everything! Please help!?
Answers:
Try to ignore these types of behaviors. If she gets a reaction from you, or gets what she wants from you when she behaves this way, she will continue the behavior.
If she doesn't stop screaming remove her from the situation and give her a quiet space to think and relax.( do not put her in her room, and don't call it time out, a child sees this as punishment and the behavior will escalate.) Calmly tell her that she needs to go have some time to think about how to ask for things nicely. Once she stops crying try talking to her and explain that crying does not get her what she wants.
Soon she will learn the correct way to ask for things if you model these types of behaviors for her. For example you should try saying, "Baby, if you want something, crying is not how you get your way. Please use your words." In that sentence you're modeling the word please and she will pick up on it.
But whatever you do, DO NOT give her what she wants when she cries.
Well, your child is not the only one. I have a boy who will be two next month and he is going through the same thing. I think they call it the terrible two's for a reason:) I think she is just trying to test you to see how far you will let her go. The best thing I can suggest is time out. Children HATE time out and she will get the clue.
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