W-h-i-n-e (toddler, not mummy)

Gabrielle is teething ATM and is whinging a LOT.

The worst time for us is first thing in the morning. She gets up happy but immediately starts whinging away wanting breakfast. This has always been the case. I give her a banana and drink while I make her cereal but I'm obviously not fast enough as she whinges and whinges and whinges. Every morning is the same and it is a really draining way to start the day. If I sit her in her highchair and chat to her while I make breakfast she totally melts down but if I let her run around she pulls at my legs and whinges.

Is this just expected toddler behaviour or should I be trying to teach her to be more patient? At the moment I just get her food ready as quickly as I can, without appearing flustered. She then whinges all through breakfast but is ok afterwards.

It just feels like the whinging has increased a lot lately yet I know she has sufficient language to ask for what she wants instead of whinging.

Any tips? Or do we just hang in there until this stage passes? As far as we can tell, we are not doing anything to encourage or reward the whinging but at we are also not doing time out or anything.

So maybe it is just an age thing. I guess by about 18mths they'll be better able to understand us when we ask them to be patient

BellaBabysMum wrote: 18 months PFFFT Ella still whinges, ok so shes 17 months but the whinging gets worse. i think its frustration at not being able to tell us what they want. Ellas good though she will say Ta and point to what she wants.

shhhhhhhhhhhhhh not listening!!!

james wrote: its a stage and it will pass right about the time they leave home lol

Oh boy, sounds just like my 2 yr old!! The minute she wakes up all she says is "make a milo, make a milo" repeatadly. Even when you're getting the bottle ready & boiling the jug she's saying it. Normally it's Dh making it, so you can hear him say "yes Gia, I'm making it now, see, making it now" then she replies "make a milo, make a milo". Grrrr!! All the same, it is cute! Once the bottle is in her hand she's happy as & don't hear her saying again til the next morning.

busymum wrote: Briona was a real toughie at waking as well - still is hard of waking but not as bad to us! - After too much grizzling, for both our sanities, I would put her back to bed with the door open and she could try again. Usually that bought me a bit more time to get things ready.

what a great idea chick I must try that with Mikey.