How to help whiney little kids ?

Question

my little brother is four. he's a bit clumsy but he's a kid and whenever he falls or something he always ends up crying insanely and running to my mom. or whenever i say something to him that is the least bit toward what he doesn't want he cries. it's starting to get really bad and we don't know what to do with him! any suggestions ? thankkks

Answer 1

He goes running to ur mom right when things like that happen? Sorry to say it's mean but ur mom is babying him! I know every child is different but my 4 1/2 yr old son did something really stupid 2 weeks ago with "surfing" down our stairs and slid right into the wall putting a hole in it, He got up and said that was cool. No tears nothing, because when he hurts himself I dnt immediatley say "oh poor baby what happened" I say "u still alive?" I know he's young but he may also be sensitive which is normal also, so next time he cries just say ur fine u alive no broken bones or when u or anyone else says something to him he doesnt like and he cries cry louder. It sounds mean but it works for the most part.

Answer 2

A little trick I use at the daycare I work at, is when a child falls down to clap and say "yay" like he did something funny because then he wont really be sure to laugh or cry. just be sure to check him and make sure he really didn't get hurt. Now the part about him crying when he doesn't get his way is to ignore him,till he stops.

Answer 3

If he gets what he wants when he whines, he's going to keep on whining.

My 4-year-old got super-duper whiny in the past year, and I've finally resorted (after talking with him, then begging him, then sending him to time-out whenever it got really bad) to simply ignoring him until he can speak to me nicely. Works like a charm!

Answer 4

Don't give into his wants. He sounds spoil. That whiny sound drives me bonkers. Ignore him when he cries or whines. It is natural to run to mom as she is the one who will

take away all the bad, or so it seems to his 4 yr. old mind. Hopefully by the time he starts to preschool or kindergarten all that will be a thing of the past.