DD is 5 and the whinging has just about out me over the edge :( that and the constant crying, she's so emotional and I'm struggling to deal with her, will this stage end soon...?
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DD is 5 and the whinging has just about out me over the edge :( that and the constant crying, she's so emotional and I'm struggling to deal with her, will this stage end soon...?
Hang in there...it took my DD a couple more years to get past the whinging completely! But it was definitely better at some times, it could be your DD is doing some kind of developmental leap and so everything is just that bit harder for her manage. Also, it's a ratty time of year for kids, generally, so much hype and rahrah over Christmas, end of year activities etc. Give her a bit of breathing space, and take some time out for yourself too. Then it will all be more manageable :hug:
Mwah.. Thanks darl xxx
I agree with Marydean. Once they're at school it seems to slow down a lot.
Best of luck over the holidays!
Just letting you know you aren't alone.
Lachlan is 7 and still whinges/cries over everything. Drives me batty.
oh god, really, that long?
Olive my 5yo has been driving us mad! She seems to have regressed and is competing with her 3yo sister. For her we have had a few at home pj days as she is exhausted and a bit over hyped about finishing kinder and starting school. I have been trying to spend a bit more focussed one on one type stuff with each girl. Tricky but really trying to carve out some differences as individuals for them. Dh has had to help and we have split the girls up a bit more than usual for Mum/Dad time.
My other ploy has been to get some time out! I have been trying to walk in the am so I feel less like the walls are closing in. I have also been lucky enough to catch up with friends who have kids the same age which has reassured me it is normal. Good luck!
DD1 is 6 1/2 and a master whinger still. Driving me batty, especially since Miss 3 has started as well :wall:
We're in the same boat at the moment to with DD1, she's 6 and the constant whinging is beginning to drive me insane...lol
If you find out can you let me know?
I think the only reason i think dd1 whinges less is because she's at school all day! She whinges as much, i'm just not there to hear it :lol:
DD's nickname is Whingey Woo...She is nine and a half :(
She has definitely become more hormonal (emotional) this year.
Her friends' mums all say the same.
Sorry to break it to you guys...
OMG. My nearly 6yr old DD is driving both me and my DH crasy. We don't know what to do about her sooking and whinging. I have ALOT more sympathy for my mother nowdays (she had 5 of us girls).
That last six months before the go to school is the worse for whingy! You are nearly there so
hang in there
Really??? I found DD got worse when she started school.:
Must be the age/time of yr. My DD1 is so so delightful atm. not really, im ready to emancipate myself from her ;)
Oh god DD1 is just over 9 and it's never been worse!!! She is more moody and emotional than she's ever been. I have no idea if this is a hormonal thing or just a DD1 thing LOL, but some days I understand why some animals eat their young...
I wonder if they're tasty
Mine would taste like peanut butter and jam sandwiches (no crust)
I'm vegetarian :cry: I'm sure they would taste like chicken
I'm pretty sure mine would taste like toffee apples and smelly socks.
hmmm, five weeks of it heh? bilby has been whinging too, especially about other people's houses, back yards etc. As in, "i don't want to go back to our house". I want to stay at [insert where playdate was]. And the horrible thing is, i can't say it obviously, but i agree with her, she is right. Those people live in safe areas, with great backyards full of fun stuff for kids to do, lots of space inside and out, they ARE nice places to be. And they have xmas trees, and more importantly, room to put a xmas tree. She asks for a xmas tree everyday. (the three gum tree branches in a bucket, i have fashioned into our pretend xmas tree, do not cut it, with her). i really tried to make it look as nice as i could. Argh.:
:hug: DD1 is a classic for never wanting to go home. She has a real grass is greener attitude, even when it is obvious there is no grass. You could live in a mansion and the chances are you DD may still whinge about going home.:
Do you think this whinginess is more girls than boys, DD is a classic whinger, DS1 not so much....I just thought it was that she was ready for school, exhausted from all the end of year kinder stuff, etc. Can't believe it still goes on after they start school and then I guess it ramps up into the hormonal puberty whinginess, holy heck, where is there a whinge-free window?
Gigi, I think wanting to stay at the friend's house is pretty normal. It doesn't matter where they live, what toys that have, whatever...it is all new and exciting and different for them. So, by definition, better than what they have iykwim.:
Re: the Christmas tree. You can get some small artificial ones for about $15-20 at kmart.
Yep - when my dd was 4 and 5, she always wanted to stay and live with whoever we had been visiting. It was more about going home on her own being an only child and wanting to stay where there was more kid action.
dd was whingy from 4 to 6. 7 and 8 were pretty blissful moodwise but at 9 she has started to get "moody" rather than whingy. But nowhere near as bad as the whingy years.
I was nicknamed moana when growing up... DS does a good job of whinging so I hope he takes after his dad and grows out of it sooner rather than later :D
if u ask my mum she would say when we move out and my sister is 20 and still at home ;)
must be a 5 yr old thing coz my DS is the same...crys at the drop of a hat and just whinges:
im glad to hear it gets better tho lol
I was just thinking that maybe my DS is a bit weird as everyone else on here has posted about their DD. But my DS most certainly whines. About anything. He wants to do his puzzle and I didn't get it fast enough. His baby sister poked him when he was trying to watch TV. Aaaarrrggghhh! Sometimes he seems so grown up I am in awe, and other times I am in awe at how completely whingey and painful he is. I do however think that girl whinging last a lot longer (like forever :lol:).:
OH MY GOODNESS. I am so over it. My DS is 3 and a half. he constantly whines "I wanna go outside" over and over again. He would live outside if he could! I hope it dies down. I guess he gets bored, thank god he goes to daycare 3 times a week. Kindy in 2012.