Is your child whiny?

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The 8 year old little sister has been whiny all day. When I mention to mom she had to get up early mom says it's no excuse she gets up at 4AM to go to work and you don't see her whining. She's going on 9. (That's what my mom says). I (in my mind to myself) spin it to perhaps she's tired or school was stressful that day or something.

My parents were so tired of the whining they put the girls to bed at 7 instead of 8. I'm not sure if this "whiny" behavior is age or perhaps something more. I look at her AS traits (which there are a lot as yall have heard from previous posts) So I think perhaps class was stressful today for some reason (She did start a reading tutuoring thing so you have that on top of regular class and speech class every week (not sure which days). Perhaps it's too much and my parents aren't willing to see that. I know they will NOT see it my way (that she had a hard day). So I just thought I could get some WP parents views/advice on the situation. Thanks.

Zelda

Your sisters are lucky to have you around, it sounds like you are really thoughtful about their behaviors and ways to make it easier on them. My son doesn't usually whine but he does often yell in an angry voice at the slightest provocation sometimes. I tell him that that it hurts my ears and my nerves when he does that. Maybe you could try to explain to your sister that when she whines it causes your mom or others pain (maybe an exaggeration) or discomfort. Maybe if she understood how much it distresses your mom she might think about stopping it. Obviously whining did not achieve any kind of result she wanted but the punishment may not really be an effective deterrent.

Whiny only when he's not getting the attention he's asking for and it's usually around dinner time. That's when I myself put my ipod on.

I'm told I was whiny as a child.

As was I.

Sometimes children are whiney. As long as it's not an every day thing.

If my kid were constantly whiney, honestly, they'd get no sympathy from me. One time the 10 year old NT neighbor girl broke into a poorly acted whiny cry because her mother told her she had to stop playing and get in the van to go to the market. I thought to myself, that's a kid who needs to be spanked more.