My three year old grandson, my youngest grandchild, is cute, clever, loving and adorable.
But he whines!
In a way his sister and cousin never have.
It drives me nuts at times!
Yesterday was an example of one of his more whiny days. We made little buns together in the morning. He was not too happy at waiting the 10 minutes for them to cook but I distracted him and he soon got over it. Once they were iced and the little lions put on the did not want to wait for the icing to set. Cue major whining.
When it was lunch time he asked if he could help make his sandwich. He often does this and enjoys it. 'Of course' I said and we went back into the kitchen. When he learned there was no ham, he was moaning and whining loudly and stomping off. So I made his cheese sandwich, which he likes and when we sat down to lunch he ate it all, no problems.
Later he whined because he had to go to the loo before getting into the car before the long journey to his sisters school.
Then he whined because it was spaghetti bolognese for tea (which he likes)
Having wanted Mummy for an hour or so, he was not happy when daddy arrived. He wouldn't let SIL put his shoes and coat on , and I told him to hurry up as he would then see mummy even sooner.
'But I don't LIKE Mummy' he whined! GD and I were almost beside ourselves at this point!
When he was leaving he kept saying he wanted to stay at Grandma's, whereas for a hour or more he seemed as if he woud like to go home!
His 10 year old sister is so very good with him. She has more patience than I have, she is calm, talks him round, asks him questions about how he is feeling and even went off to the spare bedroom to find a teddy when he said he was tired (which was just a ploy on his part to avoid eating his tea really)
He is a very lucky boy to have such a lovely sister.
I hope he soon outgrows the whiny phase!
But he whines!
In a way his sister and cousin never have.
It drives me nuts at times!
Yesterday was an example of one of his more whiny days. We made little buns together in the morning. He was not too happy at waiting the 10 minutes for them to cook but I distracted him and he soon got over it. Once they were iced and the little lions put on the did not want to wait for the icing to set. Cue major whining.
When it was lunch time he asked if he could help make his sandwich. He often does this and enjoys it. 'Of course' I said and we went back into the kitchen. When he learned there was no ham, he was moaning and whining loudly and stomping off. So I made his cheese sandwich, which he likes and when we sat down to lunch he ate it all, no problems.
Later he whined because he had to go to the loo before getting into the car before the long journey to his sisters school.
Then he whined because it was spaghetti bolognese for tea (which he likes)
Having wanted Mummy for an hour or so, he was not happy when daddy arrived. He wouldn't let SIL put his shoes and coat on , and I told him to hurry up as he would then see mummy even sooner.
'But I don't LIKE Mummy' he whined! GD and I were almost beside ourselves at this point!
When he was leaving he kept saying he wanted to stay at Grandma's, whereas for a hour or more he seemed as if he woud like to go home!
His 10 year old sister is so very good with him. She has more patience than I have, she is calm, talks him round, asks him questions about how he is feeling and even went off to the spare bedroom to find a teddy when he said he was tired (which was just a ploy on his part to avoid eating his tea really)
He is a very lucky boy to have such a lovely sister.
I hope he soon outgrows the whiny phase!
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