Spit out your whine
Thursday, May 01, 2008 8:02 AMI just thought of something I do that has been a very helpful parenting tool. If I hear a whine or a crank out of a child, I hold out my hand for him or her to “spit it out” in my hand. The child’s voice almost always changes immediately, and I often get a smile. This has worked extremely well, maybe because I have used it regularly and at the first sign of a crank or whine. Then, problem resolution and/or empathy go into play. I try to help the child cope with the cause of the whine, which could be hunger, fatigue, frustration, etc. The empathy might simply include expressing the child’s feelings in words.
One Response to “Spit out your whine”
By Derek on May 6, 2008 | Reply
You would need a bucket for me to spit my whine into.