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It keeps being annoying, and somtimes you lose it, but you survive.

@Cherrybee: I'm right there with you on this. I'd like to think that once she has words she'll be able to just tell us what's wrong but I know it just becomes whiny words instead of just whining noises. I also have heard that tantrums are super fun.

But when they are happy they are so so cute at least.

Whining is the pits! After words come it's easier because I don't respond to my nearly 2 year old if he's whining, so it's let up a lot. Something my son's daycare teachers showed me that helped us was to talk to him while he whines about whatever is going on. Like, Oh yes I get antsy on long car trips too. After a bit of doing that, I could swear his whining fits were shorter. We also taught him please in sign language & if he used it that gave us an "out" to cut his whining short, like asking please and we'd walk around the restaurant.

So annoying

Still annoying and I thought it would get better with better communication but now he just knows how to whine for or about more specific things. I think whining is a long term issue. My husband still whines!

It's always annoying. But, once they're at a certain age, you can tell them to knock it off.

Ugh hate it! DH calls it fake crying.

I have no great strategies, just pure sympathy. It sucks!

I try to ignore and sometimes I try to distract and other times I just tell him he needs to stop. The last one is shockingly effective, temporarily. Sometimes though, the small break in whining is enough to take a few deep breaths and muster up a bit more patience and empathy!

I can't stand whining and it happens all the time at 27 months....