How do I get my 2 1/2 year old son to stop whining? He does it all the time and

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it's driving me nuts!? He whines and cry's about everything and today it's been worse. I don't think he is feeling that good today, but is there anything I can do to stop it? I'll try anything!
 
If he's feeling sick, then there's nothing you really can do. If he's teething too. You can try ignoring it, but I've known grown men who whine when they feel ill.

One of the few things I know that works is teaching different voices. "Let's use our whiner voices..." "let's use our inside" "let's use our happy" "LETS USE OUR OUTSIDE VOICES" etc. Then, when they start whining, you say "Oh, want to use whiny voices?" and whine. Then say something like "remember to use your happy voice when asking for something."
 
I'm a nanny for a 2.5 year old, and he while he whines constantly at his father, he very rarely does with me.

The reason he doesn't whine at me is because he knows it doesn't work. When he does whine at me, I just remind him it doesn't work. When he makes any sort of whine, I just say "That doesn't work on me remember, I don't respond to it". He quickly remembers it is futile and stops doing it. If he does keep doing it (which was maybe once after I hadn't seen him for an entire week) I send him to time out for whining.

The reason your toddler is whining and crying is because it works on YOU. I don't care how bad a day our 2.5 year old has, I never accept whining as a form of communication.
 
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