Re: spin off-- how DO you discourage whining?
My nephew was five but I'd comment to the air "Hmm, I can't understand whining. I'm sure he wants something but I don't speak whine." We also did asked and answered. If he refused to not whine I'd ask him to go do something and come back when he could ask/talk nicely.
As my mother used to say It's not just what you say it's how you say it.
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