Question
My five year old daughter generally "obeys" but not cheerfully. If she doesn't like what she is told to do, she may comply with a very long face and dropping shoulders. Her morning duties include putting away the silverware from the dishwasher. If I am in the kitchen with her, she may cry or whine during the entire task. Another morning duty is to make her bed. She may go back in her room when I am in the kitchen and whine and complain to herself the entire time she is making her bed. I hate whining. I would like to help my daughter get control of her bad habit. I think she will be a much happier adult woman if she learns to stop whining as a girl. How would you suggest that I address her habit of whining/moping/grieving when she does not agree with what I have told her to do? Can I use one of John Rosemond's tools from The Well Behaved Child, eg. tickets?
