Welcome to the show. I'm your host Dr Mona and I am really excited to get back to solo episodes here on the podcast.

A little backstory, I used to have parents come on the show and we would discuss parenting situations and as much as I loved it

it became hard to schedule our guests and so I thought how can I continue to have your concerns

heard but manage it with my schedule so introducing solo episodes where you all can submit questions

and scenarios. Today's episode is all about whining and I'm in it right now and it

can be a doozy and so I shared a form on my Instagram stories asking you all to give me

specific scenarios where your child whined and how you handled it and I will be

addressing some of those scenarios throughout the episode today. If you like the style of the

episode or learn something new today make sure to leave a review and share this

episode I cannot stress this enough sharing it really is caring when it comes

to growing the show so I can continue to bring you free content on

my own or with my amazing guests. I'm actually in New York right now with a brand

shooting an in-person podcast with Olympian and mom Sean Johnson and I cannot wait to get our

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So we're talking about whining today and trust me,

I've been there with a whining kid

and it can make you want to whine right along with them.

Wining is tough to listen to, but guess what?

It's completely common for children.

But just because it's normal doesn't mean you have to just sit through it.

What if I told you there are ways to curb that whining while still encouraging your child to express how they feel.

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