Comment by gwbas1c

Question for parents in "Guess" cultures: How do you train a child when they constantly ask for things?

I have three kids, and my oldest child asks for things constantly. She's gotten a little better, but often requires that I repeat the phrase "don't ask for anything" every 2 to 3 minutes when we are in a situation where asking for things is inappropriate.

My younger kids are a lot more reasonable and don't constantly ask for things, even though my oldest would constantly ask for things when she was their age.

It's clearly a personality thing. (If you have ever read any of the pigeon books by Mo Williams, my child often acts like the pigeon.)

For example, with this one particular child, if I am making dinner and have my hands full, she will keep asking for a snack, even though I will repeat that I am making dinner and there are no snacks until dinner is ready.

So how would you deal with this behavior?