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Winning the whining war: Why it starts and how to stop it We're all entitled to a good whine now and then. Here's the rub, though: Childhood whining typically peaks sometime under age 7. If you have a child who's older and is a chronic whiner, it may be because you are, too. The more we whine, the more our children will. > Read more

Winning the whining war: Why it starts
and how to stop it

We're all entitled to a good whine now and then. Here's the rub, though: Childhood whining typically peaks sometime under age 7. If you have a child who's older and is a chronic whiner, it may be because you are, too. The more we whine, the more our children will.
> Read more

(At left, Mayor Thomas Menino's "No Whining" sign on his desk at Boston City Hall. Aram Boghosian / Globe Photo )