Any idea what went on at the interim daycare? Did they use the t.v. a lot? I wouldn't rule that out given the behaviour you're seeing now. She may have learned it from another child there. If she didn't watch t.v at your house last year, she didn't learn it from you! I think it is a good idea what Lee-Bee said; your t.v. should "break" someday. It will cause "pain" at that time, but ultimately you'll be providing the service you want. You can't have t.v. on when you're outside, eating, napping, etc. Okay, this is probably going to sound like a dumb idea, but many years ago, when I was a nanny, I got the child to stop whining for me by whining myself. Kind of like imitating, but I did it more like a game. "Hey, let's all cry real loud!" I would lie on the floor too and kick and scream. Took the power out of her whine. Of course I was a lot younger then.