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When did you give up the high chair?

My girls are constantly standing up in their high chairs and seemingly trying to stand on the trays. Last night I just stopped their dinner and said no more, this is dangerous but I'm sure they would have eaten more.

I'm afraid to move to a small table and chairs thinking they will  never sit still and eat.   

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Re: When did you give up the high chair?

  • i wish my 2 year old nephew was still in a highchair. he walks around, puts food all over the place... doesn't ever really eat. but if they're standing up.. sounds scary!
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    We bought used high chairs and the straps are broken.  It wasn't a problem at first b/c the tray fits on snuggly but now they've figure out how to get out.

    We do have booster seats - I can give those a try. 

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    No multiples here, but we still use a high chair every time for DS (2.5 years) and for DD1 about half the time (3.5 years).

    ETA: We have the high chairs that attach to the big-people chairs.

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  • we still use highchairs at 2 years old. 

    the chairs have a 5 point harness strap (over shoulders, around waist, buckles in between legs).  they cannot get out of the straps / chairs even if we don' use the trays.

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  • DD decided at about 2.5 that she was no longer using the high chair. DS still uses it. DD sits in a regular chair at the table and eats as she will not use a booster seat either. Likely if they are out of the high chair they will eat less, but still hopef
  • We still use a booster for DS. He's buckled in and scooted up to the table. Way way way better than a high chair bc it takes up so much less space!

    He needs to be buckled or else he won't sit still. Buckles are essential.
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  • We switched from the FP Space Savers to FB booster seats (with straps) on their 2nd birthday. I'm not giving up buckles until they go to college :) 
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  • We switched to boosters with straps before they were 2.  

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  • My girls were strapped into their high chairs/seats until they were close to 2.5?  I would do swift consequences.  You stand up, dinner is over.  This is one of those battles you want to nip in the bud very quickly, or dinner time is going
  • We switched to boosters (with straps) a couple of months ago.  I sold those monster high chairs in our twin sale and never looked back! 

     The boosters do have straps - no way we're ready to go strapless yet!

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