15 month old throws EVERYTHING

mommymegan831

DS LOVES balls, he'll play catch, fetch, basketball, hockey, he just loves anything to do with balls.  We've always thought it was cute and got a kick out of how much he loves balls.  Things are starting to get out of hand, he throws EVERYTHING.  He throws all his food at dinner, I take it away and try to give him one piece at a time so atleast he's eating, but that doesn't help.  He throws wood chips at the park, sand at the beach, toys other than balls all around the house.  He thought a wood tomato was a ball and threw it at our glass door.  He throws all these things at people too, including his 3 year old sister.  Today I heard him screaming in the other room, I come in and his sister seemed upset so I started to get up set with her and asked her what she did.  He threw a book at her, so she threw it back at him... and hit him in his head.  

I tell him no, pick him up, carry him around, but as soon as I put him down, he's throwing something again.  We go out to eat occasionally and food throwing hasn't been an issue yet, but it seems to be getting alot worse and now I'm really nervous because I just booked a cruise, it's not until April, but I'm wondering how we'll get through any nice meals.

lindslalala

This is my son exactly. Any time we're in a group setting with other kids I get stressed because I know at some point he'll probably throw something at another kid. He has been doing this since before his 1st bday and shows no signs of stopping. We just started doing time outs, but they are kind of hit and miss on whether he actually changes his behavior.

However we have been able to cut down significantly on the food throwing. As soon as he throws food, I take his plate or high chair tray away. He can sit at the table and throw a fit or sometimes I let him go play a few more minutes, but he doesn't get his plate back for awhile. I say "don't throw food" a bazillion times a day it seems too. No matter what though, he always throws food when he's finished with a meal. On the rare occasions we take him to a restaurant, I clean up the floor as best I can and leave a good tip. Hope that helps

ETA: I posted a very similar cry for help on this board not too long ago !https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/8964288/ds-throws-everything-help#latest

Wipz

If he isn't throwing things he is picking them up and slamming them down hard or bouncing heavy toys across the wooden floors.. I feel kinda bad for my downstairs neighbors, but by all accounts none of them have ever heard his racket. 

I always ask if he is being too noisy and always get told they don't hear a thing. Either the insulation between floor and ceiling is better than I thought, or  they are deaf... or just being polite.. but at least I try 

tonychelle

We are going through this at times. At her open house, she threw a block in between this other little girl's eyes. Lovely. At least the other one didn't cry.
She's also suddenly thrown crayons at restaurants a couple of times. Thankfully, not hitting anybody -- we try to sit on the end with her because she likes to roam too.
I tried to teach her to hand things to us, and that's seemed to help. I know it's probably weird for them that they can throw balls but nothing else -- is there anyway to limit the ball throwing for now while he goes through this?