How do I get her to stop throwing food off of her tray? I've tried getting her to put it in my hand, nope. I've tried ignoring- she just keeps doing it. I've tried "no" and "we don't throw our food" - she keeps doing it. Help please!
I say "no throwing food" and give him a chance to stop and if he doesn't I take his plate away and only give him one thing at a time. Usually it's a sign that he's done eating anyway. It's hard to really get them to stop because it's really fun for them, so you just have to keep reinforcing it. Jason's gotten a lot better with getting most of his food in his mouth.
To some extent you need to change your expectations. Throwing food is completely normal behavior at this age. So expecting NONE is probably unreasonable. Working on decreasing it is a more realistic expectation. Like pp mentioned - sometimes you can give just one piece at a time. Kiddo gets two warnings and then third throw means meal is over. Remember that meal time is supposed to be a pleasant and social time. You want kiddo to have a positive feeling about food and meals with family. So yelling is almost never acceptable at the table. Correct firmly and move on. GL!
BFP#1 May 17, 2008 Surgery for ectopic pregnancy June 3, 2008 ****** BFP #2 September 25, 2008 Baby boy born June 4, 2009 at 40 weeks 8 pounds 13 ounces and 23 inches ****** BFP #3 February 6, 2011 First U/S February 25, 2011 = TWINS!!! Boy/girl twins born October 4, 2011
I went through this with the twins. As hard as it was I started giving them one peice at a time. That way they would eat it, because they were hungry. Or I would say dont throw food or we will be all done. They eventually got the point after being hungry a few times after lunch time. Of course I would give them a snack an hour or so later.
I know she is older then Hayden, but this morning my dad told me something that is very true. "young children think that everything they pick up is food or a toy" So if she has food in her mouth then the left over food must be a toy... right? This is a hard one... good luck, she will get there eventully.
DD1 will now give me the food instead of throwing it, but it took a few months. I started by telling her no and giving her three strikes. I'd offer my hand, and she'd still throw it overboard. After the third time, I would take her out of the high chair and try again later. But after weeks/months of doing this, she started giving me the food instead. Now she almost always tries to give it to me before throwing it, and only throws if I don't notice she's trying to give it to me (or if she's throwing a tantrum, which is another awesome new phase ...)
Re: Help! Re: food throwing
Surgery for ectopic pregnancy June 3, 2008
******
BFP #2 September 25, 2008
Baby boy born June 4, 2009 at 40 weeks
8 pounds 13 ounces and 23 inches
******
BFP #3 February 6, 2011
First U/S February 25, 2011 = TWINS!!!
Boy/girl twins born October 4, 2011
I went through this with the twins. As hard as it was I started giving them one peice at a time. That way they would eat it, because they were hungry. Or I would say dont throw food or we will be all done. They eventually got the point after being hungry a few times after lunch time. Of course I would give them a snack an hour or so later.
I know she is older then Hayden, but this morning my dad told me something that is very true. "young children think that everything they pick up is food or a toy" So if she has food in her mouth then the left over food must be a toy... right? This is a hard one... good luck, she will get there eventully.
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