I don't give him any more to throw, but I'll let him sit there and eat whatever's left. I just clean it up when he's done; it honestly doesn't bother me.
I don't care either. I don't make abig dealabout it because then she thinks its funny to do it. I just ignore it after I tell her No we don't throw food.
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1. There are 2 of them. Twice the mess, and twice the "fun" for them. There's always someone egging the other one on if I don't put a stop to it. In fact there are a lot of "normal" toddler behaviors that I squash pretty quickly because of the Double Trouble factor. I'd go insane if I allowed them to throw food all over the place or scream at the top of their lungs all day for shiits and giggles.
2. I like to be able to take them out to eat without getting dirty looks because they're throwing food everywhere.
That said, I don't make a big deal out of it when it happens, but I don't allow it to continue either.
1. There are 2 of them. Twice the mess, and twice the "fun" for them. There's always someone egging the other one on if I don't put a stop to it. In fact there are a lot of "normal" toddler behaviors that I squash pretty quickly because of the Double Trouble factor. I'd go insane if I allowed them to throw food all over the place or scream at the top of their lungs all day for shiits and giggles.
2. I like to be able to take them out to eat without getting dirty looks because they're throwing food everywhere.
That said, I don't make a big deal out of it when it happens, but I don't allow it to continue either.
Double Double this.
Especially taking them out. They're too young to know that certain rules apply in certain places. And taking 3 toddlers out by myself requires limit setting. But while cleaning up after them doesn't bother me, DH really gets upset when they are not tidy and perfectly contained, and that seems silly to me.
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I don't give him any more to throw, but I'll let him sit there and eat whatever's left. I just clean it up when he's done; it honestly doesn't bother me.
The only issue I see with that is, are you ever planning to take him out to eat? My LO throws food, too, but we're trying to teach him not to because we like to be able to take him out to eat and we leave a huge mess behind when we go!
If mine starts throwing food, he's not that hungry, anyway. And we usually go out to breakfast on Sundays. I'd be so embarrassed if he thought it was ok to throw food in the restaurant.
When my DD starts throwing food she's generally done eating. We're all about teaching her, we go out alot though, but either way it's not so cute when it turns into a 2 or 3 yr old throwing food. I don't make a big deal about it, but I teach her to just slide her plate away when she's done and say no more. We always have a ton of food on the floor but atleast she's learning.
I'm just curious: At what point do you think you will teach him not to throw food on the floor? (The pp's point about it not being as cute when they're 2 or 3 made me wonder.) I admit there have been times when I have gotten very tired of enforcing "We don't throw food" and thought, "Maybe I should just ignore it and fight this battle when they're older," but thought it might only get worse. (Then as well, like I mentioned before, there's the whole darn carpet in the eat-in kitchen factor--we rent--and the double trouble factor.)
1. There are 2 of them. Twice the mess, and twice the "fun" for them. There's always someone egging the other one on if I don't put a stop to it. In fact there are a lot of "normal" toddler behaviors that I squash pretty quickly because of the Double Trouble factor. I'd go insane if I allowed them to throw food all over the place or scream at the top of their lungs all day for shiits and giggles.
2. I like to be able to take them out to eat without getting dirty looks because they're throwing food everywhere.
That said, I don't make a big deal out of it when it happens, but I don't allow it to continue either.
Yep! Their trays have 2 cupholders on them. I'm trying to get them to move food they don't want to one of those instead of throwing it. So far we are at 40% of the time.
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In regards to going out to eat, we don't usually have a problem with it. If she throws one thing (and for us, "throwing" is really just dropping), we take the food out of her reach and just feed her ourselves. It has never been an issue, but then again I don't really care if she drops one or two things on the floor of a restaurant - we go to kid-friendly restaurants most of the time anyway.
I guess if that makes me a careless mama, so be it - I've never gotten dirty looks to my knowledge!
it bothers me - it KILLS me and now I am picturing your floor and shaking with an urge to pick up the food BUT I let her throw the food and grit my teeth and smile and clean it up at the end because it is easier to suck it up than do the food pick up work out
And with the delivery trifecra of one twin vaginal, one c-section with general anesthesia for twin B, Spencer and Sidney joined us at 35 weeks exactly on June 18.
Ditto the reasons for going out. We also see family quite often and it is embarrassing when she throws food all over the place when we're with other people.
I'm not really bothered by it either. She doesn't throw food very much, but when she does, I normally try to not react since she's mostly doing it just to see what will happen. She's not very happy going out to eat the last few months and would much rather wander around and explore any new environment, so I've accepted that we go out to eat very little.
As far as being embarrassed by my DD, I really can't imagine that happening. Throwing food, testing limits, learning about appropriate behavior is all completely age appropriate behavior for her - being embarrased about her throwing food would be like being embarrassed she's in diapers.
I don't stress about it, too much. At home, we have two dogs who are thrilled to help clean up the mess. In public, I get on the floor and pick it up. It takes about four seconds. If I REALLY don't want to pick it up off a restaurant floor (which is rare), I'll give the waitress an extra $5. I will talk to DD about not dropping food, but I figure she is still learning about gravity and mama's reactions, etc. DD doesn't make a huge mess (most of the time) and I don't want her to do it on purpose so she can get a reaction out of me.
My mom worries about throwing food a LOT more than I do and has much more interesting reactions. I have seen DD look at my mom, wait until my mom was looking at her, and then drop the food over the edge. When she does that, her tray goes away.
We have hardwood floors, so I don't have a carpet issue. When we go out to eat, I'm generally feeding DS myself, so there's no much opportunity to throw food. I go to very family-friendly restaurants and I tip very well. And I don't really care what anyone else thinks of me, so i don't get embarrassed. But, honestly, DS is so calm and happy to be out and look around that it hasn't been an issue.
Re: I think I'm the only mom who doesn't care if LO throws food on the ground.
The only reasons it bothers me are:
1. There are 2 of them. Twice the mess, and twice the "fun" for them. There's always someone egging the other one on if I don't put a stop to it. In fact there are a lot of "normal" toddler behaviors that I squash pretty quickly because of the Double Trouble factor. I'd go insane if I allowed them to throw food all over the place or scream at the top of their lungs all day for shiits and giggles.
2. I like to be able to take them out to eat without getting dirty looks because they're throwing food everywhere.
That said, I don't make a big deal out of it when it happens, but I don't allow it to continue either.
Double Double this.
Especially taking them out. They're too young to know that certain rules apply in certain places. And taking 3 toddlers out by myself requires limit setting. But while cleaning up after them doesn't bother me, DH really gets upset when they are not tidy and perfectly contained, and that seems silly to me.
Does he eat afterwards?
Jake doesn't. It's his way of saying he's done. He will seriously through every single thing on his tray on the floor, he never eats any of it.
So after a while, I made things easier for me and just took the tray away.
The only issue I see with that is, are you ever planning to take him out to eat? My LO throws food, too, but we're trying to teach him not to because we like to be able to take him out to eat and we leave a huge mess behind when we go!
When my DD starts throwing food she's generally done eating. We're all about teaching her, we go out alot though, but either way it's not so cute when it turns into a 2 or 3 yr old throwing food. I don't make a big deal about it, but I teach her to just slide her plate away when she's done and say no more. We always have a ton of food on the floor but atleast she's learning.
Ah, and ditto Leslie, Katie and Mrs. Hizzo.
I'm just curious: At what point do you think you will teach him not to throw food on the floor? (The pp's point about it not being as cute when they're 2 or 3 made me wonder.) I admit there have been times when I have gotten very tired of enforcing "We don't throw food" and thought, "Maybe I should just ignore it and fight this battle when they're older," but thought it might only get worse. (Then as well, like I mentioned before, there's the whole darn carpet in the eat-in kitchen factor--we rent--and the double trouble factor.)
Yep! Their trays have 2 cupholders on them. I'm trying to get them to move food they don't want to one of those instead of throwing it. So far we are at 40% of the time.
In regards to going out to eat, we don't usually have a problem with it. If she throws one thing (and for us, "throwing" is really just dropping), we take the food out of her reach and just feed her ourselves. It has never been an issue, but then again I don't really care if she drops one or two things on the floor of a restaurant - we go to kid-friendly restaurants most of the time anyway.
I guess if that makes me a careless mama, so be it - I've never gotten dirty looks to my knowledge!
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And with the delivery trifecra of one twin vaginal, one c-section with general anesthesia for twin B, Spencer and Sidney joined us at 35 weeks exactly on June 18.
We have carpet, so yep, I care.
Ditto the reasons for going out. We also see family quite often and it is embarrassing when she throws food all over the place when we're with other people.
I'm not really bothered by it either. She doesn't throw food very much, but when she does, I normally try to not react since she's mostly doing it just to see what will happen. She's not very happy going out to eat the last few months and would much rather wander around and explore any new environment, so I've accepted that we go out to eat very little.
As far as being embarrassed by my DD, I really can't imagine that happening. Throwing food, testing limits, learning about appropriate behavior is all completely age appropriate behavior for her - being embarrased about her throwing food would be like being embarrassed she's in diapers.
. I like to be able to take them out to eat without getting dirty looks because they're throwing food everywhere
Yep. Training our kids how to behave in public is important.
I don't stress about it, too much. At home, we have two dogs who are thrilled to help clean up the mess. In public, I get on the floor and pick it up. It takes about four seconds. If I REALLY don't want to pick it up off a restaurant floor (which is rare), I'll give the waitress an extra $5. I will talk to DD about not dropping food, but I figure she is still learning about gravity and mama's reactions, etc. DD doesn't make a huge mess (most of the time) and I don't want her to do it on purpose so she can get a reaction out of me.
My mom worries about throwing food a LOT more than I do and has much more interesting reactions. I have seen DD look at my mom, wait until my mom was looking at her, and then drop the food over the edge. When she does that, her tray goes away.