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Throwing dishes at mealtime

MathairFionaMathairFiona
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My little man is going to be 2 in exactly one month.  For a long time we have been dealing with him throwing his bowls and plates on the floor when he is finished with his food.  We are at a complete loss as to how to curb this.  Any ideas?
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Re: Throwing dishes at mealtime

  • sschwegesschwege member
    What about not giving him a bowl/plate for awhile?
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  • MathairFionaMathairFiona
    He sits at the table so I think that would get a little gross.  Not a bad idea, though.
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  • chardonnay24chardonnay24 member

    Mine throws everything.

    If he throws a utensil, he loses it. If he throws food, the meal is over. If he is finished, we just have to be really quick about taking the plate, fork, and food out of his reach. We also tell him a million times a day to "use your words, tell mommy when you're done with your meal". Also, if he throws something, he has to clean it up.

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  • sschwegesschwege member

    imageMathairFiona:
    He sits at the table so I think that would get a little gross.  Not a bad idea, though.

    The company Summer makes mats that suction to the table.  Might be an idea.  Our DD never had a high chair, just sat in the Tripp Trapp chair with us and that's what we used.

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  • pitterpatter129pitterpatter129 member
    imagechardonnay24:

    Mine throws everything.

    If he throws a utensil, he loses it. If he throws food, the meal is over. If he is finished, we just have to be really quick about taking the plate, fork, and food out of his reach. We also tell him a million times a day to "use your words, tell mommy when you're done with your meal". Also, if he throws something, he has to clean it up.

    This.  All of it exactly. :)

     

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  • MathairFionaMathairFiona
    That's basically what we do. I guess we'll just have to keep at it.
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  • rnbeth477rnbeth477 member
    imagechardonnay24:

    Mine throws everything.

    If he throws a utensil, he loses it. If he throws food, the meal is over. If he is finished, we just have to be really quick about taking the plate, fork, and food out of his reach. We also tell him a million times a day to "use your words, tell mommy when you're done with your meal". Also, if he throws something, he has to clean it up.

     

    This is exactly what we do too.  Our challenge comes at dinner time when we all eat at the table.  He must stay at the table until everyone is done eating, so when he throws things we just remove his items from in front of him and make him wait until everyone is done.  It's gotten remarkably better in the last month or so.  There is a light at the end of the tunnel...

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  • Mrs.EMSMrs.EMS member
    imagepitterpatter129:
    imagechardonnay24:

    Mine throws everything.

    If he throws a utensil, he loses it. If he throws food, the meal is over. If he is finished, we just have to be really quick about taking the plate, fork, and food out of his reach. We also tell him a million times a day to "use your words, tell mommy when you're done with your meal". Also, if he throws something, he has to clean it up.

    This.  All of it exactly. :)

     

    Agreed! we also did this.... When we transitioned out of the high chair to the "big girl chair" at the table, I Had told her if she throws her food we have to go back to the high chair no forks no plates. The next time she did it. I pulled out of the big girl chair and put her in the high chair. SHe hated it. Next meal I pulled out the high chair she's NO mommy no!!! We had a  chat about manners and that was the end of it. Like any learning experience we have had a few set backs but she's been good about. Now we have to start working on not feeding the dog under the table...lol

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