THrowig food off high chair

[fryjack2]

Its become an every meal problem.  If your kid does this, what do you do?

I just took their lunch away and will try again in a bit.  I was grabbing their hands before the throw and directing it to their mouths, but they fought the redirection.  They laughed and kept doing it.  I am so over picking up food and cleaning the floor.  Just EAT dammit!!

[TrudyCampbell]

Ugh. If you find a solution, let me know.

[helicase]

We say no about 2-3 times and if he still does it, we take the food away. He will typically only throw food if he's no longer hungry, so I'm ok with ending the meal at that point.

[The Foozzler]

Yeah. This is a constant issue in our house also.

[claralou]

Jun 5, 2013 11:08:44 GMT -5 TrudyCampbell said:

Ugh. If you find a solution, let me know.

me too. nothing is working so far.

[Deleted]

Yes. I am so over it.

I put one piece of food at a time on his tray. If he throws it I say no and try to put it in his mouth myself. If he closes his mouth then mealtime is over.

[teamhayes]

i just say no a few times and if he still does it I take the plate away and spoon feed him til he can handle the plate on his tray again.

[muppetinma]

Andrew used to do it all the time. After we said no a couple of times, we'd take the food away and he'd be all done. Now he only does it when he's done eating.

[charlielove]

I ignore it. It's definitely a phase and they will get past it. It doesn't help that my dog is right their gobbling everything up and reinforcing the behavior though!

[jaime183]

He does but keeps eating so its not because he's finished. It's just something to do between bites :/
He will eat it off the floor after
I hate that he throws so much

[Regina Philange]

It drives me crazy.

[fryjack2]

Well shit. None of you are helpful

I used to assume they were done. Today it started from the get go of lunch. I tried again half an hour later with the same results. Same throwing instantly. Usually Jack will eat everything in sight. Henry is a bit slower and pickier, but he didnt eat a thing for lunch today.

Spoon feeding is almost worse. They won't open their mouths anymore and grab the spoon and scream and shake their heads.

This parenting thing is hard, yo

[devonpow]

Yep, all the time. I basically put a tarp under his chair for every meal. When he starts to throw, meal time is done, but it hasn't solved the problem.

He also constantly throws his lovies out of his crib, then freaks the F out. We have a video monitor, so I can see that basically the instant he wakes (at 5:30 AM - sob) he stands up and tosses them overboard. Then wails.

Why?? WHYYY??? IF YOU LOVE THEM SO MUCH, WHY DO YOU THROW THEM???

[katfco]

If he doesn't stop, I take him out of the high chair. When he shows signs of being hungry, we try again. And again. And again.

They'll get it.

[shevacc]

Most of the time, G will throw any new food she doesn't recognize off her tray a few times before maybe trying it after a week or two. The food she wants to eat she will only start to throw if she gets bored so I end mealtimes then. But sometimes if she's hardly eaten anything I offer her another chance a few minutes later. Lately though, she's wanted out of her highchair and wants to sit on DH's lap at the table.

[Faevantastic]

Evan does it purposely to feed the dog. Grrrrrr. I do the same. Say no a few times and then take the food away if he doesn't stop.

[mumegs]

Macy does it when she's done. If we try to give her more food once she's thrown it she pushes it away. She is also constantly throwing the sippie and if she does that I just take it away.

[laurack]

I also have no solution. She usually does only do it at the end of the meal but she gives mixed signals. Like last night I said "out?" when she started throwing the food. But she pushed me off, she wanted to stay in the chair. So I was like.. huh. OK. Then she pointed at other things so I gave her more food, she'd take a bite then fling it away and laugh. aaaahhhh

the dog is LOVING it

[oso]

Jun 5, 2013 11:08:48 GMT -5 helicase said:

We say no about 2-3 times and if he still does it, we take the food away. He will typically only throw food if he's no longer hungry, so I'm ok with ending the meal at that point.

This is what we've been doing.  For the most part Pilar has stopped.  She'll do it every so often, but we always repeat the above.  If she's still hungry she gets the food back if she does it again the food goes away.  

[claralou]

Jun 5, 2013 12:15:59 GMT -5 devonpow said:

He also constantly throws his lovies out of his crib, then freaks the F out. We have a video monitor, so I can see that basically the instant he wakes (at 5:30 AM - sob) he stands up and tosses them overboard. Then wails.

Why?? WHYYY??? IF YOU LOVE THEM SO MUCH, WHY DO YOU THROW THEM???

OMG this. Between the high chair and the lovies being methodically threaded out through the crib slats, I'm at a loss at what to do.

And the vet actually yelled at me last week because the dog is gaining too much weight. Sigh. Guess I better start cleaning under the high chair myself.

[SteelCity44]

He went through a month long phase of doing this, and gradually stopped. He really only does it when he's being silly at the end of a meal. And I can't blame him sometimes. I bet it is fun to throw spaghetti noodles everywhere.

He would throw food. "No." Throw again. "NO." Look us in the eye and throw it yet again. "All done?" (He's been taught "All done" since he started solids at 6 months.) Final throw. "Okay. All done." Take him out, set him on the floor, screaming or not. If we can afford the time, we'll let him try again in the chair or in our laps. After about a week, the "All done" was enough to get him to stop. A couple of weeks, and No usually worked. Like I said though, he rarely does it now.

He will throw his stupid pacifier or lovey out of the crib when he's mad. Yeah kid. That'll show us. In my frustrated dreams (like, while sleeping), I regularly throw plates, so I understand the throwing is a stress relief. It's just goofy.

[gekeler6]

Evelyn does this when she's full or she doesn't like what is offered.  She refuses me spoon feeding now too, so she will only eat finger foods she can feed herself.  My solution=my dog.  He eats anything she throws off the highchair.  I just tell her "No.  Don't throw your food."  Doesn't seem to matter though. 

[skiesthelimit]

X will usually do this when he's not hungry anymore. He will throw his sippy or food and then say "uh oh". I say "no Xavier" and if he keeps doing it then I say "all done" and take the food away.

[fusion]

I'm thankful for my dog Anna actually doesn't do it too much, but I remember Jameson being a real stinker about it. This too shall pass.