My 9-month old baby is going through a stage of throwing food from the high chair to the floor. Does anyone have any gentle ways to discourage this?
- Don’t pick the food up, it can be a game for them. Put the high chair on a cloth or tarp and let them throw the food. Ignore the food until feeding time is over. Then clean it all up later.
- I always feed her in the kitchen (on tiles) so easy clean up.
- My son’s 14mths and still throws or drops food. The more you tell off or discourage the more it will occur. So unfortunately I don’t think theres any magic advice for stopping it Just modify what you are giving him so its less messy for you to clean up or use a mess mat under the high chair.
- Its actually a part of development. Your baby is learning about gravity. Nothing I did changed it and it still happens now, at 20mths. Buy a sheet of plastic to cover your floor (I bought plastic tablecloth off the roll from Spotlight), that you can take out and hose off.
- It’s a developmental thing they do. Don’t punish them by taking the food away – they will not understand this and babies need to eat! It’s all part of being a baby and learning how the world works. Be patient and ride this out.
- Put them on the floor. It’s not as interesting to throw from there and they stop.
- I started holding out my hand as she was gearing up to throw a piece of food and praising her when she put the food in my hand vs throwing it. Now when she’s finished she hands me her bowl ( started this at about 8 mos now she is 12 mos)
- Throwing food is not a good habit but you can talk to your baby on a nice and gentle ways. Interacting with a child develops their understanding on the right things.
- teach them or show your child how to eat food if he/she make a mess speak to her/him in good ways that he/she will understand.
Every Child has a habits. Patients are all you need. Raising a child is not an easy job but we must learn how to guide our child in a nice and gentle ways.
Source: babyhintsandtips.com
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