DD3 throws food

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cauliflowersfluffy · 21/03/2011 14:32

my dd3 is 1 year old and very independant she never liked anyone feeding her and always has to feed herself but lately she's started throwing all her food off they tray of her highchair on to floor.
I fear she will be hungry still as she isn't eating very much at all and is drinking fresh milk now and wont even consider drinking juice, I cant just keep giving her food because she will think it's just a game can anyone advise me on what I can do to stop her ?
for all I have 4 children I've never had this problem before and finding it quite frustrating x

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LaWeasel · 21/03/2011 14:40

DD did this. I was extremely hardline about it, and if she threw it all on the floor I didn't pick it up or give her anymore, if there was no food left I just got her down and added in a snack between then and the next meal.

It was just a phase and didn't last very long.

LaWeasel · 21/03/2011 14:40

It was really annoying though!

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cauliflowersfluffy · 21/03/2011 14:40

sorry I was also supposed to ask am I being unreasonable not to keep putting food out for her and just sticking with her meals at meal times x

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LaWeasel · 21/03/2011 14:41

Ah I see, no I don't think YABU.

AgentZigzag · 21/03/2011 14:41

My DD2 is 14 months and sometimes throws food on the floor (dog thinks all her birthdays have come at once, esp if it's cheese ), it's just a game and I believe it's totally normal and won't make them into a freaky eater or anything.

If children have food and drink put in front of them, and there's nothing wrong with them medically, it's highly unlikely they'll starve.

Just keep giving her little bits of things (so you don't waste too much), is there anything you know she can't resist? You could give her that with a couple of things you're not sure of.

steben · 21/03/2011 14:42

I will watch this with interest as my DD (first baby) does exactly the same thing and is the same age. However I do give her extra and offer her something else/different food as I am worried she is not having enough! Am thinking now though this may be a mistake...

golemmings · 21/03/2011 15:42

Our DD did this from probably 12 months to quite recently. She's now 19 months. About a month ago we stopped caring whether she was eating enough and we started taking her food away if she started playing with it - squidging it about, dropping it on the floor etc.

Anything that gets dropped now doesn't get returned (with the exception of apples because they're quite hard to hold and if they escape they tend to roll away). She's got the hang of it now and she's so much better now. Very little ends up on the floor now.

It was a bit of a learning curve for us as well as her; we had to learn her body language and anticipate when she's had enough, was getting into playing etc. Sometimes we'll take her plate and she'll ask for it back. If we ask if its to eat, she's generally honest. If she says no, then it certainly doesn't go back. If she says yes, then she gets one more chance. if she eats that's fine; if she plays it is removed again.

If you're worried about her intake, can you try lots of very small means and curtail each one when food hits the floor? Not always easy - its not as if you have nothing else to do...!

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cauliflowersfluffy · 21/03/2011 15:47

lol yeah she loves milky bar buttons and cant resist them lol but I think you do have a point I think maybe I overface her a bot too much maybe giving her smaller portions might be better for her she might not waste as much and actually eat a litte bit more if I do that little and often rather than one huge portion lol thanks x

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