To expect 10 yo ds to get food in his mouth and not on the floor?

[carocaro]

That's it really. I am making him hoover al the rice crispies and crumbs off the floor and will do every day until her can get them in his mouth. And now I think about it I think I have posted about this before, how demoralising is that? I don't mind a few crumbs, even better if they were on the table, but it's like all over the floor masses and masses of them.

I know it's a small thing but with all the other household chore shite I really could do without having to hoover after every frigging meal.

AIBU?

No YANBU. I think making him hoover is a very good reaction, teaches him about consequences.

I'm 26 and he sounds like me. Lol

He just said he enjoyed it!

That's why I got a dog :)

He says he enjoys it? I'd take advantage and make him to the whole house...

Yes...dogs make excellent hoovers. Ours ate everything DD dropped from her highchair but had the good manners to wait until she had been liften out.

I read this as 10 mth old DS and was thinking whoa there, you have a budding genius on your hands what with the talking and hoovering... So don't stifle his creative experimentation!

But now I understand he is significantly older than this. So as you were.

carocaro, get one of those hand held vacuum cleaners. They're good for doing a quicky round the table rather than getting the big cleaner out.

You could give him toast for breakfast.

YANBU. And it's not about giving him something else to eat, it's about basic table manners and not being a slob. It's also not about making the job easier for him by getting a handheld hoover.

God, DS1 nearly 15 is still like this - never known a kid like it. DS2 who is 12 hardly ever spills anything.

yanbu, but rice krispies are notorious for dropsies.

give him hoovering as his normal chore.

YANBU.

My 7 year old DS drops bits of food on the floor, I always make him pick it up.

I like the idea of a handheld vacuum cleaner as suggested by TotemPole!

He enjoys hoovering take advantage im 40 and can have crisps crumbs all round me im awful , and people can usually tel what ive had for my tea just by looking at my jumper

Dd is 15 and despite a generous mouth, misses it with peas all the time.
She permanently has the dustpan and brush in her hand.