Who told DS that not eating anything hes given and throwing it on the floor is the funniest thing ever???? How do overcome this one?

[Charleesawmummykissingsanta]

DS is 15 months and for the last week or so he has decided that rather than eating his breakfast and lunch its much more fun to throw it on the floor! He usually has a bannana them some toast in the morning and either and sandwich and a yoghurt or something similar for lunch, but now he eats his bannana then anything else gets chucked on the floor untill dinner. He seems to find it funny, i however do not! i know he wont starve himself but thats not the point! Im sure its probably a normal phase that kids go through but how do i stop him doing it?

ignore it. it is a phase they all go through. show absolutley no enotion - and there is no benefit for him to do it

i have been doing that but do i offer him the food just once then take it away when he throws it, or do i do it a couple of times?

err dunno, i would prolly do it two times before i got too pissed off that i couldnt do it without huffing and muttering

yes its normal! they all (or at least most of them do it!)

just give them a few bits of food at a time, and keep topping the tray up until theys start throwing it on the floor... then wipe their hands and get them out of the highchair ASAP

it only becomes a 'game' if you 'play' too!

Half the fun for him is the reaction it generates in you ... it is soooooo hard not to get annoyed, I know! But grit your teeth and do as nannyl suggests, and he will get bored of it (a loooooong time after you get bored though )

My friend's dad thought it was fun to teach her dd how to blow raspberries with a mouthful of food - he then went home - my poor friend had to put up with months of it before her dd got bored .... argh

Has to be one of my most hated phases of toddlerhood...grrr

Lucky you to get to 15m before encountering this problem! I now feed my ds (14m) at a small chair and table placed directly on the floor (like they have at his nursery). He feeds himself so we just leave him to get on with it - covered by a full body bib. Without the height, he doesn't have the "range" to chuck things so far and the floor is much cleaner. He still drops things though. He hasn't quite grasped the concept of putting things down when he has finished with them - he just drops them!

my 19m ds does exactly the same...he's in a high chair thats been converted to a table and chair....i've found that giving him his brekkie like toast or oats before the food he will definatly eat like bananna or grapes..has mad a big defferance....he's now realised that he has to eat his main brekkie first...then his favourite afterwards...otherwise he goes without until his snack time......im having a huge battle with salad tho....cucumber will never pass his lips and dont get me started on meat! he only eats mince.....no sausages, no chicken...even if its been disguised! .....his main meals usally end up as shepards pie / fish fingers /veg fingers or beans/macoroni.

ps: sorry for the typos!

No idea but my 15 month old does this to tell me he's had enough. I can't help but laugh tbh - he looks so funny!