Sure-fire ways to get ds 2.7 to Stop Bloody Throwing Things

[Pruni]

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If I find a way I'll let you know. Mine's the same age..grrr.

Toys and books hurled round the room is annoying enough, but when he finds random bits of Geomag and starts hurling them over the banisters, it's quite scary !

Actually... I hope my answer will arrive in September in the shape of playroup 5 mornings a week Perhaps it wull keep him busy ?

Same thing here, same age. Any other unwanted behavior has eventually been solved by the usual tricks but cant seem to shake this one.

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Do you take the item away from them that they threw? I keep thinking that ought to work, but I'm not sure if it helps at all.

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dd is 2.7, when she throws (admittedly usually when tired or wanting attention, not for the sheer joy of throwing - that would be harder!) I calmly ask her to pick up the thrown object. If she doesn't, I say that ok, its her choice, but throwing is not on and either she picks up the object or I remove a current favourite toy and put it away overnight in a cupboard. So far, 100% success rate...but I do believe in different things working with different kids, so no idea if that would help with ds or not! Good luck....

Been through the same thing. Just kept being firm ( except when couldn't be arsed or too worn down) and it has almost stopped now - DS now almost 3. Just keep on with what your doing, I think its a way to show their emotions when they can't vocalise

shout loudly

Nah, that doesn't work, Fish

did try throwing things aswell - mad eme feel better till had to pick it all up

My son does it too. Drives me nuts. We have consistently said 'no throwing' or 'if you want to throw, throw this - and give him something soft or take him outside with a ball (not always possible and falls into the pain in the butt category).

But today I had a mini breakthrough. He was having a strop about something and threw everything he could lay his hands on. And I ignored it. Didn't say a word, just carried on playing with my other child. Eventually he threw a picture frame (with glass in it). I then said: you don't throw that. it will break. Now pick it up. He initially said no. So I said pick it up or its the step until you can calm down. So he took himself off to the step and sat there for about a minute, and then picked up the picture and the throwing stopped.

PRobably a fluke though. It's when he throws things at people that you can't ignore it.

if he throws id take himt o his room

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Can't help, Pruni.

But I was moved to say "Now, DS1...oh, something positive" the other day.

It gets wearing all this positive parenting malarkey, doesn't it? Sometimes I think the child might prefer a smack, a bit of a wail and then forget about it all

Sorry, Pruni...

..assuming you've also tried taking a favourite toy away for a few hours? As opposed to thrown object? I prefer that to the room thing (not that I've ever used that anyway), apart from anything else it means I don't have to go upstairs (I'm pregnant and tired).

Sounds like maybe a phase thing then....

Weve got the same problem with 2.2 yr DD. Shes always thrown. Each time we tell her off and get her to pick it up, If she doesnt pick it up she goes on the step.
The problem we have now is that she plays with her toys, throws them and then tells them off saying 'throwing is naughty now on the naughty step and stay there' she also does this with other children ie throws things at them and tells them off!!

Not pc but maybe worth a try.

Black bag. "Everything you throw goes in this black bag and you can't have it back for 2 day/one day/2 hours/'til morning etc"

Then do it religiously.

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Ooo yes, I like the sound of that one. Will put into action immediately and report back.

we use the black bag method for thrown toys or when our children (5 and nearly 4) wont put their toys away after they've fionished with them.they empty a whole boxout, get bored then start emptying more!! they think the toys are going to the dustbin man when they go in a black bag so they quickly tidy up .sounds horrible but works alot of the time.if they say fine, throw them away, i put them into the black bag and put it outside the back door until they're ditracted then hide it indoors until a couple of days/hours later.our son actually threw oys at me once in temper and continued throwing them even after hitting me in the face with one and being told off for it.i did actually throw that toy out, just to show him that it wasnt on and thrown things would be thrown out.he hasnt done that since!!

never shout loud [not like cod]