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food throwing monster

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jenny74 · 20/05/2007 19:49

Please help. 21 Month old boy just started taking great delight in throwing food around, he's not a get eater anyway!!. He also loves feeding it to the dog!! What do i do? Take the food away or take no notice? The dear boy thinks its all very funny. Hellllppppppp.

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kittyhas6 · 20/05/2007 19:51

I would say as soon as he starts throwing it rather than eating it, take it away and tell him "no"

WanderingTrolley · 20/05/2007 19:55

Agree with kitty.

Get him down from the table/wherever you feed him, and pretend to yourself he's eaten a ton of food. When he realises he's hungry, try again. It will take several attempts for this to sink in, btw.

Oh, and shut the dog in another room.

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jenny74 · 20/05/2007 20:05

Thanks. i know i have to do that, and stop worring about him being hungry, he's not going to starve is he?!!!

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Tortington · 20/05/2007 20:06

and dont feed him inbetween. see who throws it when he's hungry

jollyfolly · 20/05/2007 20:12

ds the same.... nearly two.... i just took the food away and said... right that can go in the bin now and so it did!!! he soon got the message. Oh and put the dog else where!

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jenny74 · 20/05/2007 20:21

Dogs a pain but DS loves him! Shut the dam hound out and DS sits there calling his name and eating even less, Could teach the dog not to take the food, he's a lab what my chance of that working?!!!!

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lilymolly · 20/05/2007 20:29

My dog is lab, and dd is 17months old,

DD trys to feed dog but I say NO sharply.

Dog will not take food without my permission anyway, cos we have trained her not to

At the end of the meal, we let dd give dog the scraps and then a treat.

I will not tolerate throwing of food and have stopped it as soon as it began

God I sound so smug with my trained dog and dd

lilymolly · 20/05/2007 20:30

oh and dd is crap eater too, so sounds like my house!

Hopeitwontbebig · 20/05/2007 20:34

I would agree, take him down as soon as he starts to throw the food. But I think it's important not to get angry with him or make a fuss about it (easier said than done I know), this could make it into a game or a big issue for him and prolong the behaviour. Def don't feed in between meals, he'll soon get bored of it and associate throwing his food with being hungry!

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jenny74 · 20/05/2007 20:39

Thank you Thank you. lilymolly want a dog?!!!! no not really. Will work on dog.

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wulfricsmummy · 21/05/2007 20:37

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americantrish · 22/05/2007 17:39

ds went thru this around 20 months; we ignored it, cleaned it up and threw the food out. after being hungry a few times, he will learn. or give him smaller portions at a time and let him 'ask' for more.
whatever, and it is HARD i know, DO not react or yell. your ds will enjoy the reaction and want to do it repeatedly. he will grow out of it, trust me

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