Throwing food

[Londonmum10]

Any tips on how to stop my 13m old throwing food (and to get him to start eating it instead!) It is driving me nuts....

Tidy up and ignore it. Don't get annoyed or react just clear it up and carry on eating your meal (I always eat with DS even if it's a token amount).

Does it just eventually stop then??

No. None.

Your pet dog will enjoy this phase. You will not. Buy a big bit of lino or put ds in garden to eat.

Yes, it does stop.

They start telling amusing jokes and passing maths tests.

And slamming doors.

Yes it does! DS is 2.8 years and doesn't do it anymore. His sister, 6 months, does.

My ds is 12 months and doing exactly the same... its the look he gives me aswel. My dd did the same and it soon passed. We just put the food back on his tray (in the cup holder) and calmly say 'no we don't throw food, if u don't want it put it here'.
It's just aNother fun phase to test your patience ;)

I tell him no Food and move the plate away as I say it so he kinda gets consequence with words. He gets the plate back though after a few seconds

Same with my 13m DS. I say no and/or clap my hands, but it doesn't seem to have much effect. I have also tried praising him when he puts stuff on his high chair tray (i.e. reward the behaviour you want to encourage) but he hardly ever does that, whenever he's done with something or doesn't like it he chucks it over the side sighs

If its disposing of food they no longer want, it just goes away. I didn't even notice she had stopped until we were with a friend's DC who was doing it. I guess they model your table manners (eventually)

If its throwing food for fun, completely ignore. At this age any reaction from you is a good reaction. I wouldn't even pick it up until the the throwing has stopped and they have moved onto something else (normally because she has run out of food to throw). Then i might offer more food but she doesn't throw if she has any intention of eating.
Doesn't happen very often any more (19MO) but it was definitely a phase.