How do you handle food throwing?

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Hi. My nearly one year old has a massively annoying habit of throwing her food on the floor. It doesn't seem to be that she's necessarily finished, just she's bored, throws some on the floor and then might carry on eating. I get that it's totally normal but any tips on how to discourage it? Interested to know what others do. I tend to ignore it altogether. (Obviously while inwardly going grrrrr.)

We're the same. I just ignore it as frustrating as it is. I just figure if he gets no reaction it's not worth his while.

Has ignoring stopped him doing it? While I think it's probably better to ignore, she still keeps doing it! Others have told me that they immediately take the food away but I can't say I'm entirely comfortable with that because as I say, she often does it then will eat some more.

It's a normal part of their development to drop things and watch them fall to the floor. It uses their fine motor skills and cognitive development. Around 9-12 months object permanence develops so they begin to realise objects don't just 'disappear' out of sight and look for them, then practice....repeatedly.

www.howkidsdevelop.com/9-12months.html

Fun for them but annoying and messy!

I wouldn't remove good unless it's clear she's finished. Just ignore and carry in. They grow out of it and once she a bit older you can explain 'we dint throw food on the floor' but she's too young to understand the consequences of her actions at the moment.

I just ignore her. Doesn't stop her doing it but I don't really expect her to stop until she's old enough to be told not to do it. I don't find it that annoying though, just part of learning to eat. I put a big plastic sheet down under her so it's easy to clean up when she's done.

The dropping/throwing annoys the begeezus out of me and I don't handle it well. I've fallen into the trap of 'making a thing out of it' by giving my daughter a reaction to it. She often now makes sure I'm watching as she pitches something over her shoulder and laughs/says 'oh dear' or some such.

It takes me all my energy not to pitch her over my shoulder at that point.

I have no advice but please learn from my mistake lol if you can ignore it... ignore it hard.

My now nearly 3 yo dd did this at the same age and for some reason it just drove me properly nuts. But there is nothing - absolutely nothing - you can do to stop it apart from waiting it out. They do stop eventually, that I can promise you, just not how quickly. The worst thing you can do is freak out as it makes it all part of the fun. You just have to find a way to ignore ignore ignore, pick it up and throw it away without a comment. Then polish your halo and drink a glass of wine.

At that age my son started throwing. Every time he threw food I took the dish away, then gave it back after a minute or so. It is surprising how quickly they learn not to do it

Ok thanks all, I'll continue to just ignore it then. Or at least pretend to ignore while inwardly screaming. ??

and we always had a large plastic groundsheet on the floor; I trust you have something similar.

If I am sat with my DS at the time and he looks like he is about to chuck something I put my hand out and say "if you don't want it give it to me" and he's started putting it in my hand.... Obviously he doesnt understand (he's 14 months) what I'm saying but it saves some of the throwing and when I say thank you Im hoping he finds that more rewarding than throwing.

I used to say no and try to tell him off as it winds me up soooo much but obviously that didn't work, so now ignore if he does it before I can catch him. It takes a lot of strength to ignore though

I take it away if it starts getting thrown.

Can you put a drop sheet under her high chair OP? Makes clean up a bit easier at the very least!