Tips to stop 18 month old throwing

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I know this is just a phase... But any tips on how to help an18month old stop throwing? He's picked it up from his best friend at nursery. the staff have said DS has always been really good but this other little boy is a little bit naughty and our DS is picking up on some of that behaviour...

The current one is throwing. And it's really annoying, and he's breaking toys, throwing stuff at me etc.

I say no, and he says no and shakes his head, but then does it again. I try taking things away, but don't really know what else to do...

Any suggestions?

Give him some toys he can throw and model how to use them. Balls, small beanbags, throw sticks into streams etc. Channel his interest, research 'trajectory schema'. I'm surprised the nursery have not been more supportive to be honest.

Agree with rainbow. He may be a bit too young still but try giving him an alternative. So no, you can't throw this toy at mummy inside but let's go outside and we can throw a ball. He is just experimenting and learning about the world and not being naughty. My DS is going through a similar phase and he is 15mo although I do think he's a little young to really grasp what I am saying. Not that it really matters as I'll just take him outside and give him a ball to throw which seems to be working.

Ds is almost 21 months and went through a phase of this. Anything that was appropriate to throw was met with an enthusiastic "Howzaatttt" (big cricket fans!), anything else so food, nice toys etc was met with stony silence and the item removed (especially food as that in particular was becoming a problem) and not given back.

Sorry to hijack but NickyEds - interested to know what point you'd take the food away? And would it come back? And would you cut a meal short if throwing started, even if you knew he'd not really finished. E.g my DD will chuck the veg off while still eating the rest...have been ignoring but this week was so frustrated I made her clear up. which took all morning

For a while he was given several chances, so "No we don't throw food", to "NO, If you do that again Mummy will take it away", to just removing it. Yes i did cut a meal or two short for throwing food....but throwing usually means that he's done and is just messing about so he's not gone hungry.

Now he gets one warning if it's the start of a meal but then I will take it away, I don't tend to make a huge fuss, just ignore complaints and take it away. I can always give him something plain later if he does get hungry and I genuinely don't think he can think to himself "If I throw this now I'll get something better later". In any case it seems to have largely worked and the throwing of food has (mostly)stopped. He still throws other things occasionally but if it's something i know he knows he isn't allowed to and is just being spirited a sod I've no problem just removing it!

If he was throwing the veg whilst eating the rest I would take it away. The "punishment" of taking it away is more effective if it's something they want isn't it??