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Hello!

 I'm a stay at home mom of a 15 month old and have a discipline question.  Lately, my son has been been "testing the limits" more often than before.  He also whines and screams when he doesn't get his way.  I know that this is a developmental stage, and he is a good boy most of the time.

One of the things that has been driving me crazy lately is food-throwing in the high chair.  If he's not interested in his meal, WHAM, with a swipe of the hand, it's on the floor.  I tell him firmly, "NO", and if it happens again, I usually take him out and wait a few minutes and feed him again (after trying to explain why mommy isn't happy!).

 Does anyone have any discipline advice or strategies for toddlers?  Have you found something that's worked for you?  Is it too early to even worry about this?  I've tried a time out in his crib once, but when I went back into his room after a minute, he was lounged out with his arms behind his head looking happy as a clam! 

 Thanks in advance for anything you have to share!

Oh man, that story sure brings back memories. Both of my boys did EXACTLY the same thing. I wish I had some good advice for you, but from what I can remember, I would just take their food away and walk away to a different room for a few minutes because I figured they were just looking for attention. I have no idea if that worked, or if they just grew out of it, 'cause now my boys are 3 and 5 and they dont throw their food anymore! LOL! I also learned they did it more when they were not hungry, so I would take them out of their highchair and let them play some more and then try again later. Good luck and remember, he will grow out of this phase!

Thank you!  Luckily, the food throwing has gotten better.  I've been putting less on his plate and spending more time eating with him than cleaning up the kitchen (which means I'm eating about 6 meals a day!).  Thanks for your words of wisdom.

 My son does this all the time. If he's doing it for attention, I don't want to encourageit with a dramatic response. I think he mostly does this when he's not that hungry.

 My son did this a few times when he was younger.  What worked for us was to calmly and matter-of-factly telling him that food doesn't go on the floor and then have him get down and pick it up.  He was pretty compliant with picking it up, and we praised him profusely when he would pick each piece up.  It was a few lessons all rolled into one, and also worked with the throwing toys on the floor just to get us to pick it up.  The key was to be consistent each and every time.  Luckily for us, it worked and ended up passing pretty quickly. And, I'm not sure that this would work for most kids...but just something to consider.

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