throwing food

[junewife]

DS only recently stopped doing this. Now he holds out his plate (or bowl or whatever) and says "all done." But if we don't grab it in time, he will definitely start throwing food. Really obnoxious!

[carli]

Ugh! I'm so glad you asked! This is actually new for us and it is SO stinking annoying!

Do y'all assume most of the time that they are doing this b/c they are done eating? That's what it seems like to me but sometimes DD hasn't really eaten much.

[sugarkissed]

Constantly! She eats her favourites and throws the rest on the ground. To make matters worse, she's discovered that it's hilarious to feed her meals to the dog.

[RedDDD]

Yes totally a phase and IMO this is the international sign for "Im done with my meal". Ive heard the toddler diet described as nothing but air.....and sometimes I feel like that is the case. Sometimes Im shocked at how much both of mine will put away and then other days I worry that all they ate were cheetos and raspberries. But DD is totally doing this and I feel like a broken record when I say "we don't play with our food, either you eat it or you are done" If I had a dollar for every time I have said that in the last few months......

[fiveohfive]

Same as sugarkissed- my DD loves to throw her food to the dog too. I don't know what ended up working for us, but In the last few weeks the only food she has thrown on the floor is what's left after she says "all done" and we take to long to clear her tray, wash hands, etc. We started taking her tray away before when she would throw the food, then we started putting just a few pieces at a time on her tray (less to throw) and we also let her help feed the dog and give him snacks (tiny training ones) during the day so that it's not a big deal at dinner anymore

[redfraggle]

Yes, it is still normal. DD is learning not to do it but still does it often. I don't give it back if it goes on the floor, never have. Hang in there! I know it is hard to clean up though when you get into the 3rd tri.

[happymama]

We are still working on this, too. DD now knows that she isn't supposed to, but still does it if she is mad or full. She also wants to move her cup and plate off her tray the second she is done and more often than not, if we don't take it quickly enough she tries to do it herself but misses the table and it all goes on the floor. I think it's still pretty normal at this age. As soon as they are full, food turns into a toy and they are still lacking in the self-control department.

[carli]

I told my DH about this thread and he said "the problem with her is, she's never done eating!" lol...Our little DD is a human garbage disposal!

[amy11401]

DS pushes his food off his tray irratically when he is done.

[ajaan113]

DS throws or drops food to the floor. The dog loves it because he gets all the meat. DS does not like meat. He prefers veggies, fruit, yogurt, Cherrios, and cheese. The dog gets the meat.