Seeking Help with 2 Year Old Who Throws His Food!

We have had the same problem. What we have found that works is this - Caleb gets two warnings:

1) Do you not want your food? "yes, I want it" Then quit throwing it.
2) Do you want me to take your food? "no, I eat it" Then quit throwing it. if you do it again, I'm taking it away.

If he does it the third time, take the food and stick to your guns. 2 year olds don't really need a whole lot to eat - so don't worry that your're going to starve him or anything. And don't give him anything else to eat until his normal snack/meal time. We've only had to do this with Caleb twice and he cried and screamed - boy was he mad! But then he knew that we meant it and we've never had to go past the 2nd warning since.

Good luck!
J.

many experts suggest having him help prepare it (it can be as simple as spinkling salt or stiring or even just scooping on his plate as helping) to invest him in the food and eating. My daughter was always a great eater and as she turned 22 mos began the same mainly as a way of 'saying' she was done, but more and more all through the meal. we tried the timeouts and the redirections and limited food to no avail as well the two things that have lessened it have been giving her a big girl fork (salad or little metal fork) and having her help. I doesn't happen every meal now!

Good Evening

My name is T. and i have 2 boys 4 and 2 but my 2 yr old throws food and juice cups . I belive it is a phase that we are going through, it is very annoying esp to be at a restruant.I have taken the cup away and i give it to him and i take it away during dinner so that he understands not to throw it .I think that the children like to see the cause and effect of throwing.i hope that it gets better for you i am a stay at home mom. I would love to get back to work i miss it so much.....

my scrapbooking is kind of like you i have stuff all over the place and i have had so much going on that i have not been able to work on it like i miss it.

Good Luck,
T.

We have done the same thing as Janeen posted. We give two warnings that food is not thrown and that it will be taken away. The third time we take it away and let them down from the table. He probably get mad but ignore the tantrum and tell him that next time he will have to follow big boy rules at the table. It has worked successfully with all 4 of my children within a day or 2.

J. B, God bless you. First of all you sit down with your son and let him know that is not Ok to throw things exspecially his food it is to eat. and expland to him why he dont throw his food. You would be amazed how smart two years old are. When my daughter was 2 she cut her hair and i explaned to her why she shouldnt have done that she said ok. and she is 6 now and she comes back to me and say mom do you remember when i cut my hair i will never do that again. Two year old absorb alot of information and we as parents have to let them know right from wrong in the beginning and not try to keep them from information because we are living in a time that if we dont correct them, someone else will and you dont want someone else correcting your child because it would look bad on your part, just speaking from experience. But believe me talk to your son just like he is a human being not a baby, and watch the results. P. C. you can email me at ____@____.com