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| Hi I have a 21 month old son, and when he is done eating or if he does not like something he spits it out ( on the floor or on someone). No matter what we say or do he keeps doing it. PLEASE HELP!!!!! |
| Posted by Shealynn on 07/17/2008 07:37 PM
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| I also have a 21 month old son. While he dosen't do what you are describing, I know how persistent about doing things their way. My approach to this would be to make him leave the table, even if he is not finished eating, and totally ignore any attempt to get your attention for a short time. After a while he will get the hint that spitting food out is unacceptable and, if he does it, he will not be allowed to be involved in the meal. The hardest part of this whole way of doing things is that you must be consistent. If you let him do it one day and then don't another day he will be getting mixed messages and the behavior will not get any better. Hope this helps. |
| posted by on 07/17/2008 08:21 PM
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Hi!
I had somewhat the same problem, but with Victoria's sippy cup. She would take a sip and then spit it our, again and again.... to the point where her shirt was just soaked. At first, I said "no!" and it just didn't seem to click. So what I did was just simply took the cup from her - no explanation, she knows that she's not supposed to do it but does it anyway (she's 2 1/2) At first she would scream and ask for her water back and I just said that when she was ready to drink like a big girl/boy she could have her cup back (it was really like 5 mins. later - kids don't have too much of a concept of time just yet) and after a week of doing that, she stopped completely because she knew that I would take it away every time I caught her doing it. You could try the same with the food (simply take away his plate or remove the food off the tray), but still keep him in his chair so that he learns not to disrupts your meals and has to be patient. Obviously, he's not going to be overly thrilled at first and it won't be your quietest meal but it does pay off in a short period of time if you're consistant. Hope it helps - I do know that most advice it always easier said then done =) Lots of luck! |
| posted by Char on 07/18/2008 09:19 AM
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I agree with Char.. That is what I did pretty much too. Mine is 2 1/2 and having the same problem with drinking. i started saying no, now i warn her when i see her getting ready. than i take the cup. i went thru this with food around 2 but she would just spit it back in her plate.
michelle |
| posted by michelle on 07/18/2008 02:09 PM
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