https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Jul 2026 06:48:34 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-stay-seated-at-mealtimes#post-1951926 Thu, 20 Nov 2014 10:19:30 +0000 autumnlove 1951926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: I think it might be time for us to switch too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-stay-seated-at-mealtimes#post-1951855 Thu, 20 Nov 2014 09:49:57 +0000 aegie 1951855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>for about 10 minutes. then she wants down and I have to call her over to eat a bite every few minutes. But I don't want to yell and argue over eating, and she DOES eat, so whatever. I let it go. however, if I plop the ipad in front of her, she's like a statue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-stay-seated-at-mealtimes#post-1951830 Thu, 20 Nov 2014 09:38:04 +0000 abmamma 1951830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD (27 months) is ok while she is eating but once she is finished, she is d.o.n.e. with sitting . Doesn't matter if she is in a high chair or a booster seat at the table-- she immediately starts asking to get up. And if we don't let her it, she escalates to whiny/crying pretty quickly. Sigh. We keep trying to teach her to sit while Mama and Dada are still eating but so far, it's not working! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-stay-seated-at-mealtimes#post-1951806 Thu, 20 Nov 2014 09:29:43 +0000 LuLu Mom 1951806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She's doing better, but around 19-22 months she was up, down, up down, switching chairs, ect. I would just move her food to the counter and she would yell "HEY, I'm not done" and I said then you need to sit down and finish it, and it worked. She got tired of me taking her food so she eats it. She still messes around some, but she usually stays in her chair. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-stay-seated-at-mealtimes#post-1951745 Thu, 20 Nov 2014 08:49:08 +0000 blackbird 1951745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>About two weeks ago, she would constantly stand up, and wiggle her way out of the seat. We bought a booster seat (which keeps her strapped down better) and now she eats at the table, and we've had NO ISSUES. I think she was just ready to sit WITH us. Also 19 months old. And if she won't stay seated, i put her down but she gets no food down there (she wants to eat it and run amuck) and she doesn't get to sit in our laps while DH And I eat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-stay-seated-at-mealtimes#post-1951733 Thu, 20 Nov 2014 08:33:43 +0000 jmarionsmith 1951733@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>umm no. it's a constant battle. :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-stay-seated-at-mealtimes#post-1951730 Thu, 20 Nov 2014 08:27:56 +0000 Pumuckl 1951730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He's still in a highchair but the rule in our house is that he can't get up/down before not everyone at the table has finished eating. Sometimes there's some whining but usually it works. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-stay-seated-at-mealtimes#post-1951694 Thu, 20 Nov 2014 08:08:44 +0000 Lindsay05 1951694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's ALWAYS potty time during meals. Always. We have a rule to sit on your bum until excused. There are many many reminders. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-stay-seated-at-mealtimes#post-1951682 Thu, 20 Nov 2014 07:54:49 +0000 mrbee 1951682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-stay-seated-at-mealtimes#post-1951680 Thu, 20 Nov 2014 07:53:54 +0000 Adira 1951680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh, no, and I'm not sure if I'm letting him start some bad habits. He's been in that tantrumy phase lately (almost 21 months), so I've been letting him just sit at a regular chair at the table, but he's constantly getting up and leaving and going to play. And I let him because I don't want to fight... ugh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-stay-seated-at-mealtimes#post-1951675 Thu, 20 Nov 2014 07:50:21 +0000 hilsy85 1951675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He will sit as long as he is eating, but he never sits as long as we do. He's just in a regular chair. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-stay-seated-at-mealtimes#post-1951595 Thu, 20 Nov 2014 02:47:56 +0000 lamariniere 1951595@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. When he was a young toddler, he couldn't get out of his high chair. But in our house it's a rule that you can't leave the table until you are excused. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-stay-seated-at-mealtimes#post-1951594 Thu, 20 Nov 2014 02:16:44 +0000 AprilFool 1951594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is in a booster seat and once she starts standing up I know she is finished and get her down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-stay-seated-at-mealtimes#post-1951590 Thu, 20 Nov 2014 01:38:57 +0000 lady grey 1951590@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: My LO is almost 18 mo and he can usually sit in his chair for 10-15 mins, some days less. I recently took a toddler discipline class and they said we should only expect kids to sit still for one minute per year old they are. So I guess you're looking at about 1.5 minutes!</p> <p>Another mom in the class mentioned that she set her kid up at a kiddy table in the dining room, so they could eat a bit, get up and play and then come back to eat if they were still hungry. Not walking around with food, only eating at the table....so thats an idea. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-stay-seated-at-mealtimes#post-1951520 Wed, 19 Nov 2014 22:37:54 +0000 travelgirl1 1951520@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She fights the high chair like she's a world class wrestler and demands to sit on a "big girl chair", NOT booster seat. Then she gets up and almost falls off and tries to launch herself across the table multiple times. So, no :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-stay-seated-at-mealtimes#post-1951491 Wed, 19 Nov 2014 22:13:13 +0000 Smurfette 1951491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep but she is still in a high chair. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-stay-seated-at-mealtimes#post-1951487 Wed, 19 Nov 2014 22:08:29 +0000 winniebee 1951487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For about 10-15 mins at home, better if we are out. A new thing is wanting to go on our laps during meals. He's in a booster and is 2.5 and can get up and down as wants (even if over our objection) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-stay-seated-at-mealtimes#post-1951485 Wed, 19 Nov 2014 22:07:18 +0000 autumnlove 1951485@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO 1 stays seated but LO 2 (19 months)just started getting restless in her highchair this week...lots of crying. I saved her a couple of times but I really don't want to eat with her on my lap! </p>