https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 08:39:56 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-13-month-old-hates-the-high-chair-and-i-dont-know-what-to-do#post-920073 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 14:56:16 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 920073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We also had a hard time w/ the highchair for a while. It was one of those "pick your battle" things... so if she was going to freak out, we took her away for a little bit. One thing that seemed to work for us is to bribe her with food or toys (bad, I know), but it seemed to make the experience of sitting in the highchair a positive one, instead of one we always dread. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-13-month-old-hates-the-high-chair-and-i-dont-know-what-to-do#post-920059 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 14:52:34 +0000 pelikila 920059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just put the toddler table next to the kitchen table and C eats there. This one wasn't a decision point since we moved his table next to ours. He still has to be at the "table" as well as with us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-13-month-old-hates-the-high-chair-and-i-dont-know-what-to-do#post-920051 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 14:50:46 +0000 dookie32 920051@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son wasn't a huge fan of his high chair either. I bought the Fisher Price booster for like $25 and he seems to like it better. Might be worth a try. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-13-month-old-hates-the-high-chair-and-i-dont-know-what-to-do#post-919954 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 14:20:50 +0000 sarac 919954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter is the same way about any sort of confinement, and is the same way about her high chair. I too didn't want to let her rule the house, but I decided that opting out of the power struggle was the better choice. So, she can eat some meals (clean, no mess) at a little table or at our coffee table. Some food is 'kitchen food' or 'high chair' food, meaning that it makes a mess and stays where I put it. When the family sits down to a meal, she does too.</p> <p>All of these things have worked, decently. At 22 months she eats well, and will generally sit in her high chair when she's good and hungry. I cut off snacking before meals to let her get hungry, which really helps. The high chair can easily turn into a big power struggle, and I fully believe in opting out of those, as much as humanly possible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-13-month-old-hates-the-high-chair-and-i-dont-know-what-to-do#post-919506 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 12:43:34 +0000 meredithNYC 919506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also, I just want to add that I'm glad we only have the cheap IKEA high chair, if it's going to be used so little! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-13-month-old-hates-the-high-chair-and-i-dont-know-what-to-do#post-919502 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 12:42:53 +0000 meredithNYC 919502@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Alright, I'm feeling better about this. Control is just kind of my thing. I can't help it! But I do have to remind myself that I need to be flexible about times. I think I'll probably go with the small table and hope that my happy little eater returns to me soon thereafter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-13-month-old-hates-the-high-chair-and-i-dont-know-what-to-do#post-919496 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 12:41:34 +0000 autumnlove 919496@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had a rough time with the highchair at 13-14 months. It was exhausting and mealtimes weren't enjoyable but it calmed down....a rough 3-4 weeks!</p> <p>We switched her to a booster at 17 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-13-month-old-hates-the-high-chair-and-i-dont-know-what-to-do#post-919481 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 12:33:44 +0000 LivsMama 919481@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Liv was the same way. She stopped with her high chair around 13 months or so and we never used a booster. To this day she still eats at her kid sized table or on the hearth in the kitchen. Occasionally she likes to sit on the stools at the kitchen island, but shes usually standing. I don't think you have to worry about one instance running the whole parent versus child control thing. Pick and choose the battles. If letting her eat at a little table works, go with it. She will outgrow it eventually. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-13-month-old-hates-the-high-chair-and-i-dont-know-what-to-do#post-919478 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 12:33:16 +0000 regberadaisy 919478@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Booster seat? We never did a traditional high chair but feed her in a bebepod and sometimes it's just on the floor in the living room over a splat mat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-13-month-old-hates-the-high-chair-and-i-dont-know-what-to-do#post-919382 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 12:04:59 +0000 looch 919382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with your husband, but I am one of those "path of least resistance" parents. I think as long as your LO is eating at a table, it's fine. I do draw the line at wandering around and eating though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-13-month-old-hates-the-high-chair-and-i-dont-know-what-to-do#post-919374 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 12:02:52 +0000 Freckles 919374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went through this as well. She hated eating at the table around 12-13 months? </p> <p>I was also concerned about bad habits. But I gave in to her because i was more concerned about her not eating. I fed her as she walked around, and let that happen for about a week. Then i would put her in the high chair, and if after a few bites she wanted to come down, i'd put her down. DH and i would continue eating. If she starts signalling for food, i would put her back in the chair, and kept doing that. It worked pretty well most of the time.</p> <p>Then, she loved climbing onto the Fisher Price booster seat when it was on the floor. So i started to feed her on the floor, and she took to that really well.</p> <p>She's now almost 15 months and no longer complains about the high chair. I know how frustrating it can be though!! We get so worried about bad habits! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-13-month-old-hates-the-high-chair-and-i-dont-know-what-to-do#post-919313 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 11:44:14 +0000 meredithNYC 919313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 13 month old has recently decided that she does not care for sitting in her high chair for meals. And by "does not care for" I mean there is a lot of hysterical screaming/attempting to break free from the safety belt. To be fair, this child has kicked and screamed against any form of confinement (swaddling, carseat, etc.) from very early on, but I'm at a loss as to what I should do here.</p> <p>My husband thinks we should let her eat while standing from a little child-sized table, as that's what she prefers. I, on the other hand, worry about instilling bad habits and I very much do not want to have the kind of household where the child's wants control everything.</p> <p>What should I do? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. </p>