My toddler is driving me absolutely bonkers. She's been throwing food off her tray since she was about a year old. I've tried everything - ignoring, saying no sternly, ending mealtime - but nothing is working. At least one meal ends with me wanting to just pull out all my hair b/c she throws everything onto the floor. She will eat maybe two or three small bites.
Any suggestions? Ideas? I'm going nuts here 
nectarine / 2886 posts
Do you give her all the food at once, or do you give her a little bit at a time? We've found that offering a few pieces at a time helps with the food throwing issue. Sometimes I'll put food on a spoon to help her along, and often she'll start picking the food off of the spoon and then turn to picking it straight from the tray.
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
I would give her tiny portions at a time. I found that my DD played with her food when she wasn't hungry..
Try starving your LO a little and making sure she's hungry before putting food in front of her? 
JK about the starving part. hah. 
pomegranate / 3275 posts
I'm right there with you.... it drives me NUTS! I don't have any suggestions, but I have done the same things you have.... I can't even say he starts to do it when he isn't hungry, because he'll proceed to eat if I offer him more. For awhile I figured he thought it was fun to feed the dog, but that isn't it.
nectarine / 2163 posts
my 1 y/o has recently started doing this. I tried taking his tray off him for a minute every time, he would cry for the minute, and throw food immediately after getting it back. we did this for weeks and still didn't work.
I've started just giving him little bits at a time, I find that makes him eat better, and ignoring him when he throws on the ground. not ideal, but not sure what else to do at this point!
kiwi / 540 posts
I can definitely relate to your agony at the moment! I DREAD feeding him. I've tried giving him a little bit at a time, but if it's something he doesn't like, it goes straight to the floor!! ARGH! I try ignoring him, but I wonder how long it will take to work!
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