20 month old highchair issues
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Topic: 20 month old highchair issues
Posted By: LeeG
Subject: 20 month old highchair issues
Date Posted: 04 March 2011 at 2:01pm
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Hi ... we're experiencing a few problems at mealtimes ... they've all come about since we were away last week and I haven't yet worked out how to address them.
Basically Abi used to be brilliant at sitting in her highchair at the table and eating her meals, since we've been away she wants to move around and try all the seats and then basically will only eat when she is sitting on my or dh's knees. Not good! I have tried letting her sit at her little table for meals, but it's the same story she ends up on our knees. When I tried to insist that she sit in her chair to eat it was major tantrum time, I calmed her down but each time I put her back in the chair we have the same reaction. I ended up giving her a bath and trying again afterwards with the same reaction. I really don't know what to do, I want her to eat her meals, I don't like the idea of putting her to bed with no dinner. In all honesty distraction has been my tool for tantrums or behaviour I don't like up until this point. Is it time to implement some other form of discipline? HELP ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Kazzle
Date Posted: 05 March 2011 at 7:02pm
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Cory has a chair thing..that is plastic and sits on the kitchen chair and it brings him up level with the table and he now eats like a big boy...could be worth looking at ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: ange221
Date Posted: 06 March 2011 at 5:00pm
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We had the same problem and ended up getting a Me-Too seat from the Phil and Ted's range. It has clamps that attach directly onto the table so the child is sitting at the table with you. Have had it for over six months and she is still using it.
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Posted By: mummymonster
Date Posted: 06 March 2011 at 7:29pm
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A bit different, but when we were away over xmas (DS then 17mths) we went to a party at which DS ate nothing but chips & dip. And oh my did he eat, you would not believe how many chips a baby could fit in their little stomach! (under DH care -lol).
Anyhow, then he wouldn't eat almost anything for the next two days. He kept asking for chips, we kept saying no, he went hungry. Two days later, he weakened and took a bite of std food, at that point he suddenly realised what he was missing and starting shoving it in his mouth as fast as he could. My point being, small childern won't starve themselves. I say, offer std food in the highchair and wait it out. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: LeeG
Date Posted: 07 March 2011 at 9:08am
I get the waiting it out and not starving themselves but Abi was a prem baby and is a skinny mini so I like to get her to eat  I think I might just try not worrying about it and see if that helps, ie if I don't make a fuss and let her go thru her stage of eating wherever then hopefully she might get over it and decide to go back to the highchair (which is actually one of those mocka chairs that you can fold the tray back on and push up to the table)------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: HuMum
Date Posted: 07 March 2011 at 10:58am
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DS son is also a skinny, but he hasn't eaten dinner more than once a week in well over a month. He doesn't care, he's not hungry (or too tired to eat), either way he makes up for it with a huge breakfast and morning tea.
I used to worry he wasn't eating and offer him anything to get him to eat something. Now he gets whats on offer, then some fruit and thats it. |
Posted By: Nikki
Date Posted: 10 March 2011 at 9:52pm
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You could try a booster seat at the table. Ask which seat she wants it on, then thats it, she eats there or gets down. If she doesn't eat much I'd just offer fruit or crackers for supper later on. I had a heart baby so know what you mean about not letting them go hungry - it goes against everything you've done with them! ------------- DS (5yrs) and DD (3yrs) |
Posted By: LeeG
Date Posted: 11 March 2011 at 9:29am
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It so does go against everything you've done with them ... unfortunately the only seat she wants to sit on is mummy or daddy's knee ... but we are perservering and have had some joy with getting her to sit either at the table or at her little table to eat ... although there have been a lot of tears (mainly hers!) ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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