https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:02:11 +0000 Tue, 29 May 2012 21:37:43 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=42118 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42118&PID=5800215&title=dinner-time-drama#5800215 Author: themummy
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Posted: 29 May 2012 at 9:37pm

what about those little seats that clip onto the table? or perhaps you could try using a mei tei or similar thing to strap him to an adult chair? he might not complain so much if he is in an adult chair.

i am lucky that my little girl (same age) is still happy to go in her high chair - it's the tossing the food over the side, and spitting the food that we struggle with ]]> Tue, 29 May 2012 21:37:43 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42118&PID=5800215&title=dinner-time-drama#5800215 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42118&PID=5800207&title=dinner-time-drama#5800207 Author: caliandjack
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Posted: 29 May 2012 at 9:09pm

I know they won't starve doesn't mean they won't go to bed hungry and unfortunately I've paid the price of this before and won't do it again. Even if it means she gets cereal for tea.]]> Tue, 29 May 2012 21:09:37 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42118&PID=5800207&title=dinner-time-drama#5800207 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42118&PID=5800179&title=dinner-time-drama#5800179 Author: Jaune
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Posted: 29 May 2012 at 6:25pm

Exactly the same thing happening here SB and it was totally doing my head in! If he wants to get down he doesn't get anymore food...if he wants to eat he has to be up at the table. And we also put the harness on but that often creates an even bigger struggle.
The worst bit is if DP gets up from the table when he's finished and leaves the room (I know, great manners, right?!) - DS then thinks he should be allowed down too.

I also remind myself that he won't let himself starve...as annoying as it is when he hardly eats a thing!]]> Tue, 29 May 2012 18:25:32 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42118&PID=5800179&title=dinner-time-drama#5800179 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42118&PID=5800066&title=dinner-time-drama#5800066 Author: Stoked
Subject: 42118
Posted: 28 May 2012 at 8:55pm

Most places including Baby Factory have them C&J.]]> Mon, 28 May 2012 20:55:19 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42118&PID=5800066&title=dinner-time-drama#5800066 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42118&PID=5799984&title=dinner-time-drama#5799984 Author: caliandjack
Subject: 42118
Posted: 28 May 2012 at 11:47am

where do you get the booster seats from? that could solve a few problems here]]> Mon, 28 May 2012 11:47:17 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42118&PID=5799984&title=dinner-time-drama#5799984 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42118&PID=5799972&title=dinner-time-drama#5799972 Author: lisame
Subject: 42118
Posted: 28 May 2012 at 10:34am

yeah we have had that at times here too, and I agree, it's effective to just let them get down and soon they realise that means no more dinner. They'll either learn to sit in their chair and eat, or get down and go hungry. the only thing offered after dinner is fruit.

Food (other than fruit) = sitting in chair. Unless we are having a special picnic outside on a nice day.

I did stress a bit about her not getting enough food but like others have said; she's not exactly going to starve if she doesn't each much dinner once in a while. She eats well at other times. ]]> Mon, 28 May 2012 10:34:53 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42118&PID=5799972&title=dinner-time-drama#5799972 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42118&PID=5799955&title=dinner-time-drama#5799955 Author: squoggs
Subject: 42118
Posted: 28 May 2012 at 9:20am

we have patches of exactly the same problem...I have almost ended up in tears of frustration at times. We have tried ignoring, sign language, getting her down if she does it (figure kids won't go hungry if they really aren't hungry) etc. In our case its just behavioural, she does the same with refusing to have a bath. It normally only lasts a week or two (forever in toddler terms!) and then things get better. I think the best thing in my case is to get her down, and make sure she has lots of snacks during the day, and ignore the bad behaviour until it goes away...and I love the nigel latta thing - 'don't let their problem become your problem' - if they don't want to join the family for a meal, fine, that's their problem, not yours! ]]> Mon, 28 May 2012 09:20:45 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42118&PID=5799955&title=dinner-time-drama#5799955 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42118&PID=5799934&title=dinner-time-drama#5799934 Author: AandCsmum
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Posted: 27 May 2012 at 10:19pm

Yep agree with the booster seat. Cooper eats really well when sitting on the half booster we have. He's up at our level and it's a little bit more difficult to get off, also smother everything in Tom sauce :)]]> Sun, 27 May 2012 22:19:46 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42118&PID=5799934&title=dinner-time-drama#5799934 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42118&PID=5799848&title=dinner-time-drama#5799848 Author: Stoked
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Posted: 27 May 2012 at 11:51am

Same age here as well (though I'm sure you know that!) and similar problems. We're the mean parents though and once he hops down from the table we take his food away. We try again after 20 minutes and if he hops down again, the food goes in the bin. He's gone to bed "hungry" 3 times (I don't really think he was hungry or he would have eaten!) Now he stays at the table and tells us "all done" when he wants no more. Sometimes he doesn't eat much, but kids don't starve themselves.

Perhaps a booster seat that brings him up to the same level as you on the dinning chair might work? DS thought the one at the hairdressers was magic .

Edited by Stoked]]> Sun, 27 May 2012 11:51:37 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42118&PID=5799848&title=dinner-time-drama#5799848 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42118&PID=5799832&title=dinner-time-drama#5799832 Author: caliandjack
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Posted: 27 May 2012 at 8:02am

DD does the same she has a mocka highchair pushed up against the table if she starts climbing on the table or mucking about we strap her into her harness and tell her why.

I did teach her the sign for finished and if she is genuinely finished she can get down and go play even if she hasn't eaten as much as I would like her too.

I make sure dessert is yoghurt and fruit which I can guarantee she'll eat and get enough food/nutrition for her.]]> Sun, 27 May 2012 08:02:45 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42118&PID=5799832&title=dinner-time-drama#5799832 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42118&PID=5799826&title=dinner-time-drama#5799826 Author: Hadlam
Subject: 42118
Posted: 27 May 2012 at 4:11am

Ps sorry this is irrelevant but I posted this same thing on huggies forum round the time DS was 18 months and doing the same thing and I was ridiculed!! Closed my account after that! ]]> Sun, 27 May 2012 04:11:55 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42118&PID=5799826&title=dinner-time-drama#5799826 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42118&PID=5799825&title=dinner-time-drama#5799825 Author: Hadlam
Subject: 42118
Posted: 27 May 2012 at 4:08am

Hey snugglebug,

Our DS now 2 1/2 did this around the same age too, I've always maintained he needs to learn to stay at the table so just to get him into the habit we would give him a toy or colouring book or similar for while he eats hid dinner. 9 / 10 it works and he eats his dinner. He has now learnt if he really wants to get down he atleast has to say please. Like I say, doesn't work all the time but most of the time :) ]]> Sun, 27 May 2012 04:08:50 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42118&PID=5799825&title=dinner-time-drama#5799825 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42118&PID=5799823&title=dinner-time-drama#5799823 Author: snugglebug
Subject: 42118
Posted: 26 May 2012 at 10:37pm

My DS is at the stage now where he absolutely hates being in the high chair, he will scream and scream and get himself completely worked up if you put him in there. We all eat dinner together so we have tried sitting him on a dining chair with us to eat his dinner. It works for a little bit but he climbs up on the table or gets down and runs around the house and yeah hardly eats a thing. He has a little table of his own which he will sit at to eat but he won't stay there for long either so getting him to finish his meal can be really exhausting and when it's a messier meal I don't like to have him sitting at his small table. Any suggestions? Have been considering one of those fabric type things you can put over a normal chair to keep him in place but suspect he won't like that either, he hates being restrained in any way and it always results in a huge meltdown and no eating after that anyway... at present I end up chasing him around the living room trying to get food in his mouth which is just not ideal. Im sure this will pass but any suggestions in the meantime? I got a houdini stop to try and keep him in the highchair because he learnt to get out of the harness and stand up, but he still screams and gets worked up, moreso as he can't get his arms out... lol sigh...]]> Sat, 26 May 2012 22:37:55 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42118&PID=5799823&title=dinner-time-drama#5799823