Food throwing
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^what Samantha said. "Food stays on the table," a separate plate or spot for the food they don't want. If we are persistent in throwing, I take it back and give her smaller bits at a time, and I only give a couple of chances before we simply end the meal. The most important thing is to stay calm and not react. The more you react - positive or negative - the more they think it's funny. It helps to set a boundary you are personally comfortable with - for example, if you feel like you'll personally become annoyed by 3 strikes, then set your boundary for 2 strikes. I wouldn't worry too much about him eating enough unless he's actually losing weight - toddlers have less nutritional needs than infants, and you'd be surprised how little they can live on. They eat more than it seems like they do. He may be throwing food because he's simply not hungry. I find we tend to see more throwing when my daughter is simply not hungry or at the end of the meal, when she's getting full.
@Melissa that’s super helpful and reassuring, thank you! We will definitely try that out 🤞🏼😊
@Samantha that’s a great idea, thank you!! 😊
We just try to practice saying food stays on the table or we use a no thank you plate and before she throws something we try to encourage the no thank you plate/stays on the table. Which has had really good results. If we say “no throwing” she only hears throwing and does it more ahaha.