Need suggestions to stop a 2.5 year old from throwing
DS2 has fallen into some bad behaviors. He throws food or toys at random. He will dump out his cheerios and then say "funny" he is CLEARLY looking for a reaction. He does this ALL.THE.TIME. He is 2.5. We've tried:
- No, not funny. Food stays on the plate blah blah. Said nicely but firmly
- Giving him a time out
- Ignoring him
Nothing seems to work. I will admit his caregivers will be consistant for a time and then fall back to a gentle "no" etc. We didn't have anything like this issue with DS1. We sit at the table together, DS1 is generally modeling good behavior. It is largely at meal times but happens often with toys etc.
PLEASE HELP!
Thanks!
/hillary
DS #1 Summer 05
DS #2 Summer 07