Feeding Time
Anyone with toddlers who will sit nicely during meal times? I read from books that if we trained our babies to sit nicely on a highchair or any chair when they first started solid, the baby will take that as a habit and make meal time less hassle. But I think the books are wrong!
Even since Justin knows how to stand, he’ll “escape” from the buckles, and stand up from his highchair. I’ve always been worrying that he’ll fall off the chair. Now, he’ll climb out of the chair (of coz, I’ll hold him) and runs around during meal times. It’s so tiring feeding him as he’s not concentrating on eating, but doing other things. Feeding takes longer, and the food is colder before he finishes.
One bad habit I found when my maid feeds him is he wants to switch on the TV. Not exactly watching, as he only watches for a few minutes, then he’ll do other things with the TV on. Sigh! Now I have all the bad habits listed during feeding times.
Luckily, he still sits by himself when we eat out, if I prepare his food well! At least I don’t have to chase him around the tables!
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April 3rd, 2006 at 2:20 am
Hi! Dear, you are not the only one. I also NEVER feed Ian without high chair. EVERY feeds, he is seated in the high chair. But, the same thing also happened to me. Ever since he is able to pull himself up, he always want to climb out. At least Justin sits properly when you eat out. For Ian, I have headaches all the time, in or out of home.
I think MIL also spoilt him by giving lots of toys for him to play on high chair. And MIL also likes to give him junks to eat, accompanying his meal. This is the part that I cannot tahan, but what to do since I can’t take care of Ian full time.
April 3rd, 2006 at 4:19 am
Touch wood but so far with my two, they’d sit nicely on the highchair till feeding time is over. And since I have only one highchair, they even fight over who gets to sit on the highchair. Hey! Maybe thats the trick! Hehe.
April 3rd, 2006 at 4:41 am
Suzette, hai yo, running after Ian when eating out? I hope Justin won’t develope until that stage! My MIL also likes to give junk food, but I have to make sure he takes proper food first, then only junks. If not, I think it kills his appetite.
MG, why you’re so lucky? With 2 kids fighting over the chair too…Too bad my highchair is slowly collecting dust until the next baby is ready for solid.
April 3rd, 2006 at 5:52 am
at least justin behaves eating out, kevin’s elder cousin sister will just cling to the mother when eating out, so mother cannot eat (doesn’t want father)
April 3rd, 2006 at 8:03 am
My girl was the one who refused to sit on the high chair when she was younger. She climbed up to the dining table when she was about 8-9 mths old. Then I bought a Safety 1st booster seat which she can’t escape out anymore.
And when she develop the interest to feed herself, I made her a habit that whenever she is feeding herself, she has to sit on the booster seat. So far so good! Now she will ask for the booster seat and ask me to put her in during meal time, no fuss! I am letting her to feed herself.
Jefferene
April 3rd, 2006 at 10:19 am
Aigh.. all toddlers the same..
For me, feeding her at home is easier, because she has a very comfortable high chair which makes it feel as though she’s joining the adults for dinner.
In the restaurants, it’s more difficult to feed her because there’s so many distractions, and she prefers to runaround instead of siting on the not so comfortable chair.
April 3rd, 2006 at 10:30 am
Daddy Nick, luckily Justin still sits on hubby’s laps sometimes, if not, I have no idea how to eat out.
Lazymama, changed name liao? I have a Bumbo seat, but stopped using when Justin tried to escape from it. It’s too small for him already….
Zara’s mama, then you have to be careful if she bumps into the waitress with dishes. That’s what I afraid of the most.
April 3rd, 2006 at 8:42 pm
nope, i don’t run after Ian, but we ‘fight’ at the high chair. He stands up, I push him down, and he wails, I scold. :p
So, a lot of struggle, and he screams, even when eating out. Very embarrasing, but I don’t give up - actually I can’t afford to give up –> with this big tummy really hard to chase after him.
As for junk,
I don’t really mind giving junks after meals like you, but unfortunately MIL gives it DURING meal time. Sort of like mix in between spoon feeds. I really HATE it. But what to do? At least Ian eats. When I take care of Ian during weekends, I never give in, so resulting Ian eats very little. DH always says Ian is always on diet during weekends. :p
I have my principle lah!
April 3rd, 2006 at 8:48 pm
well, I think once they know how to get up, they will attempt all sorts of things to escape.
I find that Faythe is very weird, cause when she’s real hungry, she will sit still and finish up the food very fast. But if she’s 1/2 hungry, she will still sit there, but eat quite reluctantly and point north n south until I get the cane out :P. So maybe must wait till she’s really hungry LOL.
I find that feeding outside the house is very easy, cause she knows she gotta sit down. She’s more well behaved out of the house!!
April 3rd, 2006 at 11:04 pm
Suzette, I used to do that too, but later found that it’s too stressful for both of us, so I quit. Sigh, me no backbone, can’t hold on to my principles!
Jazzmint, you are one lucky mum! I can’t remember the last time Justin sits and eats nicely at home already…
April 4th, 2006 at 12:07 pm
You very lucky that Justin will sit well when out eat, my son on his age will run around so that we need to take turn to eat at outside. Now, my son still run or walk around us when out eat.
Lukily my gals they doing well on table manner. Everytime when reach the meal time they will push thier high chair near the table and ask us carry them to sit till the meal finish. When go for wedding dinner, they can sti till the dinner finish
April 5th, 2006 at 2:32 am
Hahaha, I have to shake hands with u again. My girl will never sit still when it comes to feeding time. I have to leave the TV on too while feeding her. She’ll be running every where around the house the next moment unless her favourite programme is on. But I’ll make sure she’ll come to me to feed her instead of me ‘chasing’ her around the house.
April 6th, 2006 at 3:30 am
just like wat jazzmint said…i will put my thong thong into the walker ( i din buy highchair, but i think i need to get one ) n finish her meal if she really hungry… if not.. then i must get her some toys to continue.. sometime she even eat half of the meal only… now she wan to feed herself… one word to describe - messy…. headache