Highchair Help!!!

A.,
If he wont sit in the seat, you need to let him know that you are not going to hold him. if i were you if he gets out of the chair, i would let him out of the chair but i would leave the table and not hold him at all. after a few min try putting him back in the chair and see what he does. if he still will not sit, I would then sit him else where in the room while you eat, to let him know you wont hold him while you eat.

Good luck
L.

Oh, does this sound familiar with my 21 month old. He too gave up the high chair at around 16 months. We transitioned to a booster with a tray. Now, he has been wanting to be held when Daddy makes it home in time for dinner. He doesn't try it with me. I think it is his way of spending more time with Daddy, since I am home with him during the day. You could just let him do it, and then at 2 insist he stay in his seat. Or, you could fight it. The way I look at it, is they are only little for so long, and in another year, probably won't want to be held during dinner time. My 3 year old is pretty independent now, and he wanted to be held more when he was 16 or 17 months old. Good luck!

I like the response about giving him an option... we dont use a high chair per say or a booster for my 6 month old... My daughter was the same way in the sense she wanted nothing to do with a highchair.. we bought the coolest chair ever! It just attaches to the table.. so its like they are sitting in a big kid chair.. My son loves it..When my daughter used it ... it was good b/c she couldnt get out like she could in a booster.. but she was not "seperated" from everyone like she was in a highchair..

The chair fits on just about anything.. my son uses it to sit at the living room table sometimes to play with toys.. just a thought.. hope this helps... dont give in.. it will just get worse! :)

Hi A.,
We have a high chair and booster chair, too. We give her a choice, at each mealtime and we also let her choose which plate she would like to eat off of. She seems more interested in staying in her seat, when she is given some choices. I let her do something to help in meal preparation too and that seems to help get her interested. (Pushing the button on top of the salad spinner is her favorite!)
Another suggestion.....My friend had the same problem with her daughter, so she bought her a plastic chair and table set. She made a big deal about how it was her very own dinner table and it sits right next to the family table. She sits at (or sometimes stands at) her very own table and eats so much better.
Good luck!
T.