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How to Stop Baby's Food-tossing Behavior
Hi, I'm the amazed parent of a nearly 17-month-old girl who is the light of our lives. However, she has a habit that drives us crazy: once she gets full, or bored, or turned off by the food in front of her, she starts pitching it overboard. We want her to be able to feed herself most of her own food--to give her control on some things, at least--so for several months our main feeding technique has been to place a few bites of finger food on her highchair tray. Not too many; don't want to overwhelm her, but she doesn't have to wait...
