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How to end food throwing at meal time: a 3 step plan

How to get kids to stop throwing food and playing at mealtime.

We all know that accidents happen. However, food throwing and playing at mealtime doesn’t need to happen. When an 8-month-old starts feeding crackers to the dog and finger painting all over the table with yogurt, it’s kind of cute. When a 2-year-old does it, it is just plain frustrating—maybe borderline annoying. At what point does a …