Setting Limits That Make Mealtimes Enjoyable

Respectful Parenting: Janet Lansbury Unruffled

JLML Press

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.7 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2017

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

A mother writes that she and her husband are frustrated that they can’t share a peaceful meal with their toddler. They’ve tried a number of different set-ups, but their son ends up throwing tantrums and food. “I don’t enjoy meals,” this mom says, and she’s looking for a new approach. For more advice on common infant/toddler parenting issues, please check out Janet's books at Amazon and Audible (https://adbl.co/2OBVztZ). Also available for download, her audio series "Sessions" -- recorded consultations with parents discussing their most immediate and pressing concerns (SessionsAudio.com). Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, before we begin, I just want to remind you to please check out my new
0:07.6	No Bad Kids Master course.
0:09.6	You can find out all about it at nobadkidscourse.com.
0:17.6	Hi, this is Janet Lansbury and welcome to Unruffled.
0:21.4	Today I'm responding to an email I received from a mom who says that she and her husband
0:27.0	are experiencing a lot of stress and frustration around their 23 month old at meal times.
0:33.9	They've tried a number of different strategies to get them to sit peacefully and eat, but
0:39.4	everything they've tried so far seems to end up in having tantrums or throwing food
0:45.7	all over their dining room.
0:47.0	So it's not working out.
0:52.0	Now here's the email I received.
0:53.6	Hi Janet, we're having some trouble during meal times with our 23 month old.
0:58.1	I'm aware of the advantages of a chair he can get in and out of himself, and have read
1:02.5	your articles as well as mugged a gerbers on the advantages of such a setup.
1:06.9	However, this method seems to have created its own problems.
1:11.2	At six months we started our son off in a regular booster high chair, strapped in.
1:16.3	Around 15 months he started throwing tantrums constantly around meal time, including
1:20.5	throwing food, etc.
1:23.0	Then he went through a phase where he wouldn't go into the booster at all and would only
1:27.1	eat on my husband's lap.
1:29.4	This was not feasible for several reasons, but if he didn't get to sit on my husband's
1:33.8	lap, he would scream interminably and we'd all be late to work in the morning.
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