DD just turned one and has been a great eater all along. Ever since we've started solids she's been a real trooper, good eater, and interested in the food while in the highchair. In the last couple of months she started becoming distracted while in the highchair. Most times she likes to self-feed, is getting pretty good at using her fingers and even tries to work with toddler utensils I provide. However, it seems like she sometimes gets frustrated because she just can't fill up her tummy fast enough. Sometimes she starts banging the table. Worse, she's started taking pieces (using that newly developed pincer grip) and just dropping them off on the floor. My response when she starts getting distracted, banging, or dropping food on purpose has been to say "No, we don't throw/drop/bang" and if she does it 3X to remove her from the highchair assuming that she's not hungry enough. One more thing I should add is that we've had family living with us for the past couple of months who are more prone to playing games while in the highchair whereas my rule has always been to keep the highchair all about the business of eating so I can take her to restaurants and expect her to behave.
Any thoughts on what might be going on with my dd and how I can make a course correction before everything gets out of hand?
Thanks for your help!
