Screaming 11 month old @ dinner table?

Question

He is my second child, first boy...??
I thought I pretty much had parenting mastered as my daughter (10 years old) is a well mannered Angel, and everything was a breeze.
My son however, is very loving and everything.
But there is just one problem, he screams at the top of his lungs when he sees food. I am not going to discuss our 4 year wedding anniversary at the restaurant. But any advice would be greatly appreciated. I just don't know what to do, nothing I've tried has worked, he just wants me to feed him faster...I can't get the spoon back in the bowl.

It just doesn't seem like his is going to stop anytime soon...

Since I have 4 hours to choose a best answer....I'm gonna go with *qt*'s response (it was short & to the point) and give him the bowl at dinner tonight....We do give him finger foods, he was born big so he is going to be a big guy, I don't want to over feed him (make him fat) by giving him snacks & finger foods while I feed him dinner...I can't stand the TV on @ dinner....Everybody was so helpful-Thank You!!
~Smartie doesn't have kids & should get out of the parenting section!!**

Answer 1

I remember this phase with my second.

Could it have anything to do with the bottle? Getting all your food in liquid form and then switching to solids can be frustrating as its a whole different system. You go from a constant flow for a few min to having to chew and swallow and wait for the spoon to get filled again.

Answer 2

Yes, the second one is usually harder which is why many stop at 2. For my younger son (1 1/2) we distract him with tv or movie at dinner time, though I don't know if this is a great idea. When we go to a restaurant we play with him and give him finger food which he loves. Is there a toy he likes, you could reserve it for high chair time. I definitly like the high chair because it confines them and let's them know it's time to eat. You say you can't get the spoon in the bowl fast enough, so then he's eating and he is hungry? Does he eat the right amount? too much, too little? If he eats a lot and fast you could try giving him some water or juice in a bottle. That way he has something to slow him down. Also, you can't screen while you're drinking but you can scream with food in your mouth. Boys are tough from a getting them to comply perspective. I don't yet have a girl so I don't know what to expect if we do have one later on.

Answer 3

If his issue is wanting to eat faster, try feeding him finger foods so that he can feed himself as fast as he wants to-that might help ease or eliminate everyone's frustrations. Also, start working with him on using silverware. That can be a long process, depending on his level of coordination, but it sounds like he would be eager to learn anything that transports food from the plate to his mouth.

At 11 months old he's a little too young for strict discipline about yelling, especially when he's trying to use it to communicate (that he's REALLY HUNGRY!). When he yells, give him an alternate two word sentance-look at him and say "can you say 'food please'?" help him practice that phrase so that instead of yelling he has something else to say and when he DOES yell (which he still will) just remind him "say 'food please'" and then wait for any type of verbal response besides screaming. He may not be able to say the phrase, but if he even attempts to say something besides just screaming, give him what he wants.

It's a rough situation, but he'll come through in the end! Good luck!

Answer 4

My 1 year old is the same way and has been like that for months. She cries between bites when I don't feed them to her fast enough! The best trick I have is to put something she can eat with her fingers on the high chair so she can feed herself in between my giving her spoonfuls. It gives her more control and it is entertaining. At this point she feeds herself most of what she eats and I only spoon feed her things like yogurt or soup. Good luck!

Answer 5

No you're actually not over reacting. i'd of have been given the frying pan or iron and whacked over the pinnacle to make certain if that knocked sense into his strategies. ok, he's 27, had his trunks on and your daughter is 11 and grow to be totally bare. What handed off to her bathing tournament? OMG, i'm sorry, yet husband or no husbands brother, i'd called the police to look at and would of thrown his axx out. you may ask your husband if he would take a shower along with his bare 11 3 hundred and sixty 5 days old niece. No not generic habit. He needs to bypass now! call her pediatrician and make appointment so as that they are able to assist you make certain what you may do. whether, that's your husbands brother, there are some issues we won't be able to conceal for our family members. that's one in all them. i does not have faith him. I could daughters 9 and 13, i'd kicked them the two out.

Answer 6

He should really be in charge of feeding himself at that age, except for some assistance with foods that require a spoon (yogurt, soup). But even then around 10-14 months most toddlers can start using a spoon with success (though it will still be messy)

Answer 7

Every child is different, and they are all a learning experience! Is he on finger foods yet? It sounds like he's either very hungry by the time you are feeding him, or he is bored. You may want to provide some finger foods like kix or cheerios for him to feed himself with while you work on giving him the bulk of his meal. Otherwise, I'd try feeding him in slightly shorter intervals and see if that changes his behavior.

Good luck!

Answer 8

Try giving him a bowl with a spoon or without a spoon and put food in it and perhaps he can try and start eating himself ... with spoon or with his fingers ...

You could find the bowl that has a sticky bottom ( I wish I knew the name ) so it doesn't move out of the way ... Try that at home first to introduce him with his own bowl with food in it ...

Answer 9

I also have a high maint. son..he just turned 6. He used to do the same thing and really not so much has changed in the past 6 years except now he walks away from the table or is ready to go as soon as he is done or their will be hell to pay. I know this didn't answer your question...but I feel you pain mama!

Answer 10

I also had this problem with my son. So what I did was I started giving him finger style food while I was getting his plate ready. For me that seemed to do the trick. We started out with cheerios or froot loops and then we switched to whatever we were having for dinner. If we had something he couldn't eat we got baby food meat sticks and graduate style foods and put it on his plate so he could try to feed himself.