Baby Chucks Food On Floor

Save your sanity and your kitchen floor with these tips for teaching your little one to keep it on the tray.

Baby chucks food on floor.

Feeding on the floor you could place your baby on a clean mat on the floor where she can eat her meal provided she can sit up unaided. The brooder needs to be in a dry space. By the time your child is 18 24 months old you can expect some compliance with rules notes the the american academy of pediatrics. Nothing will kill baby chicks like a draft of cold air.

How do you teach your little ones to keep their food on the tray instead of tossing it on the floor. This sends a message that this behavior is not acceptable and helps prevent later disruptive behaviors. The first few times your baby grabs food off her high chair tray and throws it on the floor you laugh pick it up smile and say in your gentlest voice no throwing honey you might even snap a picture because it s so adorable. Any dropped food can be easily swept up off the mat.

There should be good air flow above the brooder to allow air exchange. While a baby or toddler throwing food on the floor is typical it can become a habit that s hard to break well past the age that it should ve stopped on its own. It must be draft proof. Have a baby who won t stop throwing food on the floor during meal times.

Turn away ignore or express displeasure at a plate of food thrown on the floor. The floor of the brooder needs to be a surface on which the chicks can easily walk. Not to mention the mental drain on mom s and dad s that occurs from the constant throwing and clean up. Try putting less food on the plate.

Dropping food loses its appeal if it s not dropped from a height. Wet chicks will chill and die quickly.