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I could see how you are stuck since it's a food situation. Can he say words yet? What if you didn't give it to him until he said the word and then said "yeaaaaaaaa, good boy and laughed".
Try it with something else before dinner time. Like with toys. Put them in front of him and say which one do you want blue or red? and don't give it to him until he says "blue" or "red" and then cheer and hug him and praise him. Then maybe it will carry out to dinner time.
I remember mine doing this too and it was frustrating. They loved my praise so they were more then happy to start telling me what they wanted.
Would something like that work for you?
Try it with something else before dinner time. Like with toys. Put them in front of him and say which one do you want blue or red? and don't give it to him until he says "blue" or "red" and then cheer and hug him and praise him. Then maybe it will carry out to dinner time.
I remember mine doing this too and it was frustrating. They loved my praise so they were more then happy to start telling me what they wanted.
Would something like that work for you?
Good ideas. I am nervous because it's a food situation. If it was a toy situation I would absolutely not give him a toy because he screams. I try to get him to say words like "more" and "please" but he doesn't have them yet. Sometimes he points at what he wants, which is helpful. But he still continues to scream. Do you think when he screams I should take him down from the highchair for awhile?
I wouldn't take him out of the high chair. If you start that then he'll scream just to get down. lol
I would hold up the containers and at least get him to shake his head "yes" or "no". Want and please may be too hard for him being so little. With yes and no he'll see your head movements and being so little I'm sure he already knows the word "no".
I would hold up the containers and at least get him to shake his head "yes" or "no". Want and please may be too hard for him being so little. With yes and no he'll see your head movements and being so little I'm sure he already knows the word "no".
It sounds as though his screaming has already been rewarded. That makes it tough. When I was a kid, children were taught to say "Ta" when they wanted something. It's easily mastered and later becomes "thank you." I don't hear too many people use this method anymore, but it's worth a shot. When he screams, you might say "Ta?" and show him what you think he wants. Then say it again when you give it to him. Anything is better than that earpiercing scream, lol.
That's what I've been doing. Sometimes it really, really gets to me because I love peace and quiet in my home. I just have this fear that someday I'm going to snap and yell at him. You know? I just have to keep reminding myself that he's not deliberately trying to piss me off. lol