THROWING EVERYTHING!!

[GREENY]

My 17 month old has started throwing everything! the remote control made contact with my head last week and I really shouted at him (felt very guilty after and thought he would dream about my shouting and hate me in the morning!!)
How can you get them to understand that they can throw a ball but not the remote control or food!! Any ideas?
Don't like shouting at him but sometimes he pushes me too far!!

[chipkid]

boys just need to throw!!-maybe a rule about only throwing outside the house?

[Outstandingkatymac]

How about throwing a beanbag into a washing up bowl

It's good to throw sometimes

Otherwise Only throw outside and when he starts bundle him up and go (even if it's raining)

[compo]

I have this problem with 22 month old ds. Nothing I do seems to work and I've been hit on the head quite a few times now with metal toy cars. Apart from confiscating everything throwable (ie everthing he owns) I'm at my wit's end!!

[Rhubarb]

Mine does this. What I do is get down to their eye level and say very firmly, but without raising my voice "No!" I then make them pick up whatever it is that they have thrown.

If they keep doing it, sit them in a corner or on the bottom step for a minute.

[bran]

Same problem here, but no solution I'm afraid. My ds is 20 months and loves to throw, he even says "no throwing" as he does it. I found that taking the toy or whatever is thrown away and not giving it back is having some results, although he sometimes goes off and finds something else to throw.

I found that shouting actually increased the incidence of throwing as he would do it to get attention, but putting him in his room and closing the door for 1 minute (or sitting him facing the corner if we're out at playgroup) is working much better. I do the whole supernanny rigmarole before and after putting him in his room (get down to his level and say "no throwing" in a stern but quiet voice).

I particularly hate him throwing food which he often does towards the end of the meal. When he does this I take his food away and he doesn't get any more but as he's usually full at that stage anyway I've now progressed to the in his room routine for this as well.

[Rhubarb]

Keep doing that bran, it's the best solution and it does work.

[GREENY]

Thank you for all the replies!! I agree that "shouting" isn't the best way, it only makes him worse. I haven't done the "supernanny" thing, will give that a try
silly thing is he gives me that "cute, butter wouldn't melt" face after he's done it that makes my heart melt!!