I'm not talking about which fork to use and how to use a napkin but just general behaviour at the dinner table.
Earlier this evening, when DD was having her dinner she started picking up her cup and loudly banging it on her high chair over and over again. I took the cup from her and said no and she started to cry as no doubt, banging the cup was fun for her. I have done this before and given her the cup back but if she started banging it again, I took it away.
DH says that I am too strict with her and that she should be allowed to bang as much as she likes at home and that when out and about she will naturally see that no-one else does it so she won't bang things then.
But to my mind, this is a bit inconsistent and think that if you don't gently guide her at home, she won't do it out and about. So am I being too "controlling" as he called it?
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Is 18 months too early to introduce gentle table manners?
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showtunesgirl · 13/06/2013 19:37
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