Food, throwing, spilling and getting up from the table while still eating,

[2cuteboys]

If you don't want to put them all in boosters, I have a spare booster and if a child gets up they get one warning to sit and the next they are in the booster.

Or I'll also do one warning and take they're plate away, depending on their age.

[torontokids]

Has anyone ever used a booster seat with a children's chair (little wood Ikea ones?) I have 2 highchairs for the babies however everyone else sits at the kids table. My 18 mos old needs to graduate to the kids table next week as I have another baby starting (I really don't want a 3rd highchair taking up space). She is fine sitting at the table but strapping her in would be a good option if she is having a hard day. I just worry the chair would not be substantial enough for a booster and it would become top heavy and fall over.

[playfelt]

Has anyone ever used a booster seat with a children's chair (little wood Ikea ones?) I have 2 highchairs for the babies however everyone else sits at the kids table. My 18 mos old needs to graduate to the kids table next week as I have another baby starting (I really don't want a 3rd highchair taking up space). She is fine sitting at the table but strapping her in would be a good option if she is having a hard day. I just worry the chair would not be substantial enough for a booster and it would become top heavy and fall over.

One of the best things to use for securing a child to a chair is to use the walking harness with the rein. The rein is wound through the rungs of the chair and then the harness is put on and child is clipped into place. The harness is under the bib so it stays clean - if you can find the ribbed nylon ones they wash better than the leather ones of course. We used this from the time our special needs child was 15 months till she was 6 to secure her onto any chair moving from a child`s chair to an adult chair as needed.

[sunnydays]

All of mine sit in booster seats with trays and I keep the chairs far enough apart for the little ones that they can't touch each other or share food. And they all use cups with lids. I have one I am battling with on the food dropping/throwing right now too...she is 2 and should know better, but only started with me a couple of months ago. I have found that for some kids removing the food doesn't work because that is actually what they want since they are done or just don't like it. For these kids, every time they throw something on the floor, I take their hands and hold them behind their head for a minute...I am very gentle and they are not hurt in the slightest, but they hate it. I used this to train the same 2 year old not to take her shoes and hat off and throw them out of the stroller. It worked well...she no longer does it and if she starts to, all I have to do is warn her about the hands and she stops

[Artsand crafts]

Has anyone ever used a booster seat with a children's chair (little wood Ikea ones?) I have 2 highchairs for the babies however everyone else sits at the kids table. My 18 mos old needs to graduate to the kids table next week as I have another baby starting (I really don't want a 3rd highchair taking up space). She is fine sitting at the table but strapping her in would be a good option if she is having a hard day. I just worry the chair would not be substantial enough for a booster and it would become top heavy and fall over.

I would put the lighter and quieter infant in the booster seat in the floor and the 18 mos old in the high chair. I would not do that with the 18 mos old. He could try to get up or move to the side and fall. I would also be afraid of attaching the booster seat to a child size chair. They are too light. If he struggles to get out for any reason he could fall.

[Crayola kiddies]

Has anyone ever used a booster seat with a children's chair (little wood Ikea ones?) I have 2 highchairs for the babies however everyone else sits at the kids table. My 18 mos old needs to graduate to the kids table next week as I have another baby starting (I really don't want a 3rd highchair taking up space). She is fine sitting at the table but strapping her in would be a good option if she is having a hard day. I just worry the chair would not be substantial enough for a booster and it would become top heavy and fall over.

I didn't realize you we're using a kiddie table ... I have a full size kitchen table and chairs in my daycare and so I have three boosters strapped to chairs and three high chairs and then two regular chairs for my older two when they come into the daycare to eat. At a kiddie table the kids are too close together and so ya they will get into each others space ..... I have two high chairs side by side and if I don't move one away from the other at mealtimes one kid will reach his hand out to the other cause he knows she will let out this blood curdling scream of " no mine mine mine" and then he laughs .... And there's no way he can touch her but she doesn't care .... So I have to put a good space between them .... I couldn't imagine sitting then at a kiddie table and actually get some eating done !!!! Is there no way they can sit at a regular table where they can be strapped in and have their own space ??