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She won't sit down

post #1 of 13
10/12/04 at 11:09pm
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Every meal it is a struggle to feed Abby. She will not stay seated in her high chair. She is always climbing out (or trying to). Standing up, she sits on her tray.. It is scary! I bought one of those booster seats with a tray and she climbs out of that too. Anyone have any suggestions?
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post #2 of 13
10/12/04 at 11:21pm
Nope. Logan does the same thing and he is 3. He always has. Do you use the straps with it? Logan has no excuse. He knows better.
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post #3 of 13
10/13/04 at 2:50am
Logan isn't a climber, he tries to scoot under the tray though

i hope you find a solution Meagan, that can't make mealtimes very much fun
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post #4 of 13
10/13/04 at 10:37am
Jonathan does the same thing. He does NOT like to sit still. We finally started putting his bowl on a chair or on the coffee table. When he is hungry, he will come and get a bite. Then he'll take off and go play. Then he'll come back for another bite. Not great if you're trying to have a sit-down family meal, but it has worked for us. As far as high chairs, he doesn't like high chairs with trays. But if we go to a restaurant that has one of those high chairs you pull right up to the table and he can be at the same level as everyone else, he does fine.
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post #5 of 13
10/13/04 at 11:49am
Elizabeth has gotten to be the same way. We have a little table and a kid-size picnic table that we let her eat at and it seems to work. I think she likes having a place to sit that is her size.
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post #6 of 13
10/13/04 at 12:08pm
If I don't strap Justin in, he does the same thing and has done so for months. High chair, bouncy seat, stroller... The kid loves to stand. I wish I had an answer. If you are strapping her in and she still trys, Good luck!
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post #7 of 13
10/13/04 at 3:40pm
Do these chairs not have belts???

Livia would be climbing out of hers too, if she could. All of our booster seats and our highchair have belts. If they didn't, I'd be making one myself.
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post #8 of 13
10/13/04 at 3:54pm
We don't use the straps anymore because Elizabeth will just fight and scream until she gets out. I'd much rather have her sit at the table for five minutes quietly and then go to her own little table for the rest of the meal than fight with her. It's just not worth it.
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post #9 of 13
10/13/04 at 5:38pm
Um .... Super glue would keep her in!

Drew refused to eat in a highchair - period. He hated being straped into anything other than his car seat. We just let him use the booster chair at the coffee tbale and no more problems.

Leah, all of these things have straps. But some kids are experts at either unstraping themselves (Drew could unlock his car seat at 18 months! ) or they are so skinny they can get out no matter how tight you make it (Drew did this all the time in his booster chair).
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post #10 of 13
10/13/04 at 10:21pm
Sorry, I'm no help then. Both my kids were fine in high chairs and booster seats. We've just graduated Sydney to a booster without a belt. She thinks it's fine for her to just leave the table whenever she pleases, I've had to tell her otherwise.

Good luck!
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post #11 of 13
10/13/04 at 11:01pm
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They do have straps...but she wiggles her way out of them no matter how tight I put it. I even push the tray back as far as it will go and she still manages to get loose...
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post #12 of 13
10/13/04 at 11:40pm
I was like Lisa, we had a kids table and Alisha could have her food and do other things too, this did not last long and she always came back to her table to eat. I think some kids feel they need to be on the go because they feel they might miss something.
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post #13 of 13
10/14/04 at 12:46pm
Kate's the same way. I put my arm around her and let her stand. When she's at home, she eats sitting on the floor. I don't feel like fighting with her over this one. She's an independant little cuss and someday that will come in handy for her.
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