Does anyone elses kid.....

[SharpMomOfTwo]

My DD21 months is really grosing me out. Shes not a big eater, but when she does, she puts a whole bunch of food in her mouth (like 3-4 pieces of hotdog), sucks on it and chews it up, and then spits it out and hands it to me. I'm really getting tired of having to handle half chewed, totally sucked on nasty hot dogs, pretzles, and chicken nuggets!! Anyone else have a kid that does this???

 

[Mommy2JulietJocelyn]

mine use to chew stuff up and spit it out all the time - thankfully she out grew that - I say she out grew it around the age you are talking about but she started doing it around 18 months

 

[MandM-Mom]

My middle dd used to gross me out when she ate bagesl w/cream cheese, she dug out all the insides and licked the cheese, just plain gross. Toddlers or at least most toddlers are gross when they eat, at least I think so. Is she using utensils? THat may help her feel big. My niece had trouble chewing and she used to do this, her ped said to cut it up very tiny, the pieces were not all that big to begin with but Ended up her jaws were not alligned and now still has trouble with meats and raw veggies and she is 6 now, they have pulled some of her teeth and are working on getting it fixed it has been going on for a long time.

 

[mickeysmyboy]

My DS used to do the same thing. Yuck!! It grosses me out just thinking about it!! He used to be able to somehow peel a green bean inside his mouth, eat the inside and give me the skin!

Your DD will grow out of it! I promise!!

 

[coolbeans]

DS does this and he is 2, the catch is he only gives it to me not DH!!

 

[_queenie_]

My DS used to do that, but at more like 15 months, it didn't last. I would try giving her utensils as the PP said, it's at least worth a shot.

By the way, coolbeans, how did you get yor profile to be a color? I tried doing it, but it didn't work.

 

[Luv Bunnies]

You might consider giving her very small amounts of food so she can't stuff a lot in her mouth. She might be putting too much in and then spitting it out because she can't handle such a big mouthful. Give her one piece at a time and don't give her another one until she's chewed and swallowed. She'll eventually figure out how much food should be in her mouth at once and she'll start to regulate it all by herself. Good luck!

 

[GOOFY4DONALD]

My DS does so many gross things that I don't know here to begin. His latest is 'fresh pops'. Fresh Pops are slices of bacon sucked on like a sucker.

 

[katied]

DS will do that sometimes too - normally when he jams too much in his mouth and can't chew it all. If we find he'd jamming everything in his mouth, we will only put a bit or two at a time on his tray, and wait for him to finish chewing before giving him more. Also, he's starting to really like sliverware. He does not like the plastic sliverware, but I found metal silverware with fork guards and plastic handles. It slows down the pace of eating - so he doesn't jam too much into his mouth.

Also, when he's done eating, he'll do this again. So I take the food away and declare mealtime over to prevent more mess.

 

[NY Disney fan]

My 21 month old does this too except she chews it and either puts it on my face or chews it, puts in her hand then wants to feed it to me. Gross!

 

[polineedyan]

You might consider giving her very small amounts of food so she can't stuff a lot in her mouth. She might be putting too much in and then spitting it out because she can't handle such a big mouthful. Give her one piece at a time and don't give her another one until she's chewed and swallowed. She'll eventually figure out how much food should be in her mouth at once and she'll start to regulate it all by herself. Good luck!

Thats exactly what it is. Our child was doing the same thing. The pediatrician told is to stop allowing her to gorge herself. There is some coordination (or lack thereof) involved. Its important to only give her small pieces, a little at a time, even if it means leaving the food away from the table. Teach the child about taking "small bites"..Sometimes its a texture issue. Some kids dont like certain textures. Ours has mostly stopped, except for some raw veggies + fruits, when no matter how small the bite, she still chews and spits. Like carrots, celery, and apples..SMALL BITES..

 

[teresajoy]

My DS used to do that, but at more like 15 months, it didn't last. I would try giving her utensils as the PP said, it's at least worth a shot.

By the way, coolbeans, how did you get yor profile to be a color? I tried doing it, but it didn't work.

The tag fairy did that for her! You can't do it yourself.

And to the OP, I agree that I would start only giving her small amounts, and make sure they are small pieces. You want to be very careful with hotdogs, kids have choked to death on those. Are you cutting them lengthwise so that they are not circles? It's very important. An 8 year old near us choked to death on a hot dog at school a few years ago.

 

[rt2dz]

And to the OP, I agree that I would start only giving her small amounts, and make sure they are small pieces. You want to be very careful with hotdogs, kids have choked to death on those. Are you cutting them lengthwise so that they are not circles? It's very important. An 8 year old near us choked to death on a hot dog at school a few years ago.

I'm glad somebody else mentioned this!

OP--very small amounts of food at a time, in little pieces. Make sure you are cutting the hotdogs length wise and then quartered with the skin removed!! Your DD is close to two, so that should be OK, but in general kids aren't supposed to eat hotdogs at all until 2yo and then not without being cut until 4yo, according to the AAP. It's one of those highly chokeable (Is that a word?) foods like popcorn, raw carrots, apples, etc.

 

[ERMama]

Try as other said with portion sizes. If you find she does this with certain types of food, dont give them to her and try something else. Also if she doesnt want to eat it you need to teach her to put it in a more appropriate place than giving it to you. Stop taking it. You said she hands it to you so shes not grossed out by touching it herself. Shes old enough to learn to put it in the garbage or on her plate.
I wouldnt be taking half eaten food out of her hand.

 

[_queenie_]

The tag fairy did that for her! You can't do it yourself.

That would explain it!

Sorry, I'm a little on all of this.

 

[Lisa P.]

Others have given great advice. You may also consider giving your child the offending foods mashed or pureed for a bit longer - still in tiny quantities, like with a baby spoon. Easier to swallow, less to spit out.

You could hold the dish and let him/her spoon out a little bit at a time, withdrawing the dish from reach after each bite is taken. Ask to see an empty mouth before presenting the dish again. Food needs to be removed as soon as there seems to be no interest in eating but rather in playing with the food or handling it inappropriately. It's a little easier to teach good eating habits during a (hungry) growth spurt. Your child will quickly learn which are acceptable table eating behaviors and which are not - by trial and error.

 

[delmar411]

my 2yr old DS chews and spits out a lot of foods. It's really gross and he does it mostly when he's not really hungry. He does it with grapes and raw carrots the most. blech!

 

[SharpMomOfTwo]

Maybe I should clarify - she does it with 4 pieces in her mouth or just one, doesn't really matter. As far as using a fork, shes been doing that for months! I think its just a form of entertainment for her.... NOT ME!!! To me its just a pain in the butt, and food that went to waiste! Oh well, I'm sure she won't be doing it in college.... lets pray!!!

 

[disneybridetobe]

DD1 (1 as of tomorrow!) just started doing this! She'll spit out something she doesnt want in her mouth at that particular time, sometimes after the 'flavor' is gone... lol. FUN!