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		By: Dana Childress, PhD		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dana Childress, PhD]]></dc:creator>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.veipd.org/earlyintervention/2014/05/20/look-out-helping-toddlers-move-beyond-throwing/#comment-1118&quot;&gt;Alesia&lt;/a&gt;.

Hi Alesia - it sounds like you have really worked hard to help your son overcome his throwing habit! Honestly, it&#039;s hard to give advice without asking you lots more questions. He could be throwing for many reasons. Does he use his hands and eye-hand coordination for other things like feeding himself, picking up rocks outside, pushing along cars, scribbling with a crayon, etc.? How does he do with problem-solving, like can he figure out how to get a snack out of a container with the lid on? Can he sit with you for a few minutes to look at a book or take turns rolling a ball back and forth? These types of tasks can tell you if your child is able to coordinate what he wants to do using his eyes and hands together, pay attention to a task long enough to figure it out, take turns in play, etc. It sounds like your son might be a child who prefers to move rather than sit down and play more quietly - and that&#039;s pretty common with boys. I love it that you spend time outdoors with him. If you can incorporate some of the play and toys with what he likes to do outdoors, that might help because you&#039;ll be taking advantage of something he already enjoys. See if you can get your son to have fun taking turns with you while you play with the toys you&#039;ve bought. Try turn-taking games for just a few seconds at a time, praise his attention without throwing, then try again later and see if he can go a little longer each time. At his age, you&#039;ll also want to set limits and teach him what to do instead of throwing. For example, instead of saying &quot;no throwing&quot; you might try to catch his hand before he throws and ask him to give the toy to you, then help him put it in your palm and give him a big hug and cheer when he does it. These are just a few ideas. We also always encourage parents with concerns to talk to their pediatrician. You might also want to ask the doctor about having your son&#039;s vision checked to make sure everything is okay there too. Good luck!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.veipd.org/earlyintervention/2014/05/20/look-out-helping-toddlers-move-beyond-throwing/#comment-1118">Alesia</a>.</p>
<p>Hi Alesia &#8211; it sounds like you have really worked hard to help your son overcome his throwing habit! Honestly, it&#8217;s hard to give advice without asking you lots more questions. He could be throwing for many reasons. Does he use his hands and eye-hand coordination for other things like feeding himself, picking up rocks outside, pushing along cars, scribbling with a crayon, etc.? How does he do with problem-solving, like can he figure out how to get a snack out of a container with the lid on? Can he sit with you for a few minutes to look at a book or take turns rolling a ball back and forth? These types of tasks can tell you if your child is able to coordinate what he wants to do using his eyes and hands together, pay attention to a task long enough to figure it out, take turns in play, etc. It sounds like your son might be a child who prefers to move rather than sit down and play more quietly &#8211; and that&#8217;s pretty common with boys. I love it that you spend time outdoors with him. If you can incorporate some of the play and toys with what he likes to do outdoors, that might help because you&#8217;ll be taking advantage of something he already enjoys. See if you can get your son to have fun taking turns with you while you play with the toys you&#8217;ve bought. Try turn-taking games for just a few seconds at a time, praise his attention without throwing, then try again later and see if he can go a little longer each time. At his age, you&#8217;ll also want to set limits and teach him what to do instead of throwing. For example, instead of saying &#8220;no throwing&#8221; you might try to catch his hand before he throws and ask him to give the toy to you, then help him put it in your palm and give him a big hug and cheer when he does it. These are just a few ideas. We also always encourage parents with concerns to talk to their pediatrician. You might also want to ask the doctor about having your son&#8217;s vision checked to make sure everything is okay there too. Good luck!		</p>
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		By: Alesia		</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2019 14:11:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[My son is 22 months old and has been throwing everything he gets his hands on wince he was 6 months old. He&#039;s never shown interest in playing, just throws. I&#039;ve sat down and showed him how to play with the toys and he just gets upset and throws a fit or hits me or throws his toys at me. I&#039;ve spent a large chunk of money trying to find toys that interest him (dancing toys, puzzles, foam blocks, light up toys, musical toys, sports toys) and every single one he either eats, throws or climbs all over and breaks. He actually has a metldown when we try to direct him to his toys now. It can get to the point where he will purposely whip the toys at oye faces. His only interests are being outside all day and playing in water. We take him outside for 4+ hours a day and he blows his lid as soon as we start to go inside. 
Any advice? I&#039;ve asked around and the normal solutions don&#039;t seem to work with my son. He&#039;s a bit more advanced and aware and controlling than most kids his age.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My son is 22 months old and has been throwing everything he gets his hands on wince he was 6 months old. He&#8217;s never shown interest in playing, just throws. I&#8217;ve sat down and showed him how to play with the toys and he just gets upset and throws a fit or hits me or throws his toys at me. I&#8217;ve spent a large chunk of money trying to find toys that interest him (dancing toys, puzzles, foam blocks, light up toys, musical toys, sports toys) and every single one he either eats, throws or climbs all over and breaks. He actually has a metldown when we try to direct him to his toys now. It can get to the point where he will purposely whip the toys at oye faces. His only interests are being outside all day and playing in water. We take him outside for 4+ hours a day and he blows his lid as soon as we start to go inside.<br />
Any advice? I&#8217;ve asked around and the normal solutions don&#8217;t seem to work with my son. He&#8217;s a bit more advanced and aware and controlling than most kids his age.		</p>
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