LO who is 15 months will not sit still during meals. Any mommy experiencing it too? Any tips on how to get her to guai guai sit and eat till full? Sigh. TIA.

I trained my LO since 6 months old. When she was younger, we buckled her up in the high chair (5-point harness type at home and 3-point type at the grandparents’ places), and she couldn’t leave till the meal was done. When she was a bit older, if she tried to climb out of the chair, she would get scolded. She doesn’t use TV or iPads at all, so when she was distracted, we would have to engage her by talking/singing/shaking random items to get her attention. All those was between the age of 6 months and 2 years. Now, at 3 years +, she’s so well-trained that she doesn’t even need to be buckled up. She knows the high chair is her dining chair and she stays till the meal is done. Some time outs (when she throws tantrums) are also done in the high chair because she’ll stay in the seat. At this age, we have to continue to engage her by talking (a lot) during meals, sometimes singing, and frequently giving reminders to take the next spoon of food. I think there’s a mixture of firmness/scolding and putting in the effort to engage the child. We, too, need to put away our phones/devices during meal times. The children watch and learn. It was very tiring/frustrating initially, but I think it’s worth it:) Your child’s 15 months old.. once they reach the threenager age, they start arguing with you and coming up with their own rationale for everything. So it’s good to enforce these things before that happens. Heh.