DS is almost 2 and has started experimenting with spitting huge mouthfuls of water out. His crib sheet is soaked (which I don't care about, at least it's contained), his shirts are soaked, and worst of all is when he's at the table, b/c then I have to mop it up (and it's gross/embarrassing for him to do at a restaurant). I tell him "no spitting" and take the water away, but then he has nothing to drink with the rest of the meal, and he sometimes cries/yells (don't care at home, but in public...) and most importantly, it doesn't keep him from doing it again.
We live in a very dry climate so I try to give him water in a sippy all the time so he'll be in the habit of staying hydrated. I can't just take it away for good, so what to do?
ETA: He's starting to do it with food, too -- chew, spit out, fling on floor despite our telling him to put it on his plate or on the table, which he's always been good at, up until now...
We live in a very dry climate so I try to give him water in a sippy all the time so he'll be in the habit of staying hydrated. I can't just take it away for good, so what to do?
ETA: He's starting to do it with food, too -- chew, spit out, fling on floor despite our telling him to put it on his plate or on the table, which he's always been good at, up until now...
