I've searched this forum for an answer but all the previous posters seemed to have kids that only threw food when they were pretty much done eating. Also my 2 yo dd has communication issues so some of the normal GD suggestions don't really work for us 
(she was recently diagnosed with a moderate receptive/expressive speech delay)
Anna will throw food and try to feed the dog even when she still wants her food. I appreciate that she loves the dog and wants to share with her, but it results in a huge mess, wasted food (on a tight budget) and a dog that gets an upset stomach. I don't want to make food a fight of course, but she only understands very simple sentences, so I can't exactly reason with her about it. I've tried saying "oh are you all done eating?" and removing the plate but then she screams & throws a fit because she wants it back. So then I'll give it back and she'll take a bite or two and start over with throwing the food on the floor (and calling the dog to come eat it). I've tried telling her the reasons why its not a good idea and then asking her to clean it up. She still will throw the food and refuses to help clean it up. If this was only an occasional occurance, or only happened when she was done eating it would be not a big deal to me. Instead it happens pretty much every meal and I can't seem to find any solutions. I hate that mealtimes are stressing me out.
Even though we have had issues with tantrums in the past for other issues because of her communication issues, we are doing pretty good most days in the other areas. I understand that food throwing can be normal for toddlers, but this seems a bit extreme. I really could use a different perspective or maybe some good suggestions.
(she was recently diagnosed with a moderate receptive/expressive speech delay)Anna will throw food and try to feed the dog even when she still wants her food. I appreciate that she loves the dog and wants to share with her, but it results in a huge mess, wasted food (on a tight budget) and a dog that gets an upset stomach. I don't want to make food a fight of course, but she only understands very simple sentences, so I can't exactly reason with her about it. I've tried saying "oh are you all done eating?" and removing the plate but then she screams & throws a fit because she wants it back. So then I'll give it back and she'll take a bite or two and start over with throwing the food on the floor (and calling the dog to come eat it). I've tried telling her the reasons why its not a good idea and then asking her to clean it up. She still will throw the food and refuses to help clean it up. If this was only an occasional occurance, or only happened when she was done eating it would be not a big deal to me. Instead it happens pretty much every meal and I can't seem to find any solutions. I hate that mealtimes are stressing me out.
Even though we have had issues with tantrums in the past for other issues because of her communication issues, we are doing pretty good most days in the other areas. I understand that food throwing can be normal for toddlers, but this seems a bit extreme. I really could use a different perspective or maybe some good suggestions.
I think we will start with keeping the dog out of the room and giving her a smaller portion. We sit at the table for meals with her in a booster seat in a regular chair so she feels like she's part of it all. I'm wondering now if maybe DH and I are talking to each other to catch up on our days and she's doing this because she wants our attention. 
That would make perfect sense! We'll try involving her more tonight and see if that helps too.
