Isabel - I think at this stage, the drill technique may not work with Jacob. He is about a year younger than your little one, George, so his communication skills would not be as good (i.e. I wouldn't be able to have that kind of conversation with Jacob at this stage). I will definitely keep what you have said in mind though, for when he can communicate more effectively and we can 'talk through' the behaviour because it sounds like it is re-directing George to more appropriate behaviour and demonstrating the 'right' thing to do in those situations. Also, Jacob doesn't actually throw things at people as such - it's all random, but the point is that a random throw can still result in injury. He has never intentionally thrown anything at another person - be it us, or anybody else (yet!)

Tracey - I should have mentioned that we normally do tell Jacob that throwing can hurt the toys or other people. So we always give him a brief explanation (we try to choose our words in such a way that he understands what we're saying).

Ambah - oh cool - someone else uses a strategy that we use?! OMG! How amazing! You've just made me feel good about myself! Thanks!! I always find it interesting what you share about Aidyn, as it seems that Jacob follows a similar path in terms of his behaviour and when negative behaviours rectify themselves somewhat - you've mentioned befor about different stages Aidyn has gone through and when they seemed to resolve and with what developmental milestones they coincided with, and I have to say, Jacob has done the same thing and I've thought to myself "Ambah was spot on there!". So thank you so much for your input - I really value it!

I'm wondering if it's time Jacob moved from his highchair to sit in a seat like us? I wonder if that would help him feel more 'part' of the meal etc? Then again, it could result in him throwing everything off the table - his stuff and ours LOL!