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As phases go, Baby<\/span>\u2019s \u2018throwing everything on the ground\u2019 phase is considerably less adorable than their<\/span> discovery of intentional smiling, though it probably ranks at around the same level of not-entirely-adorable as the separation anxiety phase. It’s not fun to deal with for you, most of the time, but there’s a certain amount of cuteness nestled somewhere in their<\/span> honest amusement and wonder as their<\/span> favorite toy goes flying all the way across the room. Again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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That\u2019s because, by and large, children from around a little under a year old to a little older than a year don\u2019t throw things to express anger or frustration, or to try to make you angry. Instead, these throwing-phases generally happen because they\u2019ve just mastered the art of doing it, the same way when they learn a new sound or word, that sound is suddenly all over your home. If Baby<\/span> has decided throwing things is their<\/span> jam now, they has<\/span> probably just mastered the fine art of grasping-flinging-releasing objects, and through that skill, they has<\/span> discovered gravity, and is now testing it out to make sure it always works.<\/p>\n

Beyond that, there\u2019s another reason why Baby<\/span> loves to watch things fly so much, and it connects back to separation anxiety – Baby<\/span> is learning about object permanence, and the way objects keep existing even after they\u2019re thrown. These two ideas – object permanence and and gravity – won\u2019t be new to Baby<\/span> forever. Before too long, they will<\/span> take them for granted as much as the rest of us do.<\/p>\n

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Knowing why<\/em> Baby<\/span> does the things they does<\/span> may not be quite enough – with habits like this, the question often changes from \u201cwhy does they<\/span> throw things?” to \u201cokay, now how can I get them<\/span> to stop?\u201d<\/p>\n

There are a couple of schools of thought about how to answer this question, the first of which is to wait it out. It\u2019s a phase, and it will pass on its own. The second sees this phase as more of a teaching opportunity – stop giving Baby<\/span> back the things they throws<\/span>, because throwing things makes them go away. A thrown plate means the end of a meal, a thrown toy goes into a closet for a little while. If you choose to go this route, whether you choose to try to teach them<\/span> to throw more appropriate things instead, like foam balls or soft toys, or go in a harsher direction and assign short time-outs after larger throwing episodes, the important thing is to be consistent, and not to respond too dramatically. Baby<\/span> is learning cause and effect better and better every day, and if they learns<\/span> they can<\/span> make you freak out by throwing things, they may<\/span> start to use that in situations where they feels<\/span> ignored.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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