Does anyone have a toddler who stuffs all the food you give them into their mouth no matter how much it is?

I am getting so frustrated with this. My boys are good with picking up their food and eating it themselves, and I can even lay out a whole dinner of small pieces for Jack and he will eat them one at a time. However I can't give my kids anything that is bigger then bite size or they stuff the whole thing in their mouth. Like a whole cookie, pizza. 3 times I have had to stick my finger in their mouths and get the food out to stop them from choaking on the food. I don't know if this is something i can teach them or do they just have to learn themselves?

Also Kevin will put everything in his mouth that is in front of him...so if I have give him three pieces of cut up chicken he puts all three in his mouth at once. So I am stuck sitting there putting one piece at a time in front of him.

They are not that quick in the physical development areas either. Neither know how to use a fork/spoon yet. They are almost 2. Should I be worried? Any tips?

Thanks

Re: Does anyone have a toddler who stuffs all the food you give them into their mouth no matter how much it is?

No advice. DS stuffs his face too. I was hoping it was something he would outgrow.

Re: Does anyone have a toddler who stuffs all the food you give them into their mouth no matter how much it is?

sorry to laugh but my son does this constantly and then when he wants to drink something he spits it all out!

Re: Does anyone have a toddler who stuffs all the food you give them into their mouth no matter how much it is?

My kids at three will put every piece in thier mouth if I let them. One of them walks aorund with chipmunk cheeks and will eat it bit by bit. It is so annoying but nothing we have done has helped with it, except making him spit it out and eating it little by litte, which is a big PITA.

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I just don't get it...i see so many younger kids who can get half a bagel from their parents and they hold it and nibble pieces off. My kids would sit there and try to stuff the whole thing in their mouth. It would make feeding them a whole lot easier!

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This is DD - she stuffs her mouth, we have to give her just a few pieces at a time and even then watch her bc she does it with that, and she also does the chipmunk cheeks as well, she is 15 mths - hoping she will end this soon once she understands more but who knows if she will.

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Yes, my little chipmunk

I tell him to slow down and then he tries to talk and spits all the food out. If I can catch him, I'll tell him "no" and "one at a time" but he doesn't always listen. He is getting better though.

Re: Does anyone have a toddler who stuffs all the food you give them into their mouth no matter how much it is?

So glad DS is not the only one. I'm still breaking up the mini pancakes because he would shove the whole thing in there.
I sit there "Chew, Chew" and even imitate chewing...He laughs at me.

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YES!!!!

I posted about this recently!

Thomas will shove as many puffs or whatever else is on his tray as he can fit in his mouth. I don't know how to make him stop other than putting one piece of food on his tray at a time. He also takes giant bites, so I can't give him cookies, wagon wheels, pancakes, etc.