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My son throws his toys.....

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Hi, I was just wondering if anyone had advice on how to handle toddlers who throw things like toys and stuff in the house. My son continues to throw his wooden trains or cars and trucks when he is playing with them. I constantly tell him "No throwing in the house becasue someone can get hurt..." but he continues to do it and it DRIVES ME NUTS! Fist off, I'm afraid one day he's actually going to hurty someone because he's come very close a few times. And he's denting the crap out of my wood floors! I feel like the more attention I draw to it he continues to do it but at the same time it can not be ignored. So I usually give him one warning and if he does it again I take the toys away but it does not seem to phase him that much. Any advice? Am I doing the right thing but just need to be patient?

Thanks!
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How old is he?
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My son actually blackened my eye with a plastic block before we got his throwing under control. What worked for us what putting the toy he was throwing in time-out: no warnings though, just use it improperly, toy goes in time-out. It sounds like you've tried a version of that.

You might also try giving him more appropriate outlets for the throwing impulse. Take him outside as often as possible for throwing sessions. Then when your back inside stick to your guns! The combination might do the trick.
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One of the childern I babysit dose this and it drives me nuts. He has put holes in the walls and hurt the other kids, not to mention my poor cats. What I do with him is give him a time out, you need to let your son know that what he is doing is wrong and there will be punishment for it. I did it with this kid, and he is 18 months and he figured it out. So try it, it could work for you too ;)
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Have you tried putting him in time out as well as taking away the toy? Do you explain why you are taking the toy away? Of course my son normal responds with his pathetic "Okay" which means I don't understand, but I know you want me to agree! I agree with the getting outside and throwing a ball too. It just takes awhile.
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