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[quote=Anonymous]I hope this is not a real post, because honestly I hope you are not a nanny.

I'm a nanny to triplets and have worked with several other sets of triplets and twins.

9 month olds should not be taking 1 nap a day (The age that they were when you started forcing her to do this).  The fact that you don't know this is alarming.  She is likely constantly overtired which is contributing to her crankiness and overall demeanor.  It is also contributing to her not staying asleep longer.

The food thing is a very common issue, especially amongst multiples.  Throwing food is so much more fun when you have someone else to laugh at you and get a reaction fun.

First of all- stop giving her milk or anything to drink before she starts eating.  This is cutting her hunger and giving her more incentive to throw food.

Second- Give her very little food on her tray/plate.  Giving her more isn't working and is just giving her more food to throw.

Third- Give her a stern warning when you see her start to throw food and remind her that the meal will be over if she throws.

Fourth- Praise her really enthusiastically when she doesn't throw food.  You can also praise her twin when he doesn't throw food.

Fifth- I also had a very strict policy that the meal time is over when they threw food. Only took me about a week of enforcing this and they stopped.  However you shouldn't make a toddler go hungry for 2 hours because she threw food on the floor.  Toddlers can't tell time, so offering her another meal a little later is fine.  She will learn that if she throws food the meal time is immediately over.

You have a hungry and tired little girl on your hands.  How would you act if you were constantly hungry and tired? Probably not the best.  [/quote]

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