How do I stop my 9 month old from screaming when putting him in his hi chair?

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For months my baby has been crying because he is put in his hi chair - nothing has ever happened to him to make him scared of it and once we have finally got him into it, he is fine, but it is the initial bit of actually getting him into it. I don't want to be fighting with him two to three times a day to feed him and I don't want to give in and have him feed anywhere else but the hi chair. We have tried the encouragement and making it fun while he is in there, but nothing seems to make a difference, he would rather sit on the floor or in our arms so he can squirm and play around while being fed. He has been doing this for a good 2-3 months and is starting to make it impossible to get him in there. Distracting him also does not work.
 
My kids had high chair toys that suction cupped on to the tray. They liked those. We also let them have other toys or coloring stuff while they were eating. Kids have short attention spans and like to do other things while they eat and chew. I'm 23 and mother of 2 and I still like to do multiple things while eating! By the time they were 9 months old though, we no longer fed them in high chairs. We started feeding them on their ride-on toys. They enjoyed that so much better! They had the Step 2 car, so it was also easy to clean after!
 
My kids had high chair toys that suction cupped on to the tray. They liked those. We also let them have other toys or coloring stuff while they were eating. Kids have short attention spans and like to do other things while they eat and chew. I'm 23 and mother of 2 and I still like to do multiple things while eating! By the time they were 9 months old though, we no longer fed them in high chairs. We started feeding them on their ride-on toys. They enjoyed that so much better! They had the Step 2 car, so it was also easy to clean after!
 
You can give him his favorite toy or give him a paper with a crayon so can scribble around. Coloring will maybe calm him down.
 
My babies all did this too. My advice is to not let his screaming and protesting get to you. He's just wanting his independence. Calmly insist he sits there, and it might help to put something REALLY interesting on his high chair tray so he forgets about writhing and complaining, and wants to sit there to look at the thing (it could be a favorite book or toy). Then, when he's interested in the object, you slip the food onto the tray. Make sure you don't leave him in there for too long. That could be why he hates it. If all else fails, let him eat on your lap for a while.
 
My babies all did this too. My advice is to not let his screaming and protesting get to you. He's just wanting his independence. Calmly insist he sits there, and it might help to put something REALLY interesting on his high chair tray so he forgets about writhing and complaining, and wants to sit there to look at the thing (it could be a favorite book or toy). Then, when he's interested in the object, you slip the food onto the tray. Make sure you don't leave him in there for too long. That could be why he hates it. If all else fails, let him eat on your lap for a while.
 
I'd keep doing it, and ignore his screams. Let him sit there until he stops, then feed him. You could try a slap on the hand. I know it sounds mean, but he'll get it, he'll never remember it, and it might do a lot of good.
 
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