"throwing" phase

anybody's LO's go through this at some point? DD is 2 and has never had this annoying habit, but the little 1 yr old boy that I babysit 3x a week throws EVERYTHING! No matter where we are, or what it is, he has to throw it. Not at anybody in particular, but lots of times it hits DD or knocks things over on a shelf, etc. Sometimes it even goes up in the air and hits him on top of his own head. It's so irritating cause I don't want anybody getting hurt, but also don't want to keep toys away from him obviously - he needs to play. I just hate this stage he's going through. Anybody with experience in this? Is it just a boy thing? I'm wondering I guess if there's anything I can do to stop it, or if I should just let it slide and hope that this phase passes soon. I usually just tell him "No throwing" and take whatever it is away in the moment, but that doesn't seem to help. He's still little yet - turned one in April and doesn't seem to get things as well as DD did at his age.

Any advice?

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It could be a stage!

i honestly never saw that type of behavior in the kids i know until my nephew... it was one of the things that made my sister have him tested for autism.

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Yeah, I don't think there's anything 'wrong' with him - at least as far as I can tell. I mean, he responds to me, he just doesn't seem to understand instructions though. When DD was one, I could tell her to stop and she'd stop. This little guy is like "huh?" and then throws it again. lol. He loves playing catch with me and/or DD and with a ball it's obviously more acceptable. But just throwing EVERY LITTLE THING gets soooo frustrating. Maybe it's just a stage since throwing is somewhat new to his growing abilities. I hope he moves on soon though.

ETA - just saw your response, Jax, and I agree that that's probably what it is. He also loves to play on DD's drum set too. I think he's just exploring what he can do. I just wish I could get him to stop the throwing thing. Gonna just continue to address the it every time he does it. Maybe it'll stick eventually.

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My DS does this and after babysitting for years and working in a daycare, it is very normal behavior from boys especially. They are experimenting. Yes, it can be annoying but I find it is best to give no reaction and just remove the object and distract them into doing something else. Maybe just give him soft toys for now.
ETA... We realized shortly after we taught DS how to throw a ball, that he thought he was supposed to throw all toys...lol! It can be confusing for them at that age.

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I totally think it's a boy phase. Every boy I know has gone through it.

I think it's because as soon as the kid can do ANYTHING the dad or someone else is trying to teach him to throw a ball.

This is said in jest but I really do think it's just a phase.

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I would have to think it's just a phase. My best friend's dd is 1 1/2 and she loves throwing everything on the floor too. Sometimes she thinks it's a game if you laugh or give a reaction. My other friend's son did this around that age too. He has since grown out of it and he's now 2 1/2