When they are done, I let them get up. Some eat and are done in 10 min, some it takes them 30 min, I don't think a child that sits down and eats and doesn't mess around should have to sit and wait on someone who takes 30 min to eat. When they are done I let them know they can leave the table, I want to clean them up first. This child just got up on his own and threw the plate and walked out of the kitchen, I was less than 6 ft from him but my back was to him. I heard the lid of the trash can close. He knew better, just defying the rules.

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