What are your best tips and tricks to deal with a child who stores food in his mouth?

It is a tough issue to tackle! Here’s what my best friend’s dad did when she was young (and left a deep impression). She remembered clearly that she had the habit of storing her porridge in her mouth and not swallowing. Her father was so fed up with her that he locked her outside the house and told her she could only come back into the house after she has finished her porridge. Haha.. “scarred” her for life.. but worked. Some suggestions from my friends include: - Avoid giving snacks before meal time - Minimize distractions at meal times - Taking the meal away if child insist on not finishing the food in his/her mouth (resume feeding one or two hours later, troublesome but worked for one of my friends) Key thing to note is to explain that it was the squirrel behavior that result in his/her meal from being taken away. - Give positive reinforcements: praise or give rewards when child successfully chew and swallow his/her food promptly. Every child is different and this is quite a common problem. Hope you find a solution that works!! Good luck!