getting food into my 17 month old dd has become a challenge of epic proportions. she always used to be a good eater but for the last couple of months she seems to view every meal i give her as something to be squished, squashed and thrown about. she won't let me feed her and wants to do it herself but gets bored after a couple of mouthfulls and that's when it gets rubbed into her hair and played with. i've had to resort to feeding her with a glove puppet the novelty of which is on the wane. eating out or at other peoples houses is stressful as other children her age that we know seem to have much better table manners and their mums don't end up covered in the dish of the day. It's not just mushy food - she pulls finger food (sandwiches/fishfingers etc) to pieces and throws that around too. I've tried changing her eating environment from high chair to booster seat at the dining table - even her own little table and chair (disaster as she just gets up and walks away!) - but this hasn't woked either.i've stopped snacks between meals hoping that if she's hungrier she'll eat more - doesn't work. i've tried ignoring it and pretending that i'm not bothered but then after a few days I give in worried that she's wasting away. does anyone have any tips or can tell me how long this phase typically lasts.
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