To not want to share every single thing...

[Uncoping]

With my 2 year old hellraiser.

My water, my makeup, my pasta, my (occasional) wine, my shoes.

She wants EVERYTHING!

Sitting eating some much looked forward to pasta and I've had to hand over half the bowl even though she's just eaten a full kids cottage pie & 2 bananas

She sounds delightful. Good luck with that.

2 year olds should not be sharing mummy's wine.
Give her vodka instead

I don't even bother plating up for DD (20 months) at the moment- just put extra on my plate, she sits of my lap and I let her tuck in. She was a rubbish eater in a highchair with her own food - even if it was the same. There's plenty of time for better manners when she's got more reason!

I always shared with my now 7yo. He never takes off my plate now, hasn't for about 3 years. He is really kind to little kids, shares his stuff/food happily with his friends - I don't think anyone needs to worry about reinforcing a 'sense of entitlement' - you're not, you're modelling kindness.

Could be worse. My mum visited yesterday and ds lost a bowl of pasta and pesto and I lost my naice ham to her dog!

It's not kindness if they've already eaten and are just being greedy. We have a childhood obesity epidemic. Eating for the sake of eating just because you can see food isn't a trait to encourage.
I also don't see why it's kinder to encourage people to want food from other people's plates (many people comment about how they hate adults who try and eat from your plate ) than to just give them a plate with their own portion.

Young kids eating their parents food makes total evolutionary sense - if mum eats it, it's safe for me.
They're also learning by copying you.
(I have an 18mo so I do know how annoying it is but it is an important developmental stage!!!)

2rebecca maybe they weren't full after their meal, or perhaps they are being curious as small children often are. There might be a childhood obesity crisis but the advice at the moment is to allow small children to eat to their own appetite, provided you are offering a healthy diet rather than chips and deep-fried mars bars of course. I also haven't seen anyone saying their child tries to eat from random people's plates, only theirs.
I agree it makes evolutionary sense. How would a toddler know the difference between a redcurrant say, and another small red but poisonous berry? They eat following your lead.

I always make extra for the children's "Tax". probably why I am becoming the size of a house

What ever happened to saying no? 'Want' doesn't equal 'get'.

My dc is my Dh's number one fan, from the second he arrives home from work until dc falls asleep. I told him to enjoy it, in another few years, dc will only want to use us as the cash providers and servants and demand we stay out of sight for everything else. Living in our house feels like a cross between Downton Abbey and Buckingham Palace. Cast wise, Dh and I are the servants and Dc are the well to do family.

Id die of gratitude if DD wanted my food rather than the mush she has to eat due to issues with swallowing.

I like all Derek's posts on this thread

woofle- I agree.
We share food as a family- no special snowflakes here. OH and I share food too, it's no big deal.

I often find my bits in DS(16) room.... recently it's my hair dryer, face cream, commodone tool for spots, hair brushes, face wipes, chargers, hay fever tablets and several books! :)

DD(6) keeps eyeing up my make up and perfume and she has stolen my teddy bear that Sat on a chair in my room.... she has also eyed up nannys jewellery!