Hi everyone! Looking for some advice about meal times - every meal is a mess. My little girl is 19 months and throws her food, feeds the dog, smears her food into the table and on her clothes, basically anything other than eating. Even when she does eat, she shovels so much in she cant actually chew it and ends up spitting it out. She was such a good eater from 6 months but has lately started eating a lot less than she did. There was always a mess from day one which I expected but I had assumed that the mess would get less over time but it seems like it's getting worse. I have 2 concerns- I'm not sure how to correct the behaviour and if this is normal for her age? And two, I'm worried she's not eating enough as this happens every meal time and the only way I can get her to eat is if I distract her enough to feed her myself. I always tell her no and tell her what we should do with food, I've tried playing games at meal times to 'copy what mummy eats', I've tried taking the food away but this just gives me too much guilt. Looking for any advice or to share your own experiences of similar behaviours so I know what's normal