and eating at pre-school is totally ruining my child's ability to eat without

[Twiglett]

feckin' well complaining "I don't like this", "I don't want this"

what on earth are they doing at nursery?.. I bet they're cajoling and encouraging her .. well I wish they'd just ignore her and leave her alone to eat

because she's spoilt now

I'm going to have to throw her away and start again now ...sheesh

Possible it's the other kids all coming out with such things and she's copying?

She'll be chewing with her mouth open soon and talking with a mouthful too...it just gets worse IME.

How old?? I think it's a natural phase at 2-3 where they discover they can say 'no' and want some control over their lives nursery or not. My all eating DS2 went through a phase of this when he was 2/3. He did go to nursery but I just put it down to the terrible twos and growing up. He's certainly over it now (just turned 4) as he seemed to wake up to the fact he was missing out!!!