16 month DD is refusing all her dinners

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Why why why has my DD started to refuse her dinners the past 4 days - even her favourites . She isnt unwell or showing any signs of teething so i'm baffled. I'm getting slightly frustrated as she is a fussy moo as it is so i want to make sure she is getting enough etc i also dont want her going to bed hungry so not sure what i should do. Any ideas? Thanks!

Because she can.

Thats just what I was going to say...because she can!
Dish it up, if she eats she eats if she doesn't she doesn't. Provide water, do not provide extra snacks in between meals
she will eat when she is hungry.
and try not to panic, most of us have been through this and our kids are fit healthy and more importantly eating

My 18 month old is going through a bit of a phase like this. Although it's more certain foods rather than complete meals, except for roast dinners - she barely touches those at the moment.

I just don't make a fuss, if she doesn't eat that's fine. There's usually something on her plate that she will eat so she never goes without. I know from my 4 year old, who also went through similar phases and still does occasionally that they generally come out of it at some point, but making a big thing of it can create more problems. There's also a chance that she might be teething but showing no other signs, or that she just might not be that hungry at the moment.

Basically just try to relax, as long as she's not losing weight she will be fine. They go through these phases but it will pass.

Thanks all, i will just have to ride it out i guess. I'll keep offering & hope she'll start eating it again soon. She eats all her breakfast & lunch just not her dinner - which i dont get! Anyway, I will stop the afternoon snack for the time being see if that changes anything. Yep, I'm making sure i'm not making a fuss at all as i dont want to create any more problems. Hell no!