Best way to deal with food-refusing phase?

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My 16 m/o has generally been great with food - tucking in to most things, feeding herself, reliably eating three good meals along with snacks and morning/bedtime milk. But the past couple of weeks she's become increasingly annoying - taking a few bites then handing the bowl back to me, throwing food, fussing and crying in her high chair, reaching out to the fruit bowl or fridge for bananas/yogurt (her favourites) when she's barely started her meal. I'm sure it's just a phase/teething/whatever, but I need some coping strategies! I can't force her to eat, and know I should just leave her to ride it out, but I hate the crying at mealtimes (I also have a 4 y/o who needs to eat), and worry about her going for her nap etc hungry. Any advice?

I feel like I'm in a similar boat. Coming up to 15 months and a once healthy appetite has gone over recent weeks / months and I'm really struggling apart from favourites which are depleting by the day!!!!!! All she wants is milk which I'm reducing to try and encourage more food but when she doesn't eat I feel I need to give her milk so she had had something. Anytime we seem to get back on track something happens that puts us back to square 1! Just wanted to let u know u are not alone and if I get any advice I'll pop it on here x

Just ignore it and don't make an issue of it.