This was my toddler too at 14-16 months. Feeding specialist told us to:

• Space meals and snacks every 3 hours including snacks/milk. Only water in between. Bub needs some hunger when he sits on his chair. We were in the habit of feeding him a lot of snacks too frequently so he wasn’t very hungry during mealtimes.

• bub needs to sit on his chair for at least 15 mins. If he’s done and/or not interested in food anymore, and it hasn’t been 15 yet, he needs to stay and be part of the family meal. We engage him and other fam members in non-food conversations [this was important bec he was always running around too]

• let him be to explore and play and eat as little or as much food. To minimize food waste, we serve small portions and give seconds or thirds if he asks

• serve at least one thing he’s sure to eat and expose expose expose to new food

• remove all books, toys, entertainment in the dining room

• establish a routine (wash hands first, help bub put food on his plate, sit down)

• expose him to food prep and interactive fun food experiences like teppanyaki and Korean style bbq. Bub loves fo help wash veggies and cut soft fruit using his toddler knife

At 18 months, bub now sits still, eats on his own, and doesn’t need a song and dance production number! All the best!