Jma: good to hear we aren't the only ones with a 3 year old who can be a little difficult....we started to not let DD do things she enjoys....with the whole i'll do it myself thing we have said when she is naughty she can't do things herself that she likes to do (ie pressing the button to put the garage door down, watering the garden with her watering can etc) and the seems to be having some effect, yelling or sending her to her room made absolutely no difference at all

im not sure what to suggest about the eating thing, we have a rule that if she doesn't eat what i have cooked (and i know she likes it) in a certain time (she will keep getting up and down from the table) that i just throw her food out and she goes without, now at least she makes an effort to eat some

Arimeh: lol good luck with your 2 year old !

Melinda