With DD # 2 on the way I am trying to encouage DD #1 to do a few more things for herself. Generally she is excellent except for food time.

She much prefers to be spoon fed and if I/DH don't feed her she will happily not eat at all. The meal that she will eat to some extent by herself is lunch because it is usually a sandwhich or finger food.

She can use a spoon and folk, she just prefers to lelt someone else do the work.

Here is what I have done so far to encouage self feeding:

Taken all toys or objects of interest away from the table.
Place food infront of her before DH and I sit down for dinner. Some times she will do 2 or 3 spoons herself and then she loses interest.
Give her huge encouragment when I see her feeding herself.

Anyone got anyother ideas? DD is only 23 months am I expecting too much?