Can I intrude on this topic As a completely inexperienced mum-to-be I am taking in advice and tips from all kinds of sources! And I just wanted to mention that on one episode of super nanny, she was dealing with a child that refused to sit and eat dinner. She encouraged giving lots of praise. She also said the same thing about the child associating dinner time with fighting and shouting, but if it can be changed to praise, it works wonders. It seemed to work for them! She got them to praise him for sitting on his chair, and praise him for whatever little bit he ate or drank. And he ended up eating an entire meal.

Anyway... just thought I'd mention it 8-[