Dont feel mean Meg just put his dinner away in a container incase he asks for food later on and give it to him then. Paed told me once that children will NOT let themselves starve and that missing a dinner or two wont kill them or make us bad mothers. I assume he is eating breakfast and lunch so being harsh on dinner isnt too bad.
We make a rule that if Jett refuses dinner (rare but it does happen) he cannot have anything else but water in his sippy unless he eats his leftover dinner which I put in the fridge. No dessert, no toast, no bikkies zilch. Only takes him one night of it before he's back to eating dinner and then a couple of months later he tries it on again. Sometimes we pretend to give it to bubby and it gets him eating quick smart - nothing like the idea of sharing to scare cranky toddlers lol Little boogers. Ripley on the other hand screams if he doesnt get enough and will often eat Jetts leftovers too, I am hoping he stays that way

Marni, Im a bit of a slack mummy when it comes to bedtime in that Ripley goes down at 8pm (or between 8-8:30pm) and Jett is in his room by 8:30pm. Obviously we have nights where we are slack or out so it can vary. I just cant justify putting them down at 6-7pm when they sleep til 8am or beyond, theyre still getting min 12hrs sleep during the night and we still have some hours left before our bedtime to watch movie etc. Jett still day sleeps but mostly only for 30mins or so. If he refuses to sleep he has to stay and 'rest' in his room for an hour quietly. He is a kid that NEEDS downtime or he burns out and all hell breaks loose.
Our bedtime routine is bath, cuddles, book in bed then nightlight on/lights off. He can play quietly or read but lights remain off and no leaving his room. Most nights he's asleep by 9pm amongst a pile of books and cars but sometimes he pushes it by sneaking out (he can open doors ugh) and making up some imaginary issues like blankie being 'missing' (on his bed) or his sippy being empty (usually half full). We just send him right on back in. Sometimes its easier to let DH deal with it because he's a bit less of a softie than me and when Im tired I would be easily swayed to just let him run amok til he passes out.

Nelle, I wouldnt worry as such but I would prob take him to see a speech pathologist. Paed told me 2yo should have atleast 100 words vocab and speak in 2 word sentences (even the most basic!) so if he does that occasionally he is prob just lazy. Better to be safe than sorry though as the earlier speech impediments are detected the easier they are corrected. Jett talks a mile a min and has since his first word. Ripley on the other hand, what a slacker. Mum and Dad, along with linking screams are about as far as he goes hahahaha He just doesnt care esp as big bro chatters away and Rip struggles to get a word in. I probably should talk to him more and emphasise words to learn but TBH Im so bloody tired right now it suits me to have him quiet and relatively immobile. I dont think I could stand TWO kids chattering non stop from sun up to sun down. My ears would bleed. So enjoy the silence cause Si might be a chatty kathy!