Should I seek a professional?

So my lg has always struggled to eat well I think. Before when Ive tried to feed her she would refuse but recently I am able to feed her and she’ll take it just fine but it can take up to hours to finish one single meal, it consumes my whole day tbh. She has to have the TV on or we’d be playing in the play pen in order for feeding to work and sometimes she’ll keep the food in her mouth for minutes at a time until I keep reminding her to chew her food. I mean ideally I wanna break the cycle of eating with the TV on and having to manually feed her myself she’s two now for god sake. For me initially I saw it as I’m just really grateful she’s actually eating whereas before she wouldn’t at all and if it works it works but I don’t actually want this. When I serve her, I would always encourage self feeding first but she’ll take only a bite or two on her own and then goes off and does her own thing hence why I assist her for the rest of the meal, so I feed her and she would normally tell me if she’s had enough or she’s full then we end the meal but for the most part, she will take it and it has been working out for us as far as her actually eating something whereas before it would’ve been little to nothing and she’d even refuse the help from me. Is this where I should be concerned and seek a professional? I would love to know if anyone else is going through the same with their toddlers?
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So firstly you need to switch the TV off for all meals... Eat together definitely, if she walks off, bring her back to the table and sit her down again... Doesn't matter how many times she gets up, she needs to understand that she must sit down for meals. Over exaggerate that the meal is so nice. Make sure she has her own cutlery. How big are her portions? Her stomach is the size of her fist so she doesn't need big amount of foods.

Ask for a referral for feeding therapy. Basically it’s a way for kids to learn how to eat. I used it for picky eating. But your lg might benefit from early intervention.

@Kimberley her portions are definitely not big at all she’s only just turned two but a bite or two bites is not going to be enough to keep her full until the next meal I’m afraid that’s why I “help” her eat at least half of it. You are right I just need to cut off all distractions so she can solely focus on eating the meal at mealtimes. Screen time worked for me to feed her a decent amount of food but it’s creating a really bad habit I don’t want to sustain so the tv has got to go now.

@Amy she won't starve if she chooses not to eat the all of her meals for a day.. She's happy for you to feed her the rest. Your doing an amazing job, just tweak a few things x

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