My 23 month old daughter has never had a problem eating whatever I make for her. Heck nine times out of ten, she eats her own food and then some of mine or her daddy's.

However, my husband is out of town for three weeks, he left yesterday, and since he left she refuses to eat anything at all. Not any of her favorite snacks, not any of my food, not her own food.

I tried to take her temperature in case she was sick, but getting a rectal on her is impossible without someone to hold her down.

Under her arm last night she did have a bit of temp. about 101.7. So I gave her some Tylenol and gave up on the trying to feed her. Instead I just gave her a cup.

But I don't think she's sick because shortly after she got down from her high chair last night, she began begging for my food. I shared it with her but she basically just held it in her mouth and didn't swallow it.

Today when I tried to feed her she did the same thing, just held the food in her mouth and didn't swallow. She ate breakfast, but lunch and dinner have been hell.

I don't know what to do. I know she needs to eat, but I don't know if I should discipline her or what....

This is my first child so I am totally baffled by this new "habit".

What do I do to get her to eat?