A.S.
Hey M.,
Okay, first off, know that your little guy is not going to starve! Truly, he isn't. Also, leaving him in a highchair for and hour or so, and force-feeding him-probably not such great ideas if you really want him to learn to enjoy eating. I understand the mama desperation that drove you to do that, but in the future, I'd desist. This is a stage for him that will pass, and if you can keep that in mind, and be mellow about it, you and he will be better off. You don't want this to become a power struggle, right? So, my two cents is this-offer him food consistently throughout the day-little bits of this or that, and if he eats it, great, and if he doesn't, don't put any energy at all into convincing him to eat. Don't let him see you sweat, girl! He will eat, eventually. And as long as he doesn't have any health problems, at this point I think you should just wait him out.
Hang in there-these are the joys of parenthood!!!(heeheehee)
Al