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I do- if they don’t follow instructions, they don’t eat. When they get hungry, they listen perfectly 😁
Model! I know it sounds ridiculous, but model behavior and within a few weeks, they'll pick it up. Also, when my daughter (15 months) started getting up and moving away from the table, my wife/I say "oh you're showing us you're done eating. I'll move your plate." Knowing full well that she's not done. She'll come back and sit down and ask for her food back. And we'll give it back as long as she's sitting down. She picked it up really fast. We've stayed consistent with this method since she was about 9 months old, and now she only gets up when she's done.
Not answering your question directly, but making sure that there are no distractions is important (e.g. no TV while eating)
What does your 3 year old like? Toys, TV, sweets? Figure that out and then start taking those things away until they do what you are telling them.
Girls are different from boys in my experience. My boys would not sit still to eat unless they were totally physically exhausted. I can think of a few times. They sat at Disney. Maybe once when we got home from the Pool. I had them rake leaves for 4 hours. They sat after that. My daughter on the other hand. She just likes to sit whether eating or chatting or playing. She just isn’t that physical. So maybe it’s not a gender thing, but my point is every kid is different. I don’t think it’s the end of the world that your 3yo doesn’t sit as long as they are getting nourished.
If it really bothers you, I would try exhausting them physically and mentally. Then giving them food. Let them eat. Course out the food so that the things you want them to eat most are offered first. And then let them leave. Without chasing them around telling them they didn’t eat their peas.