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kid not getting ready for school
"Beliavsky" wrote in message ... My 4yo likes to go to school, but he often aggravates his mother in the morning by dallying. The cycle of (1) boy eats a bit at breakfast table (2) boy runs to family room to join little brother watching cartoons (3) mother yells at boy to do (1) is repeated many times. I think we should just tell him that he will miss a day of school if he is not ready by time X and actually follow through on it. An alternative would be for him to go to school on an empty stomach. Despite his dallying, he does like school very much, and I think missing a day would be an appropriate punishment. I'm not worried about the educational loss of his missing one day of kindergarten. Has anyone tried this, and do they have other suggestions? ditto on the no tv. my kids do not turn it on without me saying they can. sure, then i get slack and dont get around to telling them to turn it off b/c i am enjoying the peace, but we dont watch tv before school. no way, no how chris |
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Do not, I repeat do not let him go to school on an empty stomach. That's a
huge no-no in my book. As everyone has said, turn the TV off, get him up a bit earlier so he has time to dally and get hungry. -- Sue (mom to three girls) "Beliavsky" wrote in message ... My 4yo likes to go to school, but he often aggravates his mother in the morning by dallying. The cycle of (1) boy eats a bit at breakfast table (2) boy runs to family room to join little brother watching cartoons (3) mother yells at boy to do (1) is repeated many times. I think we should just tell him that he will miss a day of school if he is not ready by time X and actually follow through on it. An alternative would be for him to go to school on an empty stomach. Despite his dallying, he does like school very much, and I think missing a day would be an appropriate punishment. I'm not worried about the educational loss of his missing one day of kindergarten. Has anyone tried this, and do they have other suggestions? |
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Sue wrote: Do not, I repeat do not let him go to school on an empty stomach. That's a huge no-no in my book. As everyone has said, turn the TV off, get him up a bit earlier so he has time to dally and get hungry. This last is a good point. Some people (myself included) just don't feel like eating when they first get up in the morning. Since I get up around 5:30 a.m., I have plenty of time to get hungry enough to eat before I leave the house. Clisby |
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"Clisby" wrote in message ... Sue wrote: Do not, I repeat do not let him go to school on an empty stomach. That's a huge no-no in my book. As everyone has said, turn the TV off, get him up a bit earlier so he has time to dally and get hungry. This last is a good point. Some people (myself included) just don't feel like eating when they first get up in the morning. Since I get up around 5:30 a.m., I have plenty of time to get hungry enough to eat before I leave the house. I don't feel hungry until about 10:30-11:00 in the morning whatever time I get up. With #2 I noticed that she was the same from birth, she didn't want anything until about that time. Eating breakfast was a strain for me as a child, as mum used to think we had to eat before going anywhere. Once she realised that this was a problem for me, she sent me with a box of dry cereal to eat at break and that suited me a lot better. Debbie |
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On Dec 20, 11:07 am, "Welches"
wrote: "Clisby" wrote in message ... Sue wrote: Do not, I repeat do not let him go to school on an empty stomach. That's a huge no-no in my book. As everyone has said, turn the TV off, get him up a bit earlier so he has time to dally and get hungry. This last is a good point. Some people (myself included) just don't feel like eating when they first get up in the morning. Since I get up around 5:30 a.m., I have plenty of time to get hungry enough to eat before I leave the house. I don't feel hungry until about 10:30-11:00 in the morning whatever time I get up. With #2 I noticed that she was the same from birth, she didn't want anything until about that time. Eating breakfast was a strain for me as a child, as mum used to think we had to eat before going anywhere. Once she realised that this was a problem for me, she sent me with a box of dry cereal to eat at break and that suited me a lot better. Debbie I've read that children are less able to learn when they skip breakfast, so I would not want that to become habitual for my kids. At least they should drink a glass of milk. |
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kid not getting ready for school
On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:07:08 GMT, "Welches"
wrote: I don't feel hungry until about 10:30-11:00 in the morning whatever time I get up. With #2 I noticed that she was the same from birth, she didn't want anything until about that time. Eating breakfast was a strain for me as a child, as mum used to think we had to eat before going anywhere. Once she realised that this was a problem for me, she sent me with a box of dry cereal to eat at break and that suited me a lot better. If I eat before about noon, it makes me extremely sleepy. Where I literally can't keep my eyes open. So I don't eat until lunch. Sometimes it makes me feel very sick also. My middle daughter is the same way. My youngest daughter wakes up at around 8 starving and eats ALL DAY! Marie |
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