daycare moms

yellowtulips80 · September 2011

Lily comes home from daycare absolutely STARVING every day. As soon as we get to the car she is asking for food. We give her a snack and try not to let her fill up before dinner. But she will throw a fit because she is tired, hungry, and cranky every single night. If I tell her no more snack, she has to wait for dinner and I get the world's biggest meltdown. She won't eat dinner if we give her any more snacks. I would rather she actually ate dinner instead of goldfish crackers. Oh and have I mentioned she recently learned this super high pitched glass shattering scream from school?

How do you handle this? The only thing I can think of is to feed her dinner first thing when we get home. But that is nearly impossible to do. (unless I make her a plate from dinner the night before and save it to heat up.) I hope you have some better ideas.

farrk · September 2011

My daughter is about the same age and is the same way. She gets left overs from the night before. Not ideal, but the only way she doesn't live on snacks.

noyoucomehere · September 2011

Audrey & Ethan are starving when I pick them up too. If they MUST have more than a small snack, I give them something easy like sandwiches w/ fruit and veggies. Then, I send the night's dinner in with them for the next day's lunch. Honestly, they're such a nightmare these days at dinner that I'd rather them eat separately. It gives me a chance to be relaxed at dinner.

mingaling2 · September 2011

We have the same exact problem! I know she gets a late snack about 30 minutes before I get there to pick her up, plus she has puffs/ cheerios in the car on the way home, but she still goes straight to the fridge as soon as we get home.

I have had to start making dinner asap now (which sucks since I don't get home until about 6). It doesn't always mean me or DH eats with her, but at least she gets fed by 6:30.

emowens · September 2011

When i pick up the kids i always have a sippy/straw cup of milk and some sort of snack in the car. This is something like a cheese stick, snack size ziploc of crackers/goldfish, melon/fruit, celery, carrots, gogurt. They eat this in the car on the way home and they don't get any other snacks...just dinner. I usually pick them up btwn 4:45 and 5:30 and we usually eat dinner around 6:30-7. it's definitely no ideal, but the are really starving (Actually they are REALLY more thirsty to be honest).

mingaling2 · September 2011

emowens:
When i pick up the kids i always have a sippy/straw cup of milk and some sort of snack in the car. This is something like a cheese stick, snack size ziploc of crackers/goldfish, melon/fruit, celery, carrots, gogurt. They eat this in the car on the way home and they don't get any other snacks...just dinner. I usually pick them up btwn 4:45 and 5:30 and we usually eat dinner around 6:30-7. it's definitely no ideal, but the are really starving (Actually they are REALLY more thirsty to be honest).

I think you are on to something. I keep saying I need to have a sippy of at least water on the way home.

maykat · September 2011

emowens:

When i pick up the kids i always have a sippy/straw cup of milk and some sort of snack in the car. This is something like a cheese stick, snack size ziploc of crackers/goldfish, melon/fruit, celery, carrots, gogurt. They eat this in the car on the way home and they don't get any other snacks...just dinner. I usually pick them up btwn 4:45 and 5:30 and we usually eat dinner around 6:30-7. it's definitely no ideal, but the are really starving (Actually they are REALLY more thirsty to be honest).

Ditto the sippy cup. My kids are more thirsty, plus they may need a little food. so I try and keep it healthy.

wuhhoo · September 2011

My son is the exact same way! Ugh, I have no idea how the heck working moms get a decent dinner on the table before the kids go crazy. It is not easy!!!

ebearwife · September 2011

Honestly its rare for the kids to ever eat with us. DH gets home too late and the kids are too hungry early in the evening for me to get dinner prepared and served to them. I get Isaac fed about 5:30 if possible and P likes to eat with her grandparents. They bring her home at 6:30-7 and I bathe them, put them to bed then make dinner for me and DH. Isaac particularly needs to be in bed by 7:30 or he is a mess. And I am a stay at home mom, BTW. So I think its totally fine to get the kids fed and do their routine before you have dinner with your DH so you can have a peaceful meal without the meltdown.

If DH travels or works late, I fix leftovers or something quick and eat with Isaac.

snansley · September 2011

Does it help if you give her more of a protein based snack? If may hold her over longer and even if she doesn't eat as much for dinner, you know she at least got something filling in her. The water idea is a good one.

It's rare for us to eat with DS during the week. He usually eats leftovers and then DH and I eat dinner after getting him to bed.

slwprincess · September 2011

Gavin needs water IMMEDIATELY when I walk in the room. I don't know why he won't just ask the teachers- they would gladly give him a cup, but he just never lets them know. He eats his breakfast/milk in the car in the morning, so DH takes the sippy cup in and rinses it out and leaves it in his cubby. So then I just grab it and fill it up w/ water on our way out in the evenings. He used to need a snack too, but I guess he's outgrown that now or something b/c he never asks for one anymore. But then again, he's been super cranky so maybe a protein snack might help that... hmmmm something to try.

Mrs Manners · September 2011

farrk:
My daughter is about the same age and is the same way. She gets left overs from the night before. Not ideal, but the only way she doesn't live on snacks.

This. I take him a cup of water and leftovers or raw veggies. If we don't have leftovers, I'll take a pre-portioned snack of apple or cheese or nuts and let him eat in the car.

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