Do you take breakfast requests?

fancynewbeesly · March 2014

Reese has been asking for odd breakfast choices. Since we are still under house arrest and as long as it is healthy and not hard to make, I give in to them. She has an egg allergy which eliminates most of the "breakfast" like food unless I pre make it (muffins, pancakes, etc) This morning she asked for chicken (leftover grilled) for breakfast. Yesterday was pasta and butter.

Do you let your kids make breakfast requests?

kcisthebombdotcom · March 2014

LalaMama81 said:

The choose breakfast but it's from "normal" breakfast foods that we stock - oatmeal, waffles, cereal, toast/bagels, yogurt, fruit, etc. Maybe a smoothie for DD2.

If they asked it would depend - is it leftovers? Sure. I wouldn't cook pasta first thing in the AM, though. That said - in your situation I'd be a little more lenient!

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fancynewbeesly · March 2014

Yeah it is usually leftovers. Or she will have a normal breakfast and then for a morning snack want pasta and butter which I will make for her.

Somedays I guess if I am just way too lenient with her about things now.

caranichole · March 2014

If my DD1 was asking for chicken I'd give it to her because we have trouble getting her to eat lol However, I sometimes give her options to choose from like oatmeal or cereal? banana or grapes? etc.

notkateanymore · March 2014

Yes and No...she can pick from a couple of things we have, but it's like toast, waffle, etc. If she gets ready and is in the kitchen by 7, she can have an egg. That very rarely happens...

bhuffman · March 2014

I think, in your case, it's fine to cater.

kcisthebombdotcom · March 2014

Starearedkid said:

Yeah it is usually leftovers. Or she will have a normal breakfast and then for a morning snack want pasta and butter which I will make for her.

Somedays I guess if I am just way too lenient with her about things now.

Not nearly as severe as what you're going through but ds got a concussion and bad headaches afterwards. We had to do sensory deprivation so no tv, no going out, kept the house dark, etc. We were in total survival mode and I subsequently didn't say no to pretty much anything else. Once ds was healed and things got back to normal we went back to our "normal" rules. They adjusted quickly. Kids are adaptable. Don't feel guilty for what you need to do in survival mode. You have the rest of her life to enforce rules.

fancynewbeesly · March 2014

Thanks! I do fight the "important" battles (to me at least): manners (please and thank you, no hitting), bedtime, night time, cleaning up. But after being stuck inside with her for 3 weeks--the other things i just can't care about.

But at the same point, I don't want her to be the kid that she is intolerable around because she always got her way when she was sick.

ASullivan1231 · March 2014

Starearedkid said:
Thanks! I do fight the "important" battles (to me at least): manners (please and thank you, no hitting), bedtime, night time, cleaning up. But after being stuck inside with her for 3 weeks--the other things i just can't care about.

But at the same point, I don't want her to be the kid that she is intolerable around because she always got her way when she was sick.

Just what you put here is proof Reese won't be that kid. It sounds like you're doing an amazing job.

LatteLady5 · March 2014

I eat non-breakfast foods all the time. If I eat protein in the morning I just feel better throughout the day. Yesterday I had a sandwich. A couple of days ago I had leftover grilled salmon. I don't think it's a big deal at all.

Spin313 · March 2014

Yes, my kids choose their breakfast most days, but it's generally a "do you want A, B, or C" scenario.

Mrs.Hizzo · March 2014

They can pick anything that's easy for me to make. Cereal, oatmeal, peanut butter toast, frozen waffles, smoothie, egg, yogurt with granola. I feel like that's a pretty good variety. If one of them wanted a ham sandwich, I suppose I'd make it.

JCM · March 2014

I agree with all the other ladies in saying as long as it's not junk food who cares what she eats for breakfast as long as she's eating something that is good for her. Who are we to say what is acceptable for "breakfast"? Once you guys are past this hurdle you can limit her choices to a few things & I'm sure she'll adapt just fine. Right now I'd just worry about her being nourished, not if it fits in to our idea of a breakfast food.

spring_time · March 2014

Starearedkid said:

Thanks! I do fight the "important" battles (to me at least): manners (please and thank you, no hitting), bedtime, night time, cleaning up. But after being stuck inside with her for 3 weeks--the other things i just can't care about.

But at the same point, I don't want her to be the kid that she is intolerable around because she always got her way when she was sick.

My youngest sister was a very sick baby/toddler. She had over 30 operations by the time she was 3. When she was home, she essentially got what she asked for. My parents were grateful to have her with us. My other sister and I were also older, so she had 4 people catering to her wants.

Guess what? She grew into a thoughtful, compassionate, and generous adult. She even went into medicine. What you do now while your child sick is not going affect her personality for the rest of her life. It will make her life easier just at this moment. Let her have what she wants, within reason, and you have the next 15 years to shape her.

babywisher · March 2014

I ask ds what he wants for breakfast most mornings.

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