She ate all the biscuits

You see that’s my dd, she wouldn’t want an excessive amount or find it at all enjoyable to have more than that.

My DS would.

The only thing that works well is timing his proper meals and healthy snacks - such as when he gets in from school, he isn’t a toddler with “snack times” - so that he doesn’t get really hungry and start on things with no nutritional value just because they’re there and he’s “hungry” (in his mind). That and making sure he’s not going in for boredom eating because he has nothing to do. But he does have ADHD so I think that’s what he will sensory seek with snacks if given the chance/ lack of other choices.

Oh dear

Yes I would be annoyed at this. However, does she know that things need to be eaten in moderation?
I have a biscuit jar and my kids know that sweet treats are not for helping themselves. They also know that 1 or 2 is plenty and that they need to ask.

I don’t think it’s reasonable to just expect a 7 year old to not scoff the lot unless the know the rules.

OP has made it sound like they don't have biscuits often and it's a rare "treat" and therefore something to be coveted...

The child is only doing this because of the OP being weird with biscuits.

Don't think it was a whole pack, it was leftover pack?

she loves sweet treats, is that an "issue", only if you think so @Imissmusic

It's still OPs fault that the child is obsessed with biscuits.... Her limiting them so much and actively choosing to hide them away has resulted in this.

It's all OPs fault for giving her child a weird relationship with biscuits.... Honestly, we have 3 open packs at home, all in reach of DD6, she'll occasionally help herself to one as a snack, but will just as likely choose a kiwi or a babybel or some milk 🤷‍♀️

I think there’s a clue here. Neither parent “present” - not blaming you btw if you were showering!! But who knows re your DH - and she eats a half pack of biscuits then tells you. Attention? Wanting a reaction?

lol. It’s not like she’s never allowed them. Jesus! This is mental. Just let your kids do what they want hey. What could possibly go wrong

The more you restrict, the more the child seeks to binge.

I speak as a child who was told eating is greedy & has had lifelong weight issues. My DC have always been free to eat what they want, no restrictions. Of course they’ve been educated on nutrition & healthy choices, but no restrictions. They’re all slim & healthy adults while I’m still a fat flump who feels like eating high calorie food is a treat 🤦🏻‍♀️.

Why?

Do you ask someone every time you want to eat fruit?

As a 50 year old with no self control around biscuits, I couldn't judge her.

My son is nearly 7, he is allowed to have a couple biscuits or small bit of chocolate most days, but he only ever takes 2-3 biscuits or small bit of choc. We don't make a big deal out of them being a treat and they are never hidden. He would never take them without asking first either, and he would never eat a full pack. It sounds a lot for a 7yr old and I would wonder why she went searching for them and eating the whole pack in one go.

Yes I think I would be cross although wouldnt be cross at her if that makes sense.

I would say it needs tackling but perhaps not head on. Perhaps by hiding them better!

I havent read the thread, no doubt this many pages in someone is going to say she has disordered eating because you dont smother her in deserts or sweet stuff and its akin to neglect.

Please don’t punish it without understanding it. What if she’s worried about something/ being bullied and has a feeling which she’s eating to soothe/distract from. Punishing will not stop her doing it if it’s a very powerful pull; she will just do it and hide it and feel guilty and ashamed of it. Please try to understand what is going on for her @Imissmusic

But she’d had several biscuits after dinner already. So clearly OP is not really restricting biscuits all that much. If OP had said “I broke a biscuit in half and told her that was all she was allowed” then sure.

@Imissmusic what is her kryptonite?

If she is a super biscuit/chocolate sleuth, you need to, literally, think outside the box 😄

Do you have pets? (in with the dog/cat/hamster food they go)

Porridge, muesli, weetabix box?

Alternatively, a lock box so the wee minx can't get her grubby wee paws on them 😆

I was going to say I would just speak to her about it without getting cross and explain that we don’t eat whole packets of biscuits in one go as they’re not good for us. That you were going to make them last so there were still some biscuits tomorrow.

Now obviously you’re in a tricker situation because it looks like this is a recurring event - that she can’t rest if there’s a sweet thing in the house, and feels she has to eat it all in one go.

To a certain extent my DS is like that - he will hoover things up if they’re not nailed down (figuratively). My DD is the opposite- she likes to make things last. So there’s a bit of a clash there!

I do think it’s best to make sweet things just ordinary - not a big deal or a treat. And if it’s gone, it’s gone and then there’s none for tomorrow.

Does she think someone else will hoover it up if she doesn’t, so she has to get in first?

Honestly if she has treats when she's at the cafe, from her dad every Friday, over the weekend and stuff when you're food shopping I would have considered all that more than enough treat food and wouldn't be buying biscuits on top.

We get, “Can I have something niiiiiiiice” when ours wants some contraband 😂

Not in this situation, no.
The OP has made them into something restricted and coveted.

I hide things in the salad crisper and veg drawer …. It’s the only place I know they’ll never look in. The washing machine would be a good shout as well, no fear they’re going anywhere near that.

My kids couldn't. They have free access to all sweets/ biscuits/ chocolate etc but they wouldn't eat more than 1 or 2 biscuits at a time. Eating a whole packet of biscuits would make most people feel a bit sick after?!