Do you make breakfast for your child?

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And if so how old are they?

Dds are 13 and 11 and consider it my job to get their breakfast and 99% of the time I do their breakfast when I do mine. The toaster is broken so we have to use the grill for anything toasted. A PITA but fine and they can do it themselves safely. They object and have a strop if I say no to getting their breakfast if they have slept in and Ds and I have already had ours, or they don't want to eat at the same time for whatever reason.

At 11 we used to have a cooked breakfast at the weekends so mum or dad did that. I'm pretty sure I got my own cereal though. At 13 I was vegetarian and cooked all my own meals.

Ds is 5 and will do his own cereal sometimes but we always eat together so I usually do his. He likes the independence of getting his own.

What do you/your dc do?

My kids are young. But they can make a sandwich or butter some toast. They will be making breakfast independently with 18 months. The eldest can crack an egg and make scrambled eggs with supervision

My 10 and 7 year olds do their own breakfast (cereal, toast, weetabix etc) unless they want porridge then I’ll do it. Youngest has been doing it since he was 5 (very independent and capable), eldest has been doing it since she was 9 (ASD and poor fine motor skills and very clumsy).

Have a strop? I’d stop making it full stop!

My kids are younger, but my 8 year old makes his own scrambled eggs a couple of times a week. Other days I make breakfast burritos which the kids help make and they eat them for that day and the next and I freeze the extras.

My 11 year old gets breakfast herself most days and so does my 7 year old.

My DC are the same age as yours and get their own breakfast and lunch. If they had a strop at me they'd be going hungry until they got off their lazy arses and got their own food!

And here's me feeling like a bad mother if I don't do it!

My 14 year old will often get me breakfast at the weekend. I only get DD breakfast when im doing something special.

We both get DS(12) breakfast but he has SN.

Do they help out in the kitchen OP? Like make lunches, or dinners, do the dishes?

Mine is only 7, but he's learning to make toast, cereals. Don't trust him yet by himself. My hope is by 10yo he should be able to do basic ones by himself, so he doesn't wake me at the crack of dawn on weekends 😁. My sister's 13yo and 10yo are can and will do toast, ceareal, omelettes, sandwiches etc so nothing too complicated, but they can sort themselves out.

DS is 14, I cook breakfast at the weekend, in the week he gets his own as I am up earlier than him.

Have heard my 6 year old DD rustling about downstairs only to find she's made herself some cereal or jam sandwich. I still make her a cup of tea though. Started drawing her own bath as well. Lockdown has made her strangely more independent. Scared I might be mummy redundant at this rate.

He is 13 . I do my sons a intermittently more when he is at school for time . He mostly just makes a jam sandwich so I do it so he can have a healthier breakfast .

If he stropped I would not be doing it at all.

Yesterday he made cereal for breakfast , I made lunch and tea and he made super noodles for supper . He has made his breakfast today.

Yes but they're 1 and 3. At 11 I was cooking meals and by 13 I was cooking all the dinners. I will be expecting mine to be able to do breakfast by 11 and if they consider it my job I'd probably stop doing it for them at all until they gained some appreciation.

Dd 1 16- gets her own bfast
Ds 1- 12 gets own bfast
Both will get Dd2 & ds2 their bfast too, quite often.
If we have Bacon s/w, I tend to make them.
The older DD is keen cook so will cook dinner for all the family twice a week, Ds1 has also started cooking once a week tor everyone as also a keen cook.

Just a question , how is he making you feel like a bad mother?

I consider it my job that my son is capable of doing everything by the time he leaves home so Yes I have no guilt asking my Ds to do something he is capable of doing.

My DCs are 13 and 11 as well and they've made their own breakfast for a few years now (just cereal/toast). Since lockdown they've been making lunch for us all every day as we're both working at home full time.

However there is a very big difference in their attitude. DD (11) will offer to do it, whereas DD (13) will need to be dragged from her pit and constantly reminded to help, and she will do the bare minimum so we often have quite disappointing lunches of two pieces of dry bread with a piece of ham in the middle.

Mine are 13, 11 and 8. I don't eat breakfast so am not involved in the process. I'd guess I haven't made anyone breakfast since they were about 6. They have cereal or porridge most mornings which they can all do themselves, occasionally toast (usually when we've run out of milk!).

The 11 yr old goes through phases of cooking banana omlettes or bacon for anyone who wants it for breakfast. She loves to cook and has been doing the family dinner at least once a week since lockdown.

My 5 year old does her own cereal - well she does if she wants it at a time when I'm not free to make it.
My 9 year old is perfectly capable but only does it if I leave out bowl & spoon & tell her it's self service 😂.
I'm still a bit nervous about them using the toaster but they can do bread & jam.

Yep I make breakfast for my 13 year old.

We prepare other meals together.

We haven't owned a toaster in years and just use the grill. DS 14yo will make honey, vegemite, or cheese on toast. He will heat up a can of baked beans on the stove, or make a falafel and cheese wrap. Neither of us like cereal.

I always get my 2 year olds unless it's a weekend and my 9 year old does it!

I do breakfast for everyone during the week but at the weekends it depends who gets up first. 9 year old usually does his own and sometimes his siblings.
6 year old sometimes gets his own - if it's just cereal, brioche, fruit, yoghurt - but if he wants toast, porridge or eggs I do it.

Your kids are old enough to get their own breakfasts OP.

In fact for their lip they'll be making other meals as well.

Mine are a similar age to your eldest two. Both get their own breakfast (cereal, toast, yogurt, fruit type things). Sometimes I make porridge for all of us. DC1 can make porridge but doesn't usually bother. At weekends we have pancakes - DC1 and I alternate making them. DC2 doesn't like pancakes so has never learnt to make them. Occasionally DH makes us all a full English.

My 6 year old does his own breakfast (toast or cereal) with orange juice and also brings me some!!

6 year old makes herself a peanut butter sandwich every morning and a glass of milk. She loves the independence, and she can now use butter knife properly and make one without using half tub if butter!

7&9. For at least a year now, possibly 2, they have got their own breakfasts, unless it's something cooked like bacon. They are fine with toaster and microwave (plus kettle for elder, I prefer to closely supervise the younger one!). Hob can be used under supervision. I also use the bread knife if required, but we're working on that. Similar with lunch since lockdown.

We are there, but they are capable.