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?

Yes, but he's 2. I would love him to come down by himself/get his own breakfast and tbf he's an independent little creature, but when he tries most of the cornflakes end up on the kitchen floor and he can't quite reach the milk in the fridge yet (thank god ).

Have been browsing threads about how old they have to be for you to stay in bed and leave them to it at weekends... The consensus seems to be a few more years at least !

We stopped at about 5. DS1 has been making fried eggs for breakfsst since he was about 9 or 10. DD1 is 9 and makes me breakfast. She made pancakes yesterday from scratch and is makkng dinner tonight for us all. They are getting to be confident cooks, all 3 can make about 5 different dinners (dhal/pasta sauces/homemade burgers and chips/stirfry and sweet and sour tofu.) It all started with breakfast.

Yes I make my 13 year old DS breakfast - although I know it's fashionable on MN to not do a single thing for your kids once they get past the age of about 5. I even make his other meals too And - shock horror - I'll do it for the 21 year old as well when she's back from uni like she is now

I'm happy to do it. I'm up and about and I make things like cheese or chicken bagels, or wraps with nuts and fruit. He's more than capable of getting his own food however but meh, I'm happy to do it and I'm there anyway

This would be a different matter if he 'expected' it though and was rude and ungrateful. He's not though so I couldn't care less. Same with my eldest

Only on here is this a 'thing' to wring hands over

Dds (7&9) have been making their own breakfast for about 2 years now. If we are having pancakes or a full English then it gets made for them. They will also make sandwiches etc for lunch. My youngest quite often likes a salad for breakfast ( she's a odd child) so cuts up tomatoes and cucumber and lettuce etc. They can also make cups of tea/coffee use the coffee machine, toaster. I only ask them to let me know if they want to use the oven (mainly for oven baked clay) so I am aware and can supervise.

DTD 13 make there own breakfast ranging from cereal, toast or boiled/scrambled eggs.
Also fried cheese sandwiches and spag bol, curry, beans on toast and shepherds pie.
I have taught them the basics since they were around 7 yo. There older brothers are the same.

One of the twins loves to bake cakes and makes everything with no supervision from me.

I think its good parenting to teach your DC how to feed themselves.

After reading all your responses it seems that them expecting me to be kind and make them breakfast every day is me being taken advantage of/being a doormat. So from today they can get their own breakfast.

Well done @Bercows. They won't starve!!

Mine are 9 and 12, and in normal times, dc1 has to leave early for secondary, so I will usually make tea and toast so it is ready on the table, just to make things quicker. With no school there is less rush and everyone tends to get their own.

You're preparing them for life. If they're going to be able to fend for themselves at uni or whatever then they need to be able to get their own breakfast now.
If not today, then tomorrow show them how to work the grill for toast and off they go

They know how to do it and can do it. They just want me to do it as they cba. They are quite capable of making omelet, scrambled eggs, fried eggs, toast, bagels, crumpets, cereal, sandwiches, wraps, basic pasta, soup, dough balls, cookies, cupcakes, pot noodles. I think because I don't work at the moment they see it as my job to do everything for them.

17,15,12 and 8 and they all sort their own breakfast and lunch. I obviously do evening meal and if I'm making scrambled eggs or such for myself I'll do for them too. They are all capable of doing it and it has been known for me to give instruction to the 8yr old on how to put chicken nuggets and chips in the oven when I've been really ill.

Mine are 5 and 6 and make their own breakfasts. Currently 2 breakfasts a day... but as long as I dont have to do it then them having porridge (microwave) and toast with half a pot of peanut butter on is fine with me!

Mine are 14 and 16. It is many years since I've made breakfast for them, we all get our own when we get up (we don't have cooked breakfasts apart from me having eggs). They've been getting their own lunches a lot of the time for years too and sometimes make their own dinner, or dinner for all of us.

My two DDs 8&11 both make their own breakfast. Eldest can make a toastie and scrambled eggs but hasn't taken on anything more challenging yet. 8yo will get her own cereal and also loves microwave pancakes with chocolate spread, which again she makes herself.

My DSC (10&13) do absolutely nothing, I mean nothing, can't/don't/won't get their own food (unless it's sweets from the cupboard of fun lol!), drop their clothes and wet towels all over the floor, eat whilst walking around the house and drop food everywhere (they're lovely but completely feral!) Their DM does everything for them so it's been impossible trying to get them to do anything. I've tried showing them, reminders, encouragement, bribery etc but to no avail. You get to the point where you say "it's not my battle", so I settle now for very small wins (and not dropping as much food everywhere!). I flag it to my DH and let him deal with it, I don't want to be the SM who's always nagging them to do things (that their DPs job, not mine).
I volunteer for Girl Guides and was curious as to how much they do for themselves in comparison. In a unit of circa 25 girls aged 10-14 it varies; some do nothing, most do something and a handful IMO probably do too much.
By the time I was 13 I could cook my own food (but didn't always have to) and did some of my own washing. I try not to compare though as it was a different era and my DMs parenting was very different to the way my DSC are parented.

I remember reading exactly same thread few weeks ago. To boys. Don't make breakfast. Girlfriend does it for them at Dad's. Are you the same poster?

No, according to dds dads gf is the laziest so an so ever. At dads they have to get breakfast for everyone. Maybe that's why they like me to do it here. So far so good today.

Mine are 7&5. They can make their own cereal, but we tend to get it for them, as they prefer toast/porridge etc.

My kids are 9, 9 and 5. They've been doing their own breakfast since they were 7, 7 and 4, with the 7 year olds helping the 4 year old a bit of neither DH or I were in the kitchen. At the beginning I left a jug of milk in the fridge because the 4 pint bottles were too heavy.

They like the independence. They can do toast or cereal or pastries (if we have any!) and the big two now make microwave porridge for themselves and/or the 5 year old.

Dd2 is back to saying I'm mean this morning 🙄 I asked her who would make her toast at uni and that stopped the complaints. I made the girls a cup of tea 🤷🏼‍♀️ that is the extent of my breakfast duties on a week day. I made some chilli tofu noodle dish last night and dd2 took an interest in how I made it. She loves baking and is starting to cook too. I've just asked if they'd like to make dinner one night a week and they are up for that as long as I do the dishes afterwards. Pasta and pizza are on the menu.

Oh dear lord, it's chaos in the kitchen. Hilarious chaos. Dd2 has made chips. At a too high temperature and gas burn them although I expect they are raw on the inside. Dd1 has opted for pancakes but wasn't prepared to look for the cookbook to know the amounts so has winged it with the helped of dd2. She is happy with her undercooked and lumpy pancakes. Ds a d I had porridge and I've washed all our stuff so they still need to tidy after themselves. They'll be begging me to do dinner tomorrow and promising to do the dishes with any luck 😂

My 7 and 9 year olds get their own toast and cereal. Dh makes them porridge or eggs.

Omg you should see the kitchen 😱