Wibu? How would you have dealt with this minor situation 9 yr old ds?

[Kittyrobin]

Dc have got into the habit of getting themselves a bowl of cereal for breakfast and eating it on the sofa watching tv. Toddler dc sleeps badly so I like to "lie in" until 6.30-7. Dc wake up 6am.

This morning I was up so decided to do a cooked breakfast. When it was ready I told all dc to come and sit at the table to eat. Ds9 said he wanted to watch his programme and eat it on the sofa.

I told him he couldn't, he had to eat at the table with us and he could pause his programme. He got the hump and said he didn't want his breakfast then.

I said he had to come and eat and pause his programme or he could sit on the sofa and not eat and I would turn his programme off until we had finished.

He came and ate, had a lovely breakfast and cheered up. Told me he really liked his breakfast and all was good, however I wonder if my ultimatum was "normal parenting or a bit manipulative?

I know it's not a big deal but I'm questioning my parenting skills. I'd like to know what others would have done in that situation.

Nothing wrong at all with what you did.
The only thing I would have done differently is when I offered the cooked breakfast, I would have explained that they would have to sit at the table to eat it. It's one of those things that seems obvious to parents but a child might not expect - he eats his cereal on the sofa, why not a cooked breakfast? If you let them know in advance, they are more prepared for it and tend to take things better.
But it all worked out fine and was handled calmly, that's all that matters