Aibu to refuse snacks before dinner because ds didn't eat lunch?

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I'm truly on the fence so I don't know if I'll need my hard hat on....

Ds (10) is on packed lunches.
For breakfast he's had two weetabix.
Lunch was an apple, yogurt, 2xbaby muffins, a winder, a piece of cheese and a chicken salad wrap.

He's come home "starving" which isn't unusual. I ask if he's left any lunch and he said yes- the wrap, cheese, yogurt, and a muffin. He wanted to play football

So I'm not surprised he's hungry. He asked for a snack and I said "no" as dinner will be ready in less than half an hour which is beef stew, mash, dumplings and green beans.

He won't eat a decent portion of dinner if he has a snack. (He asked for choc brioche or a mars bar)

Aibu to make him wait?

Why can't he eat the other muffin or the cheese from his lunch?

YANBU but really he needs to eat more than what he did at lunch time.

I hate the way they do lunches. It always ends up with children not eating and rushing out to play football and whatnot. Because they also need to children in and out quickly as halls are never big enough, no one is ever encouraging them eat....

YANBU stick with your instinct or he will never learn. He won't die.

hellon because then he won't eat all of his dinner.

I also wouldnt tolerate tantrrums from a 10yo unless there are other specific needs that cause it eg diabetic so low blood sugar. Giving in all the time just leads to 13 yos who have tantrums whenever they are told no. I wouldnt gove a snack because i was scared of the fall out or tantrum

He won't eat any leftovers from his packed lunch as they're too old now apparently .

Anyway-dinner eaten. Clean plates all round. Hangry ds said it was "amazing"- well he was hungry it had red wine in and I'm going to have a coffee and a wispa now and enjoy the only quiet time in our house....pudding time

YANBU

It's less than half an hour before dinner

Hand him a cold drink of water. That should do the trick.

DGS 9yo is exactly the same. Very slow eater and wants to get out to play football.
He eats half a sandwich or wrap (he leaves the other half), an orange cut up into slices, and a small packet of crisps which I put into a round plastic container. If I put in anything like a cake or treat he'd eat that and not the wrap.
He's starving after school so I hand him an apple which he eats on the way home. Dinner is at 5.
If dinner was any later then I'd give him a slice of bread and butter.

I'd give him one small thing from his lunch box if dinner is half an hour away. Unless hes very easily put off his food. Or maybe a cup of milk or something just to keep him going. It's a long time between lunch and dinner even if they eat all their lunch (or all they want at the time).
But then my kids would eat a large snack and then their dinner 10 mins later followed by seconds and pudding so aren't easily put off food!

Chocolate brioche or a Mars bar? He be trying it on. Give him a carrot.

My kids would happily live off snacks and pick at their meals so I rarely give them any. Mean mummy.