7 year old and breakfast

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My dd7 is a very early riser- if she had it her way she’d be up and dressed at 5:30am!

We all get up around 6-6:30 Monday - Saturday as we all have work or school.

Now Sundays I would love to stay in bed until around 7:30am- a lie in!

My idea is to put her cereal in a Tupperware box, her bowl and spoon out on the table and a little jug of milk in the fridge so she can get up go downstairs have breakfast and watch tv until we get up.

AINBU and thinking this is ok once a week? We eat breakfast asa family all the other days.
Is this ok?
AIBU? Part of me thinks maybe this is a bit mean to let her get up by herself.

Opinions please?

I would get her to let us know she’s going downstairs and wouldn’t let her go downstairs before 6am

It's completely fine.

Sounds fine!

You know her best. If you feel she can be trusted up and about by herself, then let her. Sounds like she'd be happier to get on with things anyway than to wait for the rest of the family to get up. Ask her what she would like to do and try it.

My 6 year old is an early riser, she gets up first everyday and goes downstairs, she waits for her breakfast but would also be fine getting herself some cereal

I think it's fine. We've been doing this over the weekend with our 7 year old and he loves it. Free reign on kids Netflix and a bowl of treat cereal like Frosties/Coco Pops. We then have a weekend brunch together once we're all up. He feels very grown up pouring his own milk and cereal.

My 6 year old can help herself to cereal or yogurt no need to do all that prep, it’s fine.

It's fine, DD is an early riser too, usually around 5am and is 7yo. She's been getting up and watching TV for an hour for the last year or so. She helps herself to a yoghurt from the fridge or will put butter and jam on a croissant.

When me or DH is up and supervising she can make scrambled egg and toast using the toaster and microwave, has recently started using the frying pan on strict orders that we must be in the room watching and we are the ones who turn on the hob not her!

It's completely fine. I'm sure she could get her own cereal out though.

It's absolutely fine, I remember doing the same at that age :)

My 6 and 8 year olds have been getting up and getting their own breakfast for years. It's perfectly fine as long as she can be trusted just to eat and watch TV. I'm also not as nice as to put out their bowl, milk cereal etc for them!

My not long turned 8 year old DD does this. We live in a bungalow so our bedroom is not far from the living room but on the weekend DD gets up on her own, gets her breakfast and either watches the tv or colours at the desk in her room. She even feeds the cat and lets him into our room. Her being more independent is a god send when I havnt had a lie in for ages.

Of course it’s ok! She’s 7 not 3. As long as she can be trusted to just do that and watch telly, then let her crack on. She’ll probably enjoy the independence.

My 7 and 4 year old get breakfast out for everyone else too. They get the cereal, bowls, spoons and milk out so I'm pretty sure your dd will cope especially if you get things ready. There's nothing wrong with saying that you don't want to be disturbed until a certain time. We still wake up early with our 1 year old but he just plays in our room after milk and we still lie in. I wouldn't be happy for our 4 year old to get up and out so he knows to stay in bed until his gro clock says he can but I'd be happy if our 7 year wanted to get up and eat breakfast. But she likes a lie in too. 1 down. 2 to go..... a little bit of independence is really good for them.

Crack on I say, crack on

It is fine in terms of what is appropriate for her age etc

I personally really hate the idea of young kids doing this (I know lots of people who do it) but that's just me personally, I don't know why I dislike it, I just do. Also I'm (relatively) a morning person, I'm sure I would feel differently if I wasn't

Fine!
Worst case is she spills the milk.

Assuming she's a typical 7 yr old I can't see an issue with this ,she's perfectly capable of pouring some milk on her cereal and switching the TV on for an hour or so ,you know your own children as long as she's not going to be attempting to cook anything .

Absolutely fine. my 6yo has been doing this for about a year - I leave a bowl out and a small jug of milk in the fridge, he can pour his own cereal. He plays or watches TV or goes on his tablet until we get up (about 7.30 depending when little sister wakes up). He loves it.

Mine have done this at the weekend for a few years now (now 8&10). They make their own vreakfast most days now.

Mine does this and her little sisters. They get everything out themselves. Also can do toast. Its life changing! A bit more mess to clean up than if I'd done it but we'll worth the extra time in bed!!! And they love it too, makes them feel self assured and grown up

Thanks all
No she wouldn’t cook anything.
My cupboards are really high so she’s have to climb on a chair to get the cereal that’s why I’d get it out for her. I also weigh out her cereal so she doesn’t over eat it.
The reason I’m putting the milk in a little jug is she’d probably struggle with the huge container and then wake one of us to pour her milk.
I probably do baby her a bit!
She knows how to put Netflix on - adult one is password controlled.

I thought people were going to say we were being lazy and mean not having breakfast with her. I was worried it was going to seem be a bit neglectful

mine get their own breakfast a lot, some did it when they were 5.

Obv I don't see any problems with this but I guess I'm biased

Mine dis this from about 6. I never got it all out though they managed or if they wanted toast they had to wait until we were up

my 7yo can also make a cuppa and bring it to me (not upstairs).
train them young, train them well!