Is it ok to let my 6 year old go to school without breakfast?

[Sugarmagnolia]

My 6 year old goes through phases where she really doesn't like eating breakfast. She's normally a very good eater and not at all fussy but frequently in the mornings she says she's just not hungry. I don't want to have a battle over it and I clearly can't force her to eat but I hate the idea of her going to school without anything. I've tried offering her lots of choices and suggest she just have one small thing - but the last two days all that's resulted in is half of one of the small pots of petit filous. Is that enough? Don't kids who eat breakfast do better in school? Any advice?

What does she like to drink? If she likes milk, then a half a pint of milk is better than nothing as it is highly nutritious.

Does she like smoothies? Would this be more palatable to her?

When does she get hungry? Can you give her something to take either to eat on the way to school or at break, if school allow this?

sorry, lots of questions rather than answers!

She used to drink milk in the mornings but stopped last year sometime. And yes, I've even tried offering things like smoothies, drinking yoghurts etc but nothing seems to appeal. She does take a snack for mid-morning, usually something like a cereal bar, but I know she gets quite low (ie grumpy!) when she doesn't eat.

sugar - I have a constant battle with my dd in the mornings - something that used to results in lots of shouting and upset in the mornings.

I have resigned myself to the fact thats she's just not a morning eater (I myself very rarely feel hungry in the mornings and usually skip breakfast). I let her eat as much or as little as she wants - but she always has to have something, even if it's 1 pot of petit filous or half a slice of toast.

I gove her money to take to school and they have a snack place open at break where she can get something. She tells me she is hungry by break time so I know she gets something inside her before lunch.

My DD eats very little in a morning before school. She is normally a great eater, loves anything and evrything, but breakfast is just too early for her. She'd be fine if she could wait an hour or two and then eat. I send her with a biggish snack for break time, and insist she has a drink too, although she doesn't like milk. I will encourage her to eat something or at least try, even if it is something whilst sat in the car.

every fibre of my being says "FGS don't let her go to school on an empty stomach"

Then I remember that I never ate in the mornings (still don't, but I don't go to school any more) and dd2 won't eat until she's been up for a good couple of hours, and when I think about it, ds doesn't really eat anything till lunchtime, he just plays with his breakfast...

You've had some good advice so far, smoothies and milk.

If she's not going to eat, she's not going to and there is nothing you will be able to do to make her eat. If she goes a few days hungry then maybe she will decide for herself that she wants breakfast.

Just a thought - have you tried offering lots of different things? toast, cereal, boiled egg, cheese sandwich - it could be that she just doesn't like "breakfast" but wouldn't mind eating something else

My ds (8 next week) rarely eats breakfast on school days. I try to insist he has something - usually about 1/2 a glass of milk. But that's it. He won't eat snack at playtime either (doesn't want to use up valuable playing time!) so lasts through to lunch time. It is the way he is. At the weekend he doesn't eat until lunchtime. Dh is similar to ds - but I need my breakfast (as does dd)

I think I'll try the smoothie/drinky yoghurt road again. the only things I refuse to offer are strawberry/chocolate flavoured things first thing (ie chocolate cereal or strawberry milk).