Did i handle it wrong?

The 6 yr old is giving me so much attitude lately, its driving me bonkers!

case in point this morning...

it was 9.55 and everyone else had had breakfast so i said to him come have brekkie, he said he wasnt hungry so i said come have it now or theres nothing till lunch time... (i am sick of breakfast lasting half the morning!) I told him that a couple of times and he replied he wasnt hungry every time. Less than half an hour later he comes into the kitchen saying he wanted breakfast!!!! I tell him no and he gets angry at me - i try to talk to him about it and he goes into his room, i threaten no tv all day and he yells "I dont Care". Meanwhile the other one decides he wants toast now too! I say to the 6 yr old did you hear me say eat now or nothing till lunch.. he said he did but still wants breakfast. gah! i feel bad hes going to be hungry and say he can have rice bubbles or cornflakes or toast with toby. he wants the choc chex (i buy one treat cereal per big grocery shop). i tell him no cause thats a treat and i have already gone back on my word... he throws himself on the couch and starts grumping.   Now he and toby are eating toast!

so tell me how badly did i mis handle that.. was it unreasonable to say eat now or nothing till lunch? of course the whole time this is going on he is scowling at me, grumping, refusing to look at me, trying to run away into his room or watch tv!

hes so stroppy! its like 6 going on 16! just shorter!

Edited by Bizzy

He wont starve if he missed breakfast once....but your morning will suck the big one. Mind you....he just might learn. Stick to your guns.

Breakfast when I eat/make it. Usually around 8. Morning tea at 10am, lunch at 12pm & arvo tea at 3pm. Takes about three days for them to realise that you mean business. Up shot is he will know how to tell the time.

Besides they are back at school soon & they can't graze all day there.

I don;t have a time they have to have breakfast by but i do have a rule that the first thing they eat (until lunch time) is breakfast stuff - be it cereal or toast etc... As long as they have some breakfast then they can eat something other than that. (hope that makes sense)

But as someone said do not go back on what you said and stick to your guns or it will happen again.

ETA: This is for my 3 year old - the other older 2 know better now

SMoody wrote: Only thing I think I would have changed is DO NOT GO BACK ON YOUR WORD. Seriously whatever you do dont go back. They think they can just play you then and to be honest off course they can then. So dont threaten something you are not going to follow through with. If you said no food until lunch then no food.

Totally agree with this comment. As soon as you give in and let them get their way, they learn they can. Next time they will just be worse coz they know you will give in if they try hard enough.
Let the sulking etc take place, he knew the rule.