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Skipping lunch and/or hoarding lunch money
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<blockquote data-quote="recovering doormat" data-source="post: 328014" data-attributes="member: 5941"><p>I'm going through this with my easy child. She's stubborn as a rock wall. I used to give her lunch money, then I'd find out that she either didn't buy lunch or at best, bought a drink (Snapple type) and a bag of chips. I refuse to pack her lunch at 13, she should be able to do it herself, and sometimes she does. But most of the time she either skips lunch altogether and then demands an enormous snack when she gets home at 2 p.m. </p><p> </p><p>It's not the hill I want to die on, but it frustrates me nonetheless. I can't imagine going from 7 am to 2 p.m. without a bite to eat. I know they tend to share lunches at this age, so it could be that she's nibbling on her friends' handouts. She's got a beautiful figure for a kid her age (vigorous cheerleading practices) and she's not a huge junk food eater or emotional eater, but I don't know how you can concentrate on school when your stomach is empty. </p><p> </p><p>Talking to her is just futile. I keep the fridge stocked with stuff she likes: kosher dill pickels, salad greens, Italian dressing, genoa salami, chicken tenders. I hope it's a phase. The past lunch money she hoarded went to movies, snack food at the mall, etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recovering doormat, post: 328014, member: 5941"] I'm going through this with my easy child. She's stubborn as a rock wall. I used to give her lunch money, then I'd find out that she either didn't buy lunch or at best, bought a drink (Snapple type) and a bag of chips. I refuse to pack her lunch at 13, she should be able to do it herself, and sometimes she does. But most of the time she either skips lunch altogether and then demands an enormous snack when she gets home at 2 p.m. It's not the hill I want to die on, but it frustrates me nonetheless. I can't imagine going from 7 am to 2 p.m. without a bite to eat. I know they tend to share lunches at this age, so it could be that she's nibbling on her friends' handouts. She's got a beautiful figure for a kid her age (vigorous cheerleading practices) and she's not a huge junk food eater or emotional eater, but I don't know how you can concentrate on school when your stomach is empty. Talking to her is just futile. I keep the fridge stocked with stuff she likes: kosher dill pickels, salad greens, Italian dressing, genoa salami, chicken tenders. I hope it's a phase. The past lunch money she hoarded went to movies, snack food at the mall, etc. [/QUOTE]
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