MichelleCarmen
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I'm curious as to how old you think kids should be before they're responsible for making their own lunches and/or making sure they're fed after school and during meal times (w/out help from adults).
I had posted previously that we had problems w/a relative not taking care of his kids and if I didn't feed them, they literally went hungry and we've been dealing with this guy for YEARS and so as a result, people who don't make sure their kids are fed is a big pet-peeve of mine.
We'll a kid from my son's school came over today and told me he didn't eat lunch at school. I asked him questions and it appears he's responsible for making his own lunches. We'll clearly he's not old enough to do so because he (according to both him and my son) only sometimes eats during the school day. I fed him and while here he ate a full PBJ sandwich, banana, bag of goldfish, and a smoothy, plus also ate some beef jerky. Normally when my son has friends over, they don't eat anything because their moms pack them lunches and they're not hungry, so this is not typical.
I'm just curious as to when you think a child should take on the duties of making their own lunches or meals. Age or grade, that is...
I had posted previously that we had problems w/a relative not taking care of his kids and if I didn't feed them, they literally went hungry and we've been dealing with this guy for YEARS and so as a result, people who don't make sure their kids are fed is a big pet-peeve of mine.
We'll a kid from my son's school came over today and told me he didn't eat lunch at school. I asked him questions and it appears he's responsible for making his own lunches. We'll clearly he's not old enough to do so because he (according to both him and my son) only sometimes eats during the school day. I fed him and while here he ate a full PBJ sandwich, banana, bag of goldfish, and a smoothy, plus also ate some beef jerky. Normally when my son has friends over, they don't eat anything because their moms pack them lunches and they're not hungry, so this is not typical.
I'm just curious as to when you think a child should take on the duties of making their own lunches or meals. Age or grade, that is...