tonite's meal: does it make me a bad mom?

[Anonymous]

I am feeling guilty about this and thats why I am posting.this is regarding my 16 m old

i picked up my lo from daycare at 4 instead of our usual 3.30 pick up time.he usually has a snack right away or dinner.

well as i was late today, dinner was not ready so he had a snack around 4:20 to 4:30: strawberries, cheerios, a spoon of yoghurt.

then we played for an hour and i realized he was really tired ( he was actually looking tired when i picked him up from daycare) so i gave him a bath and asked him if he wanted his milk and he said yes.he has been very good at responding yes or no to milk.so he has his milk and after a quick teet brushing, he was in bed and fell asleep.so he basically ate a snack.he may wake up to eat and im ok with it.

but what would you have done? would you have tried to see if he wanted dinner food?

by 6:40 he was already asleep

[My-mono-twins]

 nah, ur good..lol

[2ltlmonkeyz]

nope he ate , if he was hungry he would not have went to sleep

[Fields456]

My 15 month old does that occasionally but even I I woke him up or tried to keep him up to eat dinner would just result in a major fit so I don't even bother I just make him a good breakfast in the am

[erinsmom1964]

I dont worry about "dinner food or lunch or even breakfast food" I only care if its healthy and balanced. My DD lives turkey sandwiches and raw veges for breakfast and eggs and bacon for dinner. I look at the overall food and do not sweat one meal

[Anariama]

We have to feed kids?

[Anonymous - Original Poster]

 

yes a couple of times we tried to have dinner while he was really tired and it was just a bad idea.that's why i moved his dinner and he has it earlier

Quoting Fields456:

My 15 month old does that occasionally but even I I woke him up or tried to keep him up to eat dinner would just result in a major fit so I don't even bother I just make him a good breakfast in the am

 

[Anonymous - Original Poster]

 i like that thought but he have a really strict pedi who does not like that

Quoting erinsmom1964:

I dont worry about "dinner food or lunch or even breakfast food" I only care if its healthy and balanced. My DD lives turkey sandwiches and raw veges for breakfast and eggs and bacon for dinner. I look at the overall food and do not sweat one meal

 

[fairyjester]

if he was that tired h probably wouldn't have eaten any way

[skmehlebam]

Just make sure you make him a very big breakfast. He'll need the calories.

[LeahJ]

Gawd, no. What are you saying? That's totally optional.

Quoting Anariama:

We have to feed kids?