Is it such a chore for kids to take breakfast? Or am I expecting too much from a 3-year-old when breakfast is concern?

I am suppose to wake Yauyau at around 7.15am and so I would be able to pack her off to school at about 8am, but whenever seeing her so soundly asleep, I will convince myself to give her another 15min. So at 7.30am, I will gently wake her up.

However, our wonderful morning will be slowly ruin when the kid starts to laze around like a zombie. She will slowly slide herself onto the floor while eating her bread or cereal (there is no proper chair at our dinning area, which must have contributed to this bad habit). She could probably take a hundred years before swallowing that piece of bread and another two hundred years to finish that cup of milk. By this time, I have absolutely run out of patience because we are running late and that idea of being late will amplify my frustration.

I have tried “threatening” her. If she continues to eat so slowly, there won’t be breakfast for her anymore. It didn’t went well. I think she would be happier to skip it then to be force to finish them.

The morning battles of breakfast table always ends up with me nagging continuously to get her to hurry up. I am so used to doing it that they flow out of me naturally, regardless whether Yauyau is indeed fast or slow in that matter. Sounds really bad bad.

Hey, we are running late and she still wants me to tie up her her nicely, complete with pretty ribbons and hair clips. Oh man, where got time! Now this works sometime, pretty ribbons in exchange for her improve efficiency in chewing and drinking. Though I must remind her a few times when she starts to slacken.

I guess expecting the child who just woke up to finish up her food within 30min might be unrealistic. I should probably double the time to 1 hour and hopefully bring back the peaceful and happy mornings. Opps, that’s before the baby wakes up and starts my next cycle of morning frustrations.