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Dr. Becky unveils a simple hack for parents to avoid the morning 'breakfast battle'
Dr. Becky, also known as the "millennial parent whisperer," provides all kinds of practical parenting advice through her podcast, bestselling book, and online community. Recently she shared a simple, yet brilliant way to make mornings—which we all know tend to get chaotic very quickly—run a little smoother. It all begins with breakfast. Guess it really is the most important meal of the day. In a video posted to Instagram, Dr. Becky, holds a notebook and explains, “I make a menu for my kids the night before, where they have to pick their breakfast options. Watch this—I literally just take out a pad, I write ‘Menu.’ Then down the side, I write three options that they can have for breakfast. So it might be ‘Bagel,’ ‘Yogurt,’ and ‘Eggs,’ or something like that. So simple.” Who doesn't want a little magic in the morning? media1.giphy.com Each night she’ll have her kiddos place their initials next to the meal they want. For little ones, she’d put their hand on the pen and say, ‘Let’s make a check mark next to what you want.’” Either way, kids get to feel “like they have agency and they feel in control,” which “ takes breakfast battles out of the equation,” she says. Plus, doing it the night before evades having to make decisions during the morning rush, so it's a win-win.“Try it. It’s magic.”
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Of course, there is no one-size-fits-all-solution when it comes to morning schedules and picky eaters, but several parents chimed in saying that they tried Dr. Becky’s strategy and found success. “Okay I was our first day of school today and it went well! It worked perfectly and I am crossing my fingers that it will continue to work. The morning went much more smoothly because of it!” wrote one mom. Another echoed, “This has been working like magic, getting us through the last few weeks of camp. Thank you!!”Other parents shared similar ways of taking breakfast decisions out of the equation.“It sounds crazy but we have a set breakfast schedule for every day. Mon is toast morning. Tues is cereal. Wed is Choose Your Own. Thursday is Toast. Fri is Oatmeal or yogurt. Takes the guesswork out and kids know what to do.” All this talk of breakfast, and now I want pancakes. media4.giphy.com “My 9 year old and my 6 year old create a breakfast, lunch, and dinner menu for the week on Sundays and we follow it strictly. No more arguments. They’re in charge of it. We are gluten-free and dairy-free.”Hopefully with this hack, the only thing scrambled about your morning will be the eggs. But even if this particular modality doesn’t work for your household, the concept of taking the guesswork out of certain rituals can eliminate a ton of stress for virtually every family. And if you can gamify it somehow…even better. Cause why not have fun while making things less hectic?For even more tips just like this one, be sure to give Dr. Becky a follow on Instagram.
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