How do i ration my kids?

frosty

I have two teenage sons,they seem to eat everything in sight,everytime I hid stuff they would find it:eek:.About 6 months ago I found a new hiding place:j
I take off one of the kick boards from the kitchen unit,and I have a row of biscuits tins in which I store the goodies,each day they get one item each.I have a stack of canned drinks there aswell,they take these to work or college so they dont pay full price,finding a newplace to hide everything has saved me a fortune,maybe you could fix a padlock on a cupboard to keep them out.

Floss

Guess I've been lucky with my DS's...they used to accept that there were biscuits for supper, choccie ones & crisps in lunchboxes and no more....now DS2 is 18, he buys his own now & then but won't let me pinch any!

Think the named boxes is a good idea tho...

dolly_day_dream

liz.. wrote:

I hide all the stuff in the tumble drier in the summer..no one looks in there! I am cutting down though as it seems to be me that likes the choccies too! (I can't keep blaming the kids)

I used to do that as well - until the day that I forgot:eek: Was getting chocolate out of washing for ages afterwards:o

We reached a stage when treats just couldn't be afforded and the kids accepted that really well. They pretty soon got used to it and even made a virtue out of it. They knew that their friends were always welcome and I would find something for them to eat - always homemade. They just used to say if they wanted a drink there was water in the tap and toast was better for you than crisps. The thing is I still don't have crisps etc in the house and the only fizz I buy is tesco lemonade BTW the kids are now 26,24 and 29 and brilliant at eating healthily. :A

swizzle_2

What about making them buy them?

Give each child a set amount each week to buy their treat food.

Label each choc bar or packet of crisps with a price, and run a tuck shop- one that makes a small profit or breaks even. They Learn the value of money- you don`t spend money on treats.

Ie multi pack of choc bars say 12 for £1.20 sell at 10p each or 15p
multi pack crisps same again

would still be loads cheaper than buying single in the shop

Savvy_Sue

I do agree that teenagers get the munchies more than younger children. Mine were brought up on an 'ask before you grab' rule, but now they're teenagers I'd get no peace at all! They do know how much is healthy each day, and they do eat well at mealtimes - but they're ALWAYS hungry! :rotfl:

Also laughing about chocolate in the tumble drier - DS1 'hid' his pizza in the washing machine when I tried to make him eat some when he was little - it doesn't dissolve! :rotfl:

Tibbie's_mum

swizzle wrote:

What about making them buy them?

Give each child a set amount each week to buy their treat food.

Label each choc bar or packet of crisps with a price, and run a tuck shop- one that makes a small profit or breaks even. They Learn the value of money- you don`t spend money on treats.

Ie multi pack of choc bars say 12 for £1.20 sell at 10p each or 15p
multi pack crisps same again

would still be loads cheaper than buying single in the shop

Swizzle, what a fantastic idea!!!!!! :T

My two boys are only 3 years old and 14 months, so there is sometime before I would have to put this into practise. But this is an ideal way to teach them to respect money.

Many thanks :beer: