If you don’t feed your kids breakfast, you may as well just keep them home from school. As a former teacher, I know parents expect the teachers to work their hardest to teach their children as much as they possibly can and in the most effective way possible. We had students with special needs and had to learn to teach the same material in many different ways so we could cater to everyone.

Teachers work VERY hard to do their part to teach, as parents, it’s YOUR responsibility to make sure the children are physically able to learn. If children have not eaten breakfast, they have been running without fuel for up to 19 hours before lunch! When that’s the case, the body is in starvation mode and cannot function properly. Then they go to a lunch room filled with fried food, sugar, processed carbs and beverages with more sugar than they should have in an entire DAY!

You chose to have children, your children did not simply show up. Regarding your children’s grades, your job is just as important as the teacher, if not more!

In order to make sure your children eat breakfast before they leave for school, create a schedule to help manage your time. Start by figuring out the time your children need to leave the house, then work your way back. Make sure you include time to prepare the food (it could be 5 minutes for a few hard boiled eggs and oatmeal). Remember, you can also prepare their breakfast and lunch the night before. Write the schedule down and hang it up until it becomes routine. And remember, depending on what you plan to eat, you can prepare some breakfasts the night before!)

After using the schedule for a week or so, talk with the family and see if any changes need to be made. You can do this!!!