Agree this will only work while the kids are young. Once they’re older they will want a normal dinner time.

Genius! Funny how kids are always hungry for that after school snack

This wouldn’t work for us and my son is hungry allll the time so he would want another dinner by 6 pm lol

Great idea, but actually quite hard once after school activities kick in.

I struggle to get my daughter to eat almost anytime of the day! Maybe changing our set times might help!

it sounds like a good idea but if you are both working and kids in day care it would be a bit hard to do

It’s a great idea if it fits in with your family/life and a great habit for later in life. Many studies say we should eat dinner earlier, so this is a good starting point.

its a great idea, why not?

I like the idea if you have kids that arent in school.

If you can and it works why not.

A pretty good idea when they’re small.

I wish I’d known about this when my boys were young. It would have made for a much less hectic time at night trying to get everyone fed, bathed and ready for bed. You’re a genius.

It’s a great idea and healthier as they’re not going to bed with a full tummy. But unfortunately, unless you’re a stay at home mum, this just isn’t possible.

That os a good idea and may work for her family. I usually have dinner served between 4.30pm – 5pm most days due to my children’s evening activities or they have specialist appointments plus fiancé works all day so there is dinner on the table when he gets home. Some nights it may be 6pm due to an appointment being late or we had a late lunch. The later the meal, dessert is a plate of fruit. Earlier dinner may be jelly or icecream as a dessert or yoghurt.

We go into a early dinner 4pm to 5pm every night as we prefer not to give alot of snacks and focus on everyone eating meals, that way if there is dessert too it’s all finished by 6pm.

Good on her, but each family is different.

I’d love to try this and see if it works. What a great idea.

Quite a genius idea & removes the ‘crazy hour’ of tired cranky kids while you’re trying to make dinner. And if your spouse is late home normally, it doesn’t matter then when the kids eat!

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  • • Ellen replied
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  Yes, I think it’s a good idea too. Feeding the kids a proper dinner when they’re the hungriest makes a lot of sense. I like the idea of a broccoli pizza too

This makes complete sense to me, and I think she’s onto a winner!

Good for her and what works for her family, but my family dinnertime everyone has dinner together, we all eat between 5 and 6pm and we all sit together, talk about our days etc.