If dinnertime battles are being waged every night at your place, this Aussie mum has the ultimate tip for taking the stress out of the evening routine.

Mum-of-four Aims has shared her clever dinner hack – and mums says it’s a ‘game changer’.

And it’s as simple as giving the kids dinner at 3pm.

The mum of four kids aged seven, five, three and one, says she gives them dinner early because it’s when they’re hungriest.

“It’s currently 2.39pm and I am making dinner. My kids have just woken up from a nap and I’ve chucked them straight in the bath. They’re out of the bath now, just chilling. I’ve got broccoli, bacon and cheese pizza for the babies.

“My husband’s getting my other kid from school and the one-year-old, the three-year-old and the five-year-old are all bathed. So let’s feed them.

“They always walking up from their naps ravenous so why not feed them the most amount of nutrients now and then snack later?”

Aims shows herself prepping dinner for the kids, including her school-aged child, saying they eat the most at this time of the afternoon.

“The one coming home from school is going to have some potatoes and bacon. That’s prepped and ready to go for when she gets home. She also gets home starving, so it’s the best time to feed her the most amount of nutrients as well.”

She also preps dinner for herself and her husband and eats at 4pm because she says they can eat in peace while the kids have an ice-cream.

“And then it frees up the rest of the night to play games, I can do a workout, there’s no pressure. If they’re hungry later we do bedtime toast.”

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Her video has been met with comments from other mums who say the concept is genius.

“Did you just crack the code to getting through the 4-6pm craze?!?” one mum commented.

“I started feeding my kids dinner at 3/4pm when they’re hungry after seeing you doing it. I don’t know why I didn’t do it earlier!! Game changer,” replied another.”

Aims also reveals that her kids all sleep through the night, so there’s no concern that they’re waking because they’re hungry.

However, not everyone thinks it’s a great idea.

One mum commenting: “This works great until sports, dance and school events start happening.”

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