Kids Skipping Breakfast in Staggering Numbers
Parents up and down the country are at their ?wits end? over breakfast battles as a new survey reveals 65% of children in the UK miss out on their morning meal.
Hands up if getting your little one to eat breakfast each morning is a battle. Well, it turns out you?re not alone. Kids skipping breakfast is a nation-wide problem.
As parents across the country prepare for their kids to go back to school, a new study by Flora reveals the struggle families face every morning. It turns out it’s kids skipping breakfast. A staggering 65% of parents admit that their child often skips breakfast entirely.
Children wriggling away from the breakfast table unfed is an anxiety-stirring affair for mums and dads up and down the country. The survey also shows a large proportion of parents admit to feeling like bad parents as a result of their child?s diet. What are the biggest battles parents face at breakfast time"
Pressured parents
The NHS recommends that children eat three meals and two healthy snacks a day. However, polls suggest that parents encouraging their little ones to head off to school with a belly of nutritious and healthy breakfast, is often to no avail. Mums and Dads everywhere express despair regarding their child?s refusal to eat breakfast, in some cases causing them to lose sleep.
Common anxieties expressed include worrying that if their child skips breakfast, they will be hungry before lunchtime; worrying about their child?s school performance; concerns tha...
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