For the Child Who Won’t Eat Breakfast

Four lines you can say out loud tonight. Word for word. Free to save.

What to say

1. Breakfast is on the table at seven thirty. You don’t have to finish it.

2. Food is the last thing your body wants this early, and that’s normal at your age.

3. Three bites of toast and one cup of milk, and then the plate goes in the sink.

4. If you’re hungry at ten, the snack is in your bag. That part is yours to decide.

When to use it

This is for the moment it actually goes wrong — not the calm version you rehearse in the car. Pick one line. Say it once. Then stop talking and wait three seconds. If they push back, repeat the same line, not a new one. Say the same thing for five nights before you decide it doesn't work.