Hilarious article!
Why, oh, why wasn't this timer available when my daughter was little? Claire stoutly refused to eat breakfast. "It hurts my tummy," she said gloomily.
I danced around, making up statistics on the fly. "Ninety percent of girls who drink their orange juice get "A's" in school." Nothing worked.
Brain wave. Japanese bento boxes. I cut a down a paper lunch sack. In it, I arranged a peeled Mandarin orange opened like a flower, juice box, whole wheat toast cut into triangles, cheese cubes, carrot and celery sticks and a napkin.
Each morning, I drove Claire to school. Without a word about eating, I casually set the bento box beside her on the backseat. (Under WA State law, kids below a certain height have to ride in the backseat in a car.)
On the way to school, Claire got bored and polished off the food. Fist pump.
How did you get your kid(s) to eat breakfast?