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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it’s unreasonable to force kids to eat when they aren’t hungry just because that’s your own preference. Why can’t you wait longer to eat? Because you prefer to eat when you’re hungry? Goes both ways.

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Because I'm starving and can't snack like they all morning.[/quote]

It’s not unreasonable and  setting a boundary that this is lunch time also means setting a boundary that they cannot snack all morning. Set up a schedule with set mealtimes and snack times. If they are not hungry at mealtime they don’t have to eat. If they get hungry in between reassure them that snack time (or mealtime) is only a short time away.   Constant snacking is the problem not wanting to set lunchtime to a time that works for you. . 
Consider reading Ellen satter regarding division of responsibility.

Not sure why so many people think this is unreasonable.  I mean daycare, school all with set meal and snack times. No reason you can’t do the same at home. [/quote]

I agree with this approach, but the whole problem with OP is that she'll say "I can't keep them from snacking! They'll whine at me all morning if they can't snack!"

Like every reasonable suggestions someone has made in this thread, OP has shot down and acted like trying to adjust her approach AT ALL is just not a solution at all. She wants to do everything exactly the same but she wants her kids to magically be hungry and eat lunch when she wants to eat.

OP is 100% being unreasonable, which is the issue. This is a really basic problem and would be easy to solve if OP were even remotely flexible about anything.[/quote]

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