Anonymous
Post 09/03/2015 21:22     Subject: Kid leaves for the school bus and you notice they left their lunch sitting on the counter...
Going hungry for one meal will not hurt your children, and may teach them not to forget their lunch again.
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2015 20:51     Subject: Re:Kid leaves for the school bus and you notice they left their lunch sitting on the counter...
Anonymous wrote:I ask my kid to pick up the slack when I make mistakes, like forgetting things, all the time. And he does it without complaint. So, I do the same for him. If I had a way to get the lunch to him, or put money in his account, then I would. While "don't forget your lunch" is a nice thing for kids to learn, "families take care of each other" is more important to me.


Love this. Great mom.
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2015 20:44     Subject: Re:Kid leaves for the school bus and you notice they left their lunch sitting on the counter...
I ask my kid to pick up the slack when I make mistakes, like forgetting things, all the time. And he does it without complaint. So, I do the same for him. If I had a way to get the lunch to him, or put money in his account, then I would. While "don't forget your lunch" is a nice thing for kids to learn, "families take care of each other" is more important to me.
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2015 20:37     Subject: Kid leaves for the school bus and you notice they left their lunch sitting on the counter...
They have money on their lunch account. I'd stick the packed lunch in the fridge and they could buy that day.
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2015 20:20     Subject: Kid leaves for the school bus and you notice they left their lunch sitting on the counter...
I forget my lunch, go hungry, and still forget it again.
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2015 19:37     Subject: Kid leaves for the school bus and you notice they left their lunch sitting on the counter...
Eat it!!!
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2015 19:33     Subject: Kid leaves for the school bus and you notice they left their lunch sitting on the counter...
Let him get school lunch. No biggie.
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2015 19:32     Subject: Kid leaves for the school bus and you notice they left their lunch sitting on the counter...
Anonymous wrote:Couldn't you follow the bus and meet it at the next stop?

First time, I'd do that -- or drop it off at school. After that, kids outta luck. Natural consequences.


This. Although I admit as the school is only .4 miles from home id feel wasteful so I'd probably bring it. It only happened maybe three times last year and it was with my pre-k kid and was usually my fault for rushing so I brought it.....
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2015 19:15     Subject: Re:Kid leaves for the school bus and you notice they left their lunch sitting on the counter...
I put $20 in my son's school account just for situations like this one. I would put it in the fridge for tomorrow's lunch, and he would have to eat school lunch.
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2015 18:34     Subject: Kid leaves for the school bus and you notice they left their lunch sitting on the counter...
Anonymous wrote:Couldn't you follow the bus and meet it at the next stop?

First time, I'd do that -- or drop it off at school. After that, kids outta luck. Natural consequences.


+1 as much as I hate wasting food, the kid will have to eat the cheese sandwich at school.
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2015 18:19     Subject: Kid leaves for the school bus and you notice they left their lunch sitting on the counter...
... he never forgot his lunch after that time.
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2015 18:19     Subject: Kid leaves for the school bus and you notice they left their lunch sitting on the counter...

Drop it off at school.

If you can, drop it off right before lunch, to allow your kid plenty of time to sweat over it. At least, that's what I did to my fourth grader the umpteenth time he forgot his lunch.

Anonymous
Post 09/03/2015 18:11     Subject: Kid leaves for the school bus and you notice they left their lunch sitting on the counter...
Couldn't you follow the bus and meet it at the next stop?

First time, I'd do that -- or drop it off at school. After that, kids outta luck. Natural consequences.
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2015 17:39     Subject: Kid leaves for the school bus and you notice they left their lunch sitting on the counter...
Anonymous wrote:You look out the window and you see them get on the bus. Too late to catch them. What do you do?


Take the lunch to the school and drop it off in the front office. They're good about getting it to the kid before lunchtime. I have also told my kids that if they ever find themselves without a lunch, tell one of the lunch monitors and they will be given a school lunch. By law, the school has to give a lunch to anyone who doesn't have one.
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2015 17:36     Subject: Kid leaves for the school bus and you notice they left their lunch sitting on the counter...
You look out the window and you see them get on the bus. Too late to catch them. What do you do?