What would be a good daily schedule for an energetic 4 year old boy?

Question

Please also provide several nutrious meal ideas for all 3 meals of day

Answer 1

wake up time should be 7a.m. let him get woke up and serve breakfeast about 7:30 -8:00 (french toast sticks, cereal, scrambled eggs, oj, milk, bananas, apples, grapes) from breakfest to lunch you can just let him play or you can find crafts to do with him such as paint, playdough, read, glu things to paper to make pictures ( calm things) lunch would then be about 11:30 - noon anything from grilled cheese sandwhiches to spaghetti with a veggie and a fruit and a slice of bread with everything no matter what you fix and milk that way he gets all the food groups in one meal. when done id let him run around and play whatever he wanted to for about 1/2 hr. after lunch and at the age of 4 i would still suggest a nap if not a sleeping nap just a relaxing nap on the couch with books or a movie for at least 1 - 2 hours and if he falls asleep thats okay, dont let him sleep or rest past 2:30 after nap let him have a small snack of fruit with yogurt to dip it in with a glass of 100% juice to drink, graham crackers and peanut butter with M&Ms on top is also healthy then after snack let him run around and play whatever he wants to play or do and you can either play with him or let him do it himself until about 5:30 then have him clean up anything that he got out or have him help you with the chores of vacuming, dusting, laundry, and such things like that to give him a little responsibility. dinner should then be around 6:00 bigger than lunch with a salad or fresh veggies, meatloaf, spaghetti, tacos, fajhitas are really healthy too use fresh veggis for this and chicken, and always serve bread and butter or dinner rolls so he gets that grain. from about 7 - 8:30 let him ply in his room and make sure that everything is put away when its time for a bath at 8:30 a warm bubble bath and let him play for 1/2 hr. then its time for bed at 9 and let hime read a book in bed if he wants. and if he doesnt go to sleep right a way sont worry he will more than likely lay there and talk himself to sleep within the hour but dont let him get up once hes in bed he should stay there thenstart all over again in the morning and even if he wakes up earlier that 7 thats fine too dont make him go back to bed let him get up and watch some cartoons and have a glass of milk to go with them

Answer 2

That's a little much for answers. As far as meals, check on BabyCenter, Kraft, Campbell's websites, they will have lots of good meal ideas that are relatively quick. Oatmeal, cereal, and pancakes with pureed fruit are always good standbies for breakfast. Lunch and dinner are going to depend on your cooking skill. Set a wake up time (within an hour) set meal times, and set a bedtime. Get a bedtime routine of about 10-15 minutes and do it EVERY night. The rest of the time should have time for reading, time for playing by himself, lots of time playing together. He probably already has a schedule of his own just write down everything for a few days and see where things fall naturally, then build on that.

Answer 3

Meals:suggestions for all meals..don't serve all at once! lol

Breakfast--whole wheat toast, whole wheat bagel, cheese slice,peanut butter,any type of fruit, milk, juice[100%],whole grain cereal[stay away from sugary cereals--no nutrition!]

Lunch--Peanut butter sandwich on whole wheat, vegetable soup, grilled cheese on whole wheat, carrot sticks, fruit slices, tomato slices, pasta[not from a can], milk[stay away from pop]

supper--spaghetti[not from a can], mixed veggies[frozen are fine],chicken,fish[not deep fried], rice, cassaroles

Stay away from processed meats and hotdogs. Try to serve meals as plain as you can get away with!

Activities:
I always liked to tire the kids out in the morning and then after lunch was quiet time. A 4 year old still needs a little down time even for an hour. Do fun things in the morning and then after lunch have him do something like play with a toy or read or whatever. Hope this helped!

Answer 4

Wake up at 7:30. Watch 30 minutes of morning television while parents start the daily chores.

8:00 TV off, get dressed, help make bed, dirty clothes in the hamper, brush hair, etc.

8:30 Breakfast: Cheerios & Milk, Banana. Orange Juice; Scrambled Egg, 1 piece of bacon, Toast, and Milk; Frozen Waffle, Strawberries, and Milk
Clean up breakfast and once table is all cleared time for a messier activity:
Playdoh and cookie cutters
Finger Painting
Cutting and Glueing Collages
Stringing Beads
Rubber Stamps
Great chance to spend time sitting at the table together, working on language skills, reviewing letters and colors, and working on following directions, staying in his seat, doing things he'll need to be ready for in kindergarten.
Around 9:30 he can go and play with toys quietly alone and you get the activity cleaned up and grown up work done.
10:30 if he played quietly he can earn 30 minutes of educational television, computer game, video game time.
11:00 outside time (a MUST). go for a walk, visit a park, ride bikes, just play...anything outside.
12:00 Lunchtime: Turkey & Cheese Sandwich, Carrot Sticks, and a cup of applesauce
12:30 Rest Time: all toys are put away, blinds closed, look at books quietly on bed. If you don't want him to nap then a movie if he lays quietly.
2:30: Wake up and Snack (Cup of yogurt; Small Apple: Grapes)
3:00: One on One time with you: Board games, books, puzzles, anything you two enjoy doing together.
4:00: Time to play alone - outside if safe otherwise choose something inside while you start dinner or whatever. Can always choose to help out with whatever chore you are doing.
5:30: Dinner Time.
7:00: Toy Clean Up, Bath, Pajamas On, time left over can watch TV
8:00: Bedtime Story and Bed

Dinner Meals:
Baked Chicken
Mashed Potatos
Peas
Applesauce

Spaghetti with meat sauce
Salad
Garlic Bread
Milk

Pork Loin
Rice
Steamed Broccoli
Applesauce
Milk

Hope this helps. SD

Answer 5

Pre-school, or you may want to try to take him to the park, set some time for coloring, riding bike, book reading at the library, play time with neighbor's kids. And you both can take a nap after a full day.

As for meals:

Breakfast: cereal, french toast, tea or milk, eggs, fresh fruits.

Lunch: tuna salad sandwich, steamed veggies and some chicken, salad.

Dinner: Mash potatoes, stewed beef and veggies, lasagnas, fish, salad, some grilled veggies.

Answer 6

go outside and pick up/look for "the best looking rock/stone you can find" or try to find the longest stick lying in the yard and line them all up next to each other to compare them. now you have one pooped out little boy AND a clean yard. sometimes me and my kids (3 1/2 year old twins) walk in the woods by our house and look for deer cause they know daddy is a hunter. we listen to birds and stuff kids have to be outside thats where the real action is,

or if you are stuck inside all day take all the pillows off all the beds in the house, and all the couch cousions and put them in the middle of the floor to make a soft pile to jump in ar build a fort. good luck and wait for the sugar to wear off!

Answer 7

find or even create WORK for him to do.play is ok but work and discipline will teach him to harness and focus that energy thus making him more productive later in life.