Why are children always hungry as soon as they come home from school,?

Answer 1

Because to a child school is tiring and they are looking for an energy kick. Like people who work get home and drink. Now, work, I knew there was a reason why I'm here.

Answer 2

Remember that you can't MAKE other people change their behavior, especially not your spouse. You can only change your own behavior, and choose whether or not you want to live with it. Do you have a shared bank account? If so, then my first suggestion is to talk to your bank and have your name taken off the joint account, then open your own separate account. You mentioned that you're the one who does most if not all of the shopping for groceries and food. See if you can work out a budget between you so that your hubby pays for the mortgage/rent and bills, while you cover food and other purchases. If your husband is having problems with your perceived "spending habits," or complains about not having enough money that way you can truthfully say that "it's my money I'm spending; I have the right to do whatever I want with it..." That way at least he no longer has a plausible excuse for his childish tantrums. (If he has money left over from spending.....whatever it is he spends all his money on, you could eventually ask him for a small allowance.....or maybe not.) Note: This whole scheme might give you a little more leverage in the situation, it might even quiet him down for a while....I don't know. Maybe you could restore a power equilibrium for the moment, maybe not. My intuition says he'll eventually find something completely different to grumble and obsess about and give grief. My intuition says his irrational behavior is just a symptom of something bigger that you're not telling us about. In a good, mature marriage, both partners are willing to respect and accept each other's decisions and behaviors, even when you don't like them or don't agree with them. When a marriage instead becomes a constant power-struggle, in the end neither partner can "win" because as I said at the beginning, neither can truly control or change the other. You just end up with a "no-win" situation where neither feels respected or trusted and neither gets their emotional needs met. EDIT: My idea is basically the same as the poster four slots above me, "Garnet," only she flashes it out a little better than I do. I still suggest you get a separate bank account if you don't already.

Answer 3

Because they are very active and get very little time at lunch. Lunch time is also one of the few times kids can catch up with their friends and socialize, this makes it difficult to eat and talk in the scant 20 or so minutes allotted per class in the lunch room which is the only approved location for food. Just pack a wholesome snack in the car for after school - peanut butter and jelly, cheese and crackers, fruit, etc. It will save you the expense of a snack run and calm their tummy until dinner. Good Luck!

Answer 4

My son is always hungry as soon as he comes home from school because they eat lunch at 10:44 am.

Answer 5

Because they are growing, are usually hungry all the time and have not really had the chance to eat anything which likely was 3-4 hours before they got home.

Answer 6

The energy they expend all day uses the calories they eat at lunch time leaving a big gap in energy levels which leads the body to want more calories hence the need for food.
Thats the science bit over with, now the other answer is because they do !!!!

Answer 7

My boys lunch is at 11, by 3 he is ready to eat again too. If you haven't go to your child's school and check out what they have for lunch, it is just lunch not a big meal. This age of growth they require more food for the energy they are using. PB&J sandwich when he comes home will hold him till dinner, (pre teen here)

Answer 8

Kid get home from school in between 3.30 and 4.30pm, this isn't far off the average evening meal time, which for us is usually 5pm, at school lunches are usually 12, 12.30. you could always offer them a snack, like fruit or something just to keep them going a little longer

Answer 9

They are growing and lunch, for younger kids especially, is usually too early in the day. I know when my daughters attended the Catholic school my youngest daughter was eating lunch at 10 am. FAR too early to keep a kid going until 245.
Also, every time my girls go through a "constantly eating" phase, we know they're about to grow.

Answer 10

Im not certain, but my feeling is, they are kept under control at school all day, so they may be keyed up inside, with anxiety, and when they get home, they are relaxing, and the feelings all go to the stomach, and this causes a hunger re-action.