The best way to get a child to eat a good breakfast is to eat one with him. He still needs after school snacks. You need one, too. This is required by law as far as school lunches are concerned. He still needs regular meals.
Milk is still the most important food.
Three to four glasses a day are a necessity to provide the calcium necessary to build the skeleton. If lactose intolerance or milk allergy is present calcium supplements are mandatory. Milk should be the only beverage a child is given at a meal and, just as important, i t should be the only beverage he sees his parents drink with a meal. Iron deficiency is the most common deficiency in this age child. An iron deficiency often shows up as behavior problems at school.