I must confess to asking DS if he wouldn't rather have XYZ if I want something else - most of the time he thinks that's a good idea so goes with it. I'm intending to have DS cook a meal all by himself (albeit supervised) at about 7. But if he can do it earlier I won't complain! He can already help load and unload the dishwasher, have to wait til he's taller to do washing up.

As for meals, we usually get up and break fast (anywhere between 6.30 and 8.30, sometimes twice if DS can get it), then we have a snack about 10ish, lunch at around 12.30 (I would prefer a bit later but DS doesn't). Snack when DS is peckish, about 2ish, then a high tea at 3.30-4pm. PiL prefer a tea at 3pm, so sometimes we go earlier but don't have a snack if we're going to PiLs for tea. Dinner is served at 6. If DH isn't around then I won't eat much and have a late dinnre with him. If DH and I are around but not hungry, we eat a bit with DS but have a supper later (we don't eat a supper if we have a big dinner). DS goes into the bath at 7, so doesn't get a supper atm.