should you engage your child with cooking preparations

Reply to should you engage your child with cooking preparations on Tue, 24 Sep 2019 18:31:19 GMT

breatheandgrow — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 18:31:19 GMT

I always do. We share so many memorable moments together and they feel like a huge sense of importance from helping.

Reply to should you engage your child with cooking preparations on Fri, 16 Aug 2019 02:50:59 GMT

JassyT — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 02:50:59 GMT

There are so many lessons that can be taught while cooking. Math concepts like counting, measurement, and fractions naturally unfold when navigating a recipe with kids. Explaining how food changes with temperature or how certain foods can help our body be healthy provide great lessons in science. While cooking with your child, practice new vocabulary as you describe how food looks, feels, and tastes. Following a recipe from start to finish helps build the skills for planning and completing projects.

Reply to should you engage your child with cooking preparations on Mon, 22 Jul 2019 04:09:06 GMT

Janet32 — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 04:09:06 GMT

I think engaging your child with cooking preparation is a great idea. Aside from learning how to cook, they will also have an idea on how their food is being prepared and the ingredients of the food they are eating. This is also the best time to explain to them the benefits of each ingredient and its importance.

Reply to should you engage your child with cooking preparations on Tue, 23 Apr 2019 02:59:00 GMT

laughingcat — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 02:59:00 GMT

I too have started engaging my oldest to cook with me. DS2 has started much earlier than his korkor, around P1, as he loves being in the kitchen experimenting.

So much so, the youngest is more pro. It takes time to see wonderful result.

Now every Sat, they will whip simple lunch all on their own. Fried rice, steam fish, ABC soup, pasta, stir fried beef/chicken slices/fish slices. Can even marinate and cook chicken chop and grilled fish in the air fryer. They choose the menu.

Reply to should you engage your child with cooking preparations on Tue, 23 Apr 2019 02:08:02 GMT

janet88 — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 02:08:02 GMT

I get my daughter to help me peel potatoes/carrots and removing the leaves of the corn. it helps save time and also for her to see preparing a soup is not as simple as all dump in. my cooking is really very simple…usually a soup, veg and rice.

Reply to should you engage your child with cooking preparations on Tue, 26 Mar 2019 01:30:49 GMT

Woreri — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 01:30:49 GMT

I absolutely engage my kids in cooking preparations. It is very funny for them and we spend some quality time together. It is also easier for me to prepare food while keeping an eye on them. We made this fun and we all enjoy it

Reply to should you engage your child with cooking preparations on Tue, 15 Jan 2019 12:32:13 GMT

Woreri — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 12:32:13 GMT

I am allowing my kids to cook with me. We are actually having fun doing this together and I think that they like and enjoy it, so it is sort of additional quality time spent together

Reply to should you engage your child with cooking preparations on Tue, 04 Dec 2018 01:46:38 GMT

Janet32 — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 01:46:38 GMT

Children should learn to cook. It’s a basic life skill, after all, being comfortable enough in the kitchen to pull a few ingredients into a simple meal.

Cooking is a way to talk about health. Experts say that the single most important thing you can do for your health is to cook at home.

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/03/dining/cooking-with-kids-5-reasons-you-should-be-doing-it.html

Reply to should you engage your child with cooking preparations on Fri, 30 Nov 2018 09:48:42 GMT

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Reply to should you engage your child with cooking preparations on Wed, 31 Oct 2018 14:56:48 GMT

Carter4 — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 14:56:48 GMT

jetsetter:
i suppose it's ok to involve kids in the kitchen during the sch hols, esp baking...but no need to conscientiously invite them into the kitchen to help you cook till they get so hooked on to culinary arts. i've a cousin whose mom took her on so many food trails and exposed her to all kinds of gastronomic delights until she abandoned her job after 3 years to become a food blogger.

if they aren't interested, no need to force. For at some point in their life, they will pick up this important life skill, esp when they're hungry. For instance, when they join girl guides/scouts or some outdoor CCAs, go overseas to study, live in the hall, get posted overseas where there're no hawker centers, get married and wanna impress DH or have a baby of their own...

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Reply to should you engage your child with cooking preparations on Tue, 12 May 2015 15:25:12 GMT

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Reply to should you engage your child with cooking preparations on Mon, 31 Mar 2014 06:23:14 GMT

krazy — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 06:23:14 GMT

We started out with the very simple porridge when my girl was younger and last year, during the school holidays, I taught my 8 yr old girl to prepare several dishes.

She had a lot of fun and she learned a lot of skills too. She has learnt to cook fried rice, fried udon / noodles, curry rice, chicken rice, western food, stirred fried vegetables.

We are looking forward to what we can cook up this June.

Reply to should you engage your child with cooking preparations on Thu, 27 Mar 2014 02:37:09 GMT

berzerker — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 02:37:09 GMT

my 3yr old boy likes to help make pizzas n pastas. its very easy for him as he gets to spread out the ingredients so he learns abt cooking & improves his hand eye coordination as well.

Reply to should you engage your child with cooking preparations on Thu, 20 Mar 2014 02:40:06 GMT

missyqiqi — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 02:40:06 GMT

I did involve with my girl in my cooking preparation because it stops her from disturbing me!! She's 28 months, so every time I try to cook (rushing) she keeps wanting me to play with her, so one day i just ask her take her stool and stand beside me and \"help\" me. Sometimes it does slow down my cooking process, but better than she cry and throw temper that takes even longer for me to cook!!

I actually video down her helping me hehe..
youtube: http://youtu.be/QkyrzW0LW3A
FB: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10 ... 4437291313

I think is good to have them \"helping\" out, at least they know how dinner are being prepared, and my girl definitely learn the name of the fruits/vegetables faster than seeing it on the books.

Reply to should you engage your child with cooking preparations on Mon, 10 Mar 2014 10:37:51 GMT

Beatrice_NoQ — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 10:37:51 GMT

charrlotte:
Hi, i am charlotte a mother of 2 ( age 5 and 7 ) . I have been debating with myself on whether i should let my child to enter the kitchen to assist me with the preparation of daily meals.

I would like to hear your views about whether or not to have a child to assist in the preparation process, and it would be awesome if you have experienced cooking with your child do share with me the dangers and trouble you encounter so i can gear up for the process ! so please do share !

Update
Hey guys thanks so much for your feedback ! I tried cooking with my kids yesterday, and they seem to lose their attention really easily. Any of you faces the same problems with your child? or is there any other problems you faced during the process e.g getting them organized ? lastly ! Do you usually encourage your child to stand or seat while assisting?

standing is definitely better as this will enable them to move around the kitchen and grab ingredients better! also, kids are naturally energetic.. letting them stand will allow them to get more excited about the entire cooking process.

Reply to should you engage your child with cooking preparations on Mon, 10 Mar 2014 08:11:22 GMT

sharonkhoo — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 08:11:22 GMT

jetsetter:
i suppose it's ok to involve kids in the kitchen during the sch hols, esp baking...but no need to conscientiously invite them into the kitchen to help you cook till they get so hooked on to culinary arts. i've a cousin whose mom took her on so many food trails and exposed her to all kinds of gastronomic delights until she abandoned her job after 3 years to become a food blogger.

if they aren't interested, no need to force. For at some point in their life, they will pick up this important life skill, esp when they're hungry. For instance, when they join girl guides/scouts or some outdoor CCAs, go overseas to study, live in the hall, get posted overseas where there're no hawker centres, get married and wanna impress DH or hv a baby of their own...

For me, it was more than food prep. I wanted them to learn how much work goes into cooking, and learn how to clean up! The food part, as you say, they will pick up when they are hungry enough. Last Fri, my husband and I went out and I left food for my teenage girls. We got home to find unwashed dishes in the sink - they quickly washed up once they heard me comment on them, before the grumble became more serious!

Reply to should you engage your child with cooking preparations on Mon, 10 Mar 2014 01:41:24 GMT

janet88 — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 01:41:24 GMT

jetsetter:
get married and wanna impress DH or hv a baby of their own...

:rotflmao:

Reply to should you engage your child with cooking preparations on Mon, 10 Mar 2014 01:36:09 GMT

jetsetter — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 01:36:09 GMT

i suppose it’s ok to involve kids in the kitchen during the sch hols, esp baking…but no need to conscientiously invite them into the kitchen to help you cook till they get so hooked on to culinary arts. i’ve a cousin whose mom took her on so many food trails and exposed her to all kinds of gastronomic delights until she abandoned her job after 3 years to become a food blogger.

if they aren’t interested, no need to force. For at some point in their life, they will pick up this important life skill, esp when they’re hungry. For instance, when they join girl guides/scouts or some outdoor CCAs, go overseas to study, live in the hall, get posted overseas where there’re no hawker centres, get married and wanna impress DH or hv a baby of their own…

Reply to should you engage your child with cooking preparations on Mon, 10 Mar 2014 00:26:00 GMT

janet88 — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 00:26:00 GMT

my daughter loves to peel off the outer layer of the Chinese spinach and break stems of kangkong and chye sim. she is helpful in the house. this daughter is really godsend. my son is the bochap.

Reply to should you engage your child with cooking preparations on Mon, 10 Mar 2014 00:17:46 GMT

sleepy — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 00:17:46 GMT

Depending on their interest.

My dd1 has keen interests so she is always game to observe and learn. She can cook an entire meal around 10 or 11 years old. 3 dishes with rice (not using rice cooker) or porridge. Mix the flour and fry pancake for breakfast. Wash veg, cut veg, etc. I didn’t actively teach her. She learns mostly from my mum & observe me when I’m cooking steam dishes.
She likes sewing too. So I get her to sew my buttons since I can’t sew at all.

My dd2 has zero interests in cooking or sewing or anything domestic so she knows nothing. I didn’t force her. She’s exactly like me. No interests. Well, when she needs to learn, she will learn. I have no choice but to learn how to cook when I need to prepare food for my baby.

Reply to should you engage your child with cooking preparations on Mon, 10 Mar 2014 00:08:19 GMT

sharonkhoo — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 00:08:19 GMT

Agree with ammonite - there’s no hard and fast rules for this. Just ask them to help you with whatever seems within their capabilities. Some kids will be more keen than others, and you will have to decide whether you insist that they finish a task or stay to the end, or just let them go. My older girl was never interested, so I would get her to finish some small task to introduce her to the idea of helping in the kitchen then let her go; my younger girl has always been much more willing to learn and just hang around asking questions and helping.

Reply to should you engage your child with cooking preparations on Sun, 09 Mar 2014 23:55:45 GMT

ammonite — Sun, 09 Mar 2014 23:55:45 GMT

charrlotte:

Update
Hey guys thanks so much for your feedback ! I tried cooking with my kids yesterday, and they seem to lose their attention really easily. Any of you faces the same problems with your child? or is there any other problems you faced during the process e.g getting them organized ? lastly ! Do you usually encourage your child to stand or seat while assisting?

Hi,

Regarding your questions of attention, organization and position, it depends on your menu, the tasks and your children's height. Also depends on their readiness. My kids are free to enter the kitchen from the time they could crawl (since I don't use playpens and am sole caregiver), so things evolve with them.

You should start with the most basic tasks eg preparation of vegetables, and don't expect them to do it to your standard right away, just an approximation. Maybe lunch is better than dinner. Shelling of hard boiled eggs is another task they can start on. You may have to cool and crack the shell for them the first few times until they are more familiar. And the first few eggs will be ugly but edible.

They can use a butter knife on soft vegetables. My kids started with mushrooms and celery. Don't expect them to stick with you for half an hour, but rather set each a task and congratulate them afterwards when you serve up the food.

In the beginning, they will not be much help but rather more work because you have to set up a working area for them and clean up after them. Depending on your furniture, space and their height, you can use 1) low table at their height 2) a wide base nonslip stool and cleared kitchen counter 3) dining table. For work surface, you can provide a big ceramic plate, a chopping board or a tray. Eg In the beginning when my children shell eggs, they get a tray each with two bowls, one with water and eggs, the other empty to put the shelled eggs into. The one with water will definitely be a heavy ceramic bowl so it won't tip easily.

They pick up a real knife when they are ready (generally depends on the height, no standing on stool for that) but I will vett the size. For peeling vegetables, I will choose regular shapes that they can hold easily. Carrots are the easiest. Irregular shapes like potatoes can be tricky if too small, so only russet potatoes. The early potatoes I received from them were almost half their original size.

Reply to should you engage your child with cooking preparations on Sun, 09 Mar 2014 16:57:00 GMT

bubbles_ling — Sun, 09 Mar 2014 16:57:00 GMT

Glade:
Sure why not? I always engage my kids when i do baking or when cooking. They find it fun!

me too!

it's teaching them life skills and bonding time.

But i would not allowing them to use the knife and if they do, i'll make sure I'll be watching them. They are not allowed to touch any sharp objects on their own.