By Chantal Lamers Kids want to be just like their parents — especially when it comes to everyday tasks like cooking, gardening, and, if you're lucky, maybe even cleaning. But let's be honest: Sometimes it's more trouble than it's worth to regularly engage kids in household responsibilities (especially when you're rushing around attempting to gracefully juggle a hot meal on the table and perhaps tackling that long-untouched basket of clean laundry). However, there are some benefits to slowing down and tapping into that verve now. Maybe, just maybe, it will translate to willing participation later, aka when they are tweens and teens and eating their way through the refrigerator. Kids are naturally drawn to cooking and they make excellent sous chefs. When it comes to tasks like measuring ingredients, pouring, mixing, cracking eggs, and squeezing citrus, those eager hands are actually ideal! But don't take my word for it! I asked three professional chefs, who also happen to be parents, how they engage willing little ones in the kitchen. Here's what they said. |
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