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My kids are doing more and more in the kitchen! They love making pizza. And I have taught my oldest how to use the microwave--he's almost 7 but had a hard time following directions so I was cautious about letting him near anything lol!! He's much better these days. Ds2 just turned four and I've been letting him make his own sandwiches.
I definitely advocate teaching kids early--at least the basics and a few simple recipes. I know a girl that kept herself and her brother alive for three days when she was four. Their mom passed away from a heart attack--and being a single mom with few friends, it was only when the mail lady noticed the mail piling up that anyone came to check on them. The girl had been making sandwiches for herself and had been squashing bananas for her baby brother(had seen her mom doing it.) I know this is an extreme case, but every time I teach my kids how to do something on their own, this is what I think of.
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