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Teaching Responsibility Through Cooking December 28, 2011 |
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To view this newsletter online Click Here. Head Chef NotesPlease submit your food gift recipe in our current recipe contest. Just a few days left until the end of this theme contest.2012 CalendarIts almost a new year of cooking opportunities. Download our Kids Cooking Activities calendar that includes a recipe for each month of the year!Teaching Responsibility Through CookingHow can cooking with your kids teach them responsibility? Several ways stick out including teaching them to work together to finish a project or finishing by themselves. Cooking is something you can't leave half done especially not if you want to eat the finished product. Kids will learn that they can work together as a team either with a parent, sibling or friend. If they are old enough to cook themselves they learn to take responsibility and not give up until the recipe is complete.A parent or guardian must teach kids proper kitchen safety and food preparation and then they are held responsible for abiding the rules. One rule for young chefs is they must have an adult supervise while they are working in the kitchen. For older chefs they will be responsible for turning off the oven when they are done, proper knife safety, or not using certain items in the kitchen. Don't forget the importance of teaching your kids who love to cook that cleaning up after themselves is a responsibility that comes with cooking. Making sure items are put away, dishes are cleaned up or towels put in the laundry are all important points to remember. Get your kids involved with meals by assigning tasks to help with food preparation or table setting. Kids of any age can be given tasks or responsibilities to help the family. Younger kids can help shred lettuce for a salad while older kids can cut vegetables to go in the salad. Teenagers can be put in charge of a main dish or side dish to go with the meal. Everyone in the family can have a responsibility that helps get dinner done quicker. One of the most important points I can mention is teaching your kids to be responsible for taking care of their bodies and eating healthy. You can teach kids about good nutrition with cooking projects and help them realize the importance of a varied diet. Of course, brownies taste great but fruits and vegetables prepared in various different ways is what their bodies need. (an occasional brownie is certainly not bad in my opinion.) Teaching responsibility in kids is important for a happy well balanced adult and if you add cooking to the mix they are sure to have fun while learning at the same time. Fill your winter months with cooking lessons! Next IssueWhat would you like us to talk about in upcoming issues of the Kids Cooking Activities newsletter? Send me your ideas or reply to this email and if I use it I'll send you a free ebook.Have a great time cooking!
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