Great tips to invite your kids to the kitchen

 Science has proven that cooking at a young age will be healthy in old age and encourages everyone to go to the kitchen from an early age, however, in reality, life is busy, many parents have exempted their children from the kitchen.

Teaching children to do housework from a young age will be good for both mother and child /// Thien Ha

Teaching children to do housework from a young age will be good for both mother and child

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Ms. Nguyen Kim Phuc, 37 years old, residing on Nguyen Thi Thap Street, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City has an 8-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter, so far her son can plug in a rice cooker, fry eggs, boil vegetables, making fried noodles with vegetables and eggs - my forte. Ms. Phuc said that up to this point, she is very reassured that when she comes home late from work, her children can cook their own meals without having to eat instant noodles or pizza.

“Sisters often imitate older brothers. When I pick vegetables, I also learn, so it doesn't take me much time to teach my children to cook."

Ms. Phuc was independent from an early age. Born in a purely farming family in the West, she had to go to the market and cook for the whole family since she was in 2nd grade, so she believes that being in the kitchen not only shows a part of her independence in life. which will help us learn many good things.

“I don't think that only girls learn to cook. Society needs to be equal, if my son goes abroad to study or work in a foreign environment in the future, knowing how to cook is an advantage," said Phuc.

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Ms. Phuc said some good tips to invite her children to the kitchen such as first asking her to help pick up a bunch of vegetables, bring peppers..., then cook while talking to her children, answering questions they ask. infected. The kids will love kitchen time.

Ms. Lai Thi Trang, 31 years old, a technology teacher at Dong Hai Secondary School, Ninh Binh city said that it is highly recommended to teach children skills in the kitchen from an early age, helping them to form life skills.

“Firstly, I can do the kitchen work by myself, sometimes it's just picking vegetables, washing rice to help my mother, but through that, it is also a family bond. When I was 4 years old, I was able to go to the kitchen with my mother, when I grow up, I will do some bigger things like washing dishes and cooking rice," said Ms. Lai Thi Trang.

According to Ms. Trang, the children will be happier when they can work in the kitchen with their mother: "When my mother praises me for being so good, I am very happy and touched when you help me, the children will be more excited to work with me. than".

In Trang's family, the 6-year-old son was able to clean the house and wash the dishes for his mother, the 5-year-old daughter knew how to pick vegetables and clean the stairs with her mother. "These are all small jobs, but they encourage the children to love work and be more responsible for their families," said Ms. Trang.

According to Ms. Pham Thi Bich, 57 years old, former chef of Cong Doan Hotel (Bai Chay tourist area, Ha Long city, Quang Ninh), the ideal age to teach children to be in the kitchen with their parents is 7 years old. , then your child's height can reach the kitchen table, can learn to hold a knife, use a rice cooker safely...

“In addition to being independent, children who learn to cook from an early age will be more creative. The time spent in the kitchen with parents will also help the family feel more connected, "Ms. Bich said.

Master Nguyen Van Dong, former lecturer in psychology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Vietnam National University, Hanoi) said that encouraging children to go to the kitchen is what parents should do. "This is not only beneficial in that parents are partially helped, but it also makes children learn many good things and become more independent. In order for children to enjoy the kitchen, parents should speak softly and praise. child".

However, according to Master Dong, don't expect too much from your children in the kitchen early. "I don't think that only when children go to the kitchen and learn to cook can they have many life skills. If they learn to socialize, read books, play outdoors, then they will also gained a lot of useful knowledge," said Mr. Dong.