My position on letting the kids help with dinner is this: No. For me it's one of those things that fall under the Sounds-Fun-But-Actually-Sucks category of kids activities. (Others on the list: parades, ice skating, any kind of music class that mom has to be present at.) That does not mean I'm categorically against my kids cooking with me. In fact, I love doing it, as long as I have psychologically earmarked it as a "project" as opposed to an actual meal-generating endeavor. For me, when the dinner countdown is on, I start twitching if I have to slow down to help my daughter "help." Anyway, I'm not a complete monster. I have written before about my
The "OK Shelf"
The "OK Shelf"
The "OK Shelf"
My position on letting the kids help with dinner is this: No. For me it's one of those things that fall under the Sounds-Fun-But-Actually-Sucks category of kids activities. (Others on the list: parades, ice skating, any kind of music class that mom has to be present at.) That does not mean I'm categorically against my kids cooking with me. In fact, I love doing it, as long as I have psychologically earmarked it as a "project" as opposed to an actual meal-generating endeavor. For me, when the dinner countdown is on, I start twitching if I have to slow down to help my daughter "help." Anyway, I'm not a complete monster. I have written before about my