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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids were using the microwave by about 6 or 7, the oven to make chicken nuggets or pizza by 10ish and by 11 were using the gas stove on their own.  Ironically, they are much safer using the stove than DH who regularly forgets he has something cooking and burns it.[/quote]

This sounds about like my kid. She’s 13 and a great cook now, but started with things like pop-tarts in the toaster in kindergarten-ish.

Up until about age 10 or 11 we insisted on being in the kitchen or the next room, but by nearly 12 she was making eggs or french toast on her own before parents got up. It was only recently that she was comfortable draining a smallish pot of pasta on her own.

It did take a few mishaps to help her learn to pay attention, don’t try to read while waiting for eggs to cook, always keep fingers curled under when slicing, etc. we were close by so nothing terrible happened, but she learned more from those small accidents than all our nagging and reminders ever accomplished. [/quote]

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