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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Depends on their interest, seriousness, and clumsiness. I have one who is obsessed with cooking, so we started knives the Montessori way around 3 or 4, which is when they were doing it in school. Started with relatively soft foods like tofu, banana for fruit salad.... Moving up to cucumber and mushrooms, green onions, etc. Gradually harder foods. There are special cooking gloves to use with knives if you're worried about cuts. Was comfortable turning on the stove around 6 and could do hard boiled eggs in a small pot. No fire without an adult until 8, and still then adults had to be aware and nearby.[/quote] This. It's hand dexteretyband being able to focus on the task. Some kids will master earlier but its skills that still need to be taught and supervised whil they're practicing. I can or imagine having teens that don't know how to cook simple meals for themselves or family. [/quote]
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