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[quote=Anonymous]True...but that's sort of like saying that if kids grow up with books, and being read to, they will learn to read earlier.  Yes, correct, but even if you do all that, you shouldn't really expect your kids to read at 4.  Some do, lots don't.  As with everything, meet your kids where they are and treat them as individuals to give them the support they need to move forward.  I just posted because I didn't want people to get the false impression that it's normal for 10 years olds to be able to cook a whole dinner.  It's not.
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Person who regularly cooked dinner for the family by high school (and occasionally by middle school) and grew up in a family where the teens were expected to make family dinner at least as often as mom.

PS OP asked for ideas, and I think it's great for the Posters who gave concrete suggestions of entry-level meals or food items that kids can cook.  Someone suggested baked ziti, which is super easy (although I personally hate it -- but the idea is good -- mixing is pretty easy for them, and if the measurements are off a smidge, it won't mess up the whole recipe).

PPS Some of the things that I liked making the most for dinner as a teenager included:  savory vegetable crepes; stuffed cabbage; stir fry; shrimp or crab scampi; curried potatoes; tacos with homemade shells and very complicated desserts.  But, at 10, I think the most I could make was Tollhouse Cookies.  And at least half the time I dropped those on the floor because I left the hand mixer leaning against the bowl while I went to get out the chocolate chips.  (Seriously--cannot tell you how many times I did that at that age!)[/quote]

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