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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thanks my kids are 3 and 5. They are too young g to be trusted to get their own food. I want to know what they are eating and foster controlled independence. [/quote]

I've taught pre-k and now teach kindergarten. Your kids need to develop independence because at school, there is only one teacher and 20+ students. Have them pick out one snack and put it in an easy to reach container. Get some baby fingernail scissors and show them how to cut open a package. My 3 yr old can use a kitchen stool to climb up on a counter, open a cabinet, get out a small bag of popcorn, and cut off the corner to open it.[/quote]
There's a lot to unpack here. It may be asking a lot to expect a 3-year-old to have the independence of an older child. Every child reaches milestones on a different schedule. Just because your 3-year-old can use scissors and quietly get their own snacks, doesn't mean that every 3-year-old is ready for that. There's no way my kids were allowed free access to scissors at that age (self haircuts and shredded library books are common pitfalls of giving them scissors and walking away). You remind me of the elderly pre-school teacher who complained because my 2-year-old couldn't put on his own socks and shoes. Some can, and some can't and it's not his fault or my fault that he couldn't do it at 2. [/quote]

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