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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Personal preference. Yes, kids should know how to do laundry, cook, pack a lunch, etc. But that doesn’t mean they must do it everyday. 
Also, what kind of stuff are they packing from a bin that constitutes a complete, healthy meal? They would still need to make themselves sandwiches, or heat up leftovers for thermoses, cut up fruit, etc, which might be a lot for a 6 yo. [/quote]

Yeah what is this “picking items from a bin”? What are they packing: granola bars and applesauce pouches? Doesn’t seem like a very healthy or nutritious meal can be made from prepackaged bin items. I make my kids sandwiches and cut up fruits and vegetables for them. They are 2nd grade and k. Could they do it themselves? Yes, of course. But it would take 2x as long and I prefer our time in the mornings before school be more relaxing and less rushed/stressful for them. [/quote]

Have you never heard of carrot sticks celery sticks and apple slices that are precut?  Cutie oranges?  Yogurt cups?
An 8 year old can certainly make a sandwich given the materials and  can spoon leftover pasta sauce and noddles into a container. A 6 year old might need more guidance but is capable [/quote]

Precut fruits and vegetables don’t taste good. Cutie oranges and yogurts- fine I’ll give you those. And of course they can make their own sandwiches and my 8 year old frequently does make his own sandwiches for lunch on weekends. It’s just not something I feel is important to have them spend time on on school mornings/weekdays.[/quote]

We got my daughter a plastic cutting knife she can cut up her own carrots and apples.  She can use a knife under my supervision. She packs her lunch at night while we're cleaning up from dinner[/quote]

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