{"id":96,"date":"2025-06-09T00:20:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T00:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ldkparentingfoundation.org\/?p=96"},"modified":"2025-06-12T00:25:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T00:25:21","slug":"cooking-with-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ldkparentingfoundation.org\/?p=96","title":{"rendered":"Cooking With Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a great activity to do with children. Not only does it open conversations about where food comes from, but it is a great tool for teaching gratitude and thankfulness for the food, the preparation and serving, and the cleaning up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/ldkparentingfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/cooking-with-kids-1024x538.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ldkparentingfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/cooking-with-kids-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/ldkparentingfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/cooking-with-kids-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/ldkparentingfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/cooking-with-kids-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/ldkparentingfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/cooking-with-kids.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even young children can put slices of bread in a toaster or arrange fruit on a plate. Older children should learn simple meal prep that can last a lifetime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most importantly, you can do it together.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cooking with your children can be as educational as you want. From planning, setting a budget, shopping, and so on. It can also be an opportunity to pass down family traditions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Food nourishes our bodies and our souls. Teach children early on why it\u2019s better to put some chips in a bowl rather than eat straight out of the bag. (Yay, portion control, not to mention cleanliness!)<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As an adult, washing dishes has become daily meditation time. I soak my hands in the warm soapy water and let my mind wander. Funny, I am rarely disturbed by any family member while washing dishes! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Share this with your child. The ability to make a game out of chore will always come in handy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a great activity to do with children. Not only does it open conversations about where food comes from, but it is a great tool for teaching gratitude and thankfulness for the food, the preparation and serving, and the cleaning up. Even young children can put slices of bread in a toaster or arrange [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[23,22,24],"class_list":["post-96","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-parenting-advice","tag-chores-for-kids","tag-cooking-with-kids","tag-family-time"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldkparentingfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldkparentingfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldkparentingfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldkparentingfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldkparentingfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=96"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ldkparentingfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98,"href":"https:\/\/ldkparentingfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96\/revisions\/98"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldkparentingfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=96"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldkparentingfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=96"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldkparentingfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=96"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}