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Original poster

To let my dd make tea for the 3rd time in a row ?

19 replies

deaddei · 27/07/2010 17:21

My 13 year old dd is keen to cook- and has offered quite willingly to cook for the last 3 nights.
I am quite happy with this arrangement, and am whiling away a bit of time on MN.
Benign neglect.
No wine though

OP posts:
zandy · 27/07/2010 17:25

It is not beningn neglect. It is educational, and encouraging of independence.

And I'm jealous.

Original poster
deaddei · 27/07/2010 17:30

I'm leaving Good Food magazine by her bed tonight for bedtime reading

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seeker · 27/07/2010 17:32

Still time to nip out to the shops for wine.....

zandy · 27/07/2010 17:33

Clever! Did you 'star' any particular recipes, with 'sounds delicious' written in the margins?

coventgarden · 27/07/2010 17:33

YANBU.

As long as she is safe and is enjoying it and cooking the food thoroughly, then no problem.

twolittlemonkeys · 27/07/2010 17:34

YANBU As long as she's happy to do it...

Original poster
deaddei · 27/07/2010 17:34

zandy- no -what a great idea! I shall use big luminous post it notes.
seeker- am trying not to drink during the week......

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BelligerentGhoul · 27/07/2010 17:36

YABU - send her over here instead! My 13 year old is currently fast asleep on her bed, after a strenuous day doing absolutely nothing. Her sister is away and she seems incapable of amusing herself but refuses to do anything with dp and I.

Thank goodness she has a friend coming around tomorrow - maybe I should get the two of them to cook dinner?

It's not benign neglect - it is good parenting, which provides her with useful lifelong learning skills.

agedknees · 27/07/2010 17:38

Not neglect, educational. (Am very jealous though).

seeker · 27/07/2010 17:40

Actually, even if she wasn't happy to do it, I don't see a problem. Presumably deaddei doesn't approach the cooker with glad cries of "Ohh, my very favourite thing to do!" every one of the other 360 days of the year?

And to whoever mentioned safety - she's 13 not 3!

nymphadora · 27/07/2010 17:43

My 10 year old is currently touring the family making her one recipe as she wants to cook every night. She is now learning recipe 2. She can also go to the chip shop. That's 3 nights meals sorted!

dolphin13 · 27/07/2010 18:00

Can I borrow her please. Will return in good condition.

phoenixflower · 27/07/2010 18:00

YANBU... can you send her round to mine when she's done? Mine are all too young to cook dinner yet!

MumsieNonna · 27/07/2010 18:05

How lovely that she wants to cook at such an early age. Get her some recipe/cook books off Amazon aimed at the younger cook.
Enjoy
YANBU

letsblowthistacostand · 27/07/2010 18:21

Awesome. Lucky you, am trying to train DD1 (4) to cook but don't think she's ready to go it alone just yet!

Original poster
deaddei · 27/07/2010 20:12

Ds (11) is interested in cooking a roast chicken- mainly because he fancies shoving a lemon up it.

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geogteach · 27/07/2010 20:42

DS (9) has got into cooking too, i bought him the junior masterchef magazine that is out at the moment, he has a list of things he wants to try. He has done a couple of meals so far this holiday, hoping he will want to try out cooking on a camp stove when we go on holiday.

dilemma456 · 27/07/2010 20:55

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Chil1234 · 27/07/2010 20:57

Gary Rhodes started out in similar fashion.... don't squash talent!

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