To let my almost 8yr old dd make me a cup of tea?

[MuffCakes]

She has made cups of tea with supervision before but this morning she asked to bring me a cup of tea in bed (we live in a flat no stairs) and I now feel slightly guilty that I'm in bed drinking tea that she's made and toast my 6 yr old ds made.

I think that's great! Can't wait until DS is old enough to do that for me.

I'm just a bit worried about scalding, have visions of shoving her in the bath and ringing an ambulance.

Is nice having breakfast in bed though

I think she is probably old enough but all depends how tall and strong she is to be able to safely hold the kettle.

I think that leaving an 8 year old (who is also supervising a 6 year old) with a boiling kettle is too young personally. I'd just be too worried about tripping, knocking into each other while holding the kettle etc. Not sure what age I'd be ok with it. Your children sound lovely though, wanting to make you breakfast in bed!

I couldn't trust my dd(8) to not scald herself, mainly because of the height of the work top

9-yo DD1 makes me tea (well, instant coffee, but it's the same risk!). Isn't that what we had chldren for, to labour for us?

However, she's not confident carrying the full cup up the stairs so I have to fetch it from the kitchen myself. Thinking of getting one of those insulated cups with a lid...

Oh she's tall enough she's upto my shoulders and ds only wanted to make me toast after dd brought me tea so she wasn't supervising him.

I just don't feel comfortable enough with her and boiling water yet, thought I was being a bit precious.

I used to make myself Cup-A-Soup with boiling water on a regular basis when I was 8 and 9, usually without my mother's knowledge. No big deal. I was careful, never scalded myself, and was definitely not traumatised for life by handling hot water at a young age!

Mine makes me tea he's 9 soon, supervised him at first tho.

Also I was half the size of nothing then (I've always been short and light) ... I just had the sense not to overfill the kettle, therefore had no struggle with holding it.

Dd learnt how to make tea in Brownies at 7; to get her hostess badge (!)
I was a bit , but they were all perfectly capable of handling the hot water safely.
Ds1 is 9, though, and he won't be allowed the run of the kitchen until at least 16...

I wish my nine year old would. She is more than capable but not confident.

I never get a hot drink in bed in the morning except when I'm staying with my parents. And then I have to collect it from the kitchen as my dad, who makes the tea, can't deliver it due to being in a wheel chair. Still a lovely treat though :)

I was getting my own brews by that age, no problem. Make sure they have full safety rules down pat, though.

Fine if trained how! One tip, don't have a teapot on a tray on a worksurface - that's how I got scalded (caught the tray and it fell). If cups are kept above kettle have her get down the cups before putting the kettle to avoid catching the kettle or teapot.

I was boiling eggs at that age, never scalded myself or burned the house down.

Ok so the tea in bed can continue

yanbu at all!

its fine for her to do and good for them.to learn to do these things.

You are her mum and you know best.

My DS is 7 and not a chance I could allow him to do it supervised. He is a danger to himself and needs constant supervision.