Tips For Teaching Children To Make Their Own Breakfast As Self-Employment Exercises

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JAKARTA - Breakfast? Of course every child has to eat it every morning. Good breakfast with balanced nutrition is important for children, because it provides useful intake and energy for the body. Stay children away from the risk of obesity when they are young to adulthood, and can improve children's performance in school.

Therefore, it is important to always prepare a good breakfast menu and children get used to breakfast. Thus, children are used to eating food and healthy routines. Children also need to know what they consume, so they have the awareness of choosing and eating healthy foods, including the breakfast menu.

Then, when can a child make his own breakfast? Actually, at the age of 4 or 5 years, he can be asked to mix a bowl of wholesalts with cold milk, mix oatmeals and milk, apply butter to bread and sprinkle meises, or apply jam on his bread.

He can also help put cut fruit and pour yogurt into a blender to make into a delicious glass of smoothie. Or, he is allowed to cut bananas using a plastic knife that is safe for him, put them in a bowl, and sprinkle granolas and whole grains on top.

At first, it would be a mess. However, this is one way to educate independent children. Over time the child will be proficient too. If he wants his bread to roast, you need to help him. Let him see how the bread is put into a bread roaster or microwave, how long the roasting takes, and how to take the bread that has finished roasting.

Give him tools that keep him out of harm's way, for example, a piece of bread to lift hot bread from the bowl and petuk to protect his hands. If he is bigger and is good at doing it later, it still has to be done with parental supervision, yes.

After the age of 10, children can achieve various kitchen roles and understand which surface is hot or steamy which can make them hurt. He can also be invited to talk about and decide on a choice of breakfast that is okay, healthy, and delicious. How much ingredients do you have to prepare? Is it enough to have a plate of rice for fried rice? What fruit can be mixed to make a variety of smoothies?

Well, do you want your child to be fun doing anything or helping you prepare breakfast in the kitchen? Here are the tips:

1. Create a kitchen that is kid-friendly.

Put a pan or pot in a place that is quite low and easy to achieve. So, he can easily pick it up and return it again. And, put dangerous objects beyond his reach. If necessary, rearrange the drawer and rack.

2. Involve in preparation.

Invite children to shop for various necessities to make breakfast. If necessary, involve him in making a breakfast menu in a week. When shopping, children can help get various foodstuffs, such as fruit for making juices, snacking on their favorite beans, bread, etc. In addition, provide special tools for the size of children. For example, small talent, small lungs, or knives (size according to the age of children) are made of plastic. Prepare all the necessary devices and explain what to do.

3. Supervise, supervise, supervise!

Once the child looks interested in cooking, start with simple things and always supervise it to avoid injuries and accidents. For example, he likes to mix, teach how to mix pancake dough in a bowl on the surface of the kitchen table. Later, teach how to use a stove or microwave and mix something on the stove.

Of course, you have to stay nearby. No need to be too afraid of your child to happen or fall apart and scream a little bit, because you're just going to surprise and accelerate your child's guts. Keep an eye on it in peace, okay?

4. Select a varied menu.

In order not to get bored quickly, plan a variety of breakfast menus. For example, Saturday = tomato fried rice, Sunday = sandwich. Make the menu look attractive on a piece of paper and stick it on the refrigerator door or on the kitchen wall. If necessary, look for recipe books for breakfast menus, to get new ideas. Exciting, right?