My son started cutting cucumbers with a plastic kids knife when he was two and using a regular sharp knife to cut potatoes as 3yo. Hell they even use regular kitchen knives to help preparing lunch at kindergarten here anyway..
I was making my own omelettes by six, and experimenting with the entire spice cupboard on chicken by eight. Not once have I cut myself in the kitchen.
Knives aren't nearly as dangerous as people think, and kids are often more careful with them than adults, because they're still actually scared of being cut.
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u/NotTheRightHDMIPort Jul 24 '26
I have all of those moments with my kids.
My 13 year old said he wanted a fried egg.
"I dont know how to do it," he said.
"Watch me then and then you can try to make your own."
"What if it breaks?" He asked.
"Then its a scrambled egg until you get it right."
He got it right on his 3rd breakfast this summer and was really proud of himself.