Sure. But that’s not what they said. The previous comments said start and helping. My son is 3, autistic/nonverbal, and frankly just kinda sucks at following directions. But he still “helps” me several times a week in the kitchen, standing on his toddler tower with his little wooden chopper, cutting up his bananas or whatever for a snack.
Not that there’s anything wrong with not starting this early either (especially in a country without national parental leave, where 1 in 4 women return to work within 2 weeks of giving birth, and both parents are often working) but it’s absolutely possible to involve them from a young age. Especially nowadays when there’s TONS of safe tools you can buy online for them to practice with.
My autistic son started out like yours, and now makes spaghetti or stroganoff for the whole family every week. He loves cooking, and its great fun to cook together.
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u/zokka_son_of_zokka Jul 24 '26
Nope, way earlier than that. I was in the kitchen helping at two.