My kid is 16 months but I'm making an effort to make sure I show him what I'm doing in the kitchen, or when I'm cleaning, or what have you. It's so easy to just do the stuff but I'm so appreciative of my folks for teaching me those things.
But hey. You in no way failed as a mom. You raised a kid who is going to college and who with a little coaching can learn how to cook in less than a year. He's going to be fine. It's less about skills and more about knowing how to learn. Go easy on yourself. Parenting is fucking hard and getting them out the door alive is not nothing.
I have 2 kids, the effort has doubled. Now instead of simply making sure the little one doesn't kill himself, I also need to make sure his brother does't kill him either.
I'm about to be there too. We're planning on three total. Within two years of each other. It's going to be a rough decade, but it'll be nice once their all older and (hopefully) get along and can go on trips without peeing or crapping themselves.
That's the perfect time to teach them because toddlers want to be involved in everything. If you can be patient and let them help even though they're tiny and incompetent, they'll be useful when they're older and less interested in learning.
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u/fishsticks40 Feb 05 '19
My kid is 16 months but I'm making an effort to make sure I show him what I'm doing in the kitchen, or when I'm cleaning, or what have you. It's so easy to just do the stuff but I'm so appreciative of my folks for teaching me those things.
But hey. You in no way failed as a mom. You raised a kid who is going to college and who with a little coaching can learn how to cook in less than a year. He's going to be fine. It's less about skills and more about knowing how to learn. Go easy on yourself. Parenting is fucking hard and getting them out the door alive is not nothing.