How to Quit Cooking Dinner

In this episode, I’m sharing my proven strategy for teaching kids how to cook, along with important reasons why they need to learn how to cook.

Give it a listen and let me know what you think! 
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Especially when learning, processing, and growing in the journey of life.

In the Erin Chase Show, I will teach you important concepts during each episode and have created a set of printable PDF downloads to accompany each episode.

They are designed to help you understand and apply the concepts being taught.

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Yup. It's possible.

You can work yourself out of the dinner cooking gig...when you teach your kids to cook for your family.

Even if you love cooking, it's nice to get a break sometimes right?!



The WHY and HOW of Cooking Lessons for Kiddos


Teaching kids how to cook is really great because it...

  • works us out of a job
  • instills a love of cooking
  • teaches important valuable life skills


Suggested Ages and Stages of Learning to Cook

  • 3-5 years: stirring ingredients, mashing potatoes, washing veggies, cutting soft things like dough with a cutter
  • 6-8 years: measuring, peeling carrots, whisking up batters, setting the table, cutting with plastic knives or protective gloves
  • 9-11 years: how to use oven and stove top, organizing meals and grocery lists, opening cans safely, cutting with real knives, sauteing, cooking pasta, baking
  • Teens: food safety and cookware safety, multi-step recipes, advanced cooking methods, the science of it

*Please note: These are just general suggestions and what we've done in our home. YOU know your kid and their skill level best, so always use your super-parent-judgement about when they are ready for each new skill :)


Delegation Strategy

  1. Adult shows kid how to complete task
  2. Adult closely watches as kid tries it on their own
  3. Adult checks in during or after kid has completed
  4. Kid does it on their own with a check at the end
  5. Kid completes the task on their own without a check


Applying P-I-E to Cooking Lessons for Kids

Plan: Use Whis-Kid curriculum, or get with your kids to make a plan of recipes and set dates on the calendar

Implement: Get in the kitchen and have fun!

Evaluate: What worked well? What was learned? How was the meal?

I'm super stoked to share this amazing new resource with you and your family.

We want to help and we have just what you need to....

  • Teach your kids how to cook a meal from start to finish.
  • Have someone else teach them, because it's just too overwhelming to do it yourself.
  • Instill good cooking habits and a love for cooking in your children. 

With each of these, WE GOT YOU.

  • Whis-Kid cooking lessons and my children making the meal, as I instruct them. Your kids can follow along and do the same in your kitchen.
  • It totally helps having someone else teach your children. Think no power struggles and diminishing patience. It takes a village, right?! Well, with the help of video technology and the Whis-Kid Student Guidebook, we can be a part of your village.
  • We will dive into proper food and culinary safety, as well as proper habits for keeping the kitchen clean. 
Watch This Episode of The Erin Chase Show
Download the worksheets that accompany each episode!

I'm a believer in pencil and paper.
Especially when learning, processing, and growing in the journey of life.

In the Erin Chase Show, I will teach you important concepts during each episode and have created a set of printable PDF downloads to accompany each episode.

They are designed to help you understand and apply the concepts being taught.

Add your email address down below and I'll send you the link to download the worksheets. The download link email arrives quickly, so you can get started on them right away!
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ABOUT ERIN
Erin is the founder of $5 Dinners website, the Grocery Budget Makeover course, the MyFreezEasy program, the Vonnie apps, and the co-founder of $5 Meal Plan, and most recently the host of the Erin Chase Show.

Her gift and passion for teaching, M.Ed. degree in Curriculum and Instruction, and mastery of online marketing and technology weave together and into the content of her shows...and the results for you will be life changing!

Also, she has a total crush on guacamole, homemade fajitas, OrangeTheory fitness classes, running at the park, and breakfast parfaits. Oh, and a monster crush on her husband and 4 boys too.

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