🍪 From Cookies to Confidence: Using Cooking to Foster Emotional Connection with Kids

Mealtime Magic & Mayhem; Family Dinner Ideas, Meal Planning, and Connection

In this episode of Mealtime Magic & Mayhem, host Tricia Clark is joined by parenting and behavior coach, Meagan Duncan. They dive into the unique perspective of using cooking as a way to build emotional connections with children. Meagan, who is both a foster mom and a bio mom, shares her journey of bringing foster kids into her home and creating a cohesive household with her own children.

🔸 Meagan emphasizes the importance of cooking with kids, highlighting how it touches on various points. Cooking allows parents to model making mistakes, cleaning up, and understanding that mistakes don't define them. It also provides an opportunity to bond and connect with the children.

🔸 Tricia and Meagan discuss how cooking not only promotes connection but also instills important life skills like cooperation, math, and problem-solving.

🍽️ The conversation moves on to modeling behaviors while cooking together. Meagan stresses the importance of parents modeling quality behaviors for their children, such as trust, tasting each other's creations, and rating dishes together.

Tune in to this episode of Mealtime Magic & Mayhem to learn more about the emotional power of cooking with kids and how it can foster confidence and connections. 🎧👨‍🍳👩‍🍳

Meagans Links:

Website: Connectedkidsthrive.com

20 Tips for Cooking with Kids: https://4kids.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/20%2BBenefits_of_Cooking+_with_our_Kiddos_ConnectedKidsThrive+(4).pdf