Did you know that cooking with your child can have a very positive effect on your child? Various things naturally sprout in the heart of a child who makes his eyes shine when he sees the finished dish. Participation in cooking by children can be expected to have a great effect in terms of “child-rearing”. This time, let's introduce the benefits.How old should a child be to help with cooking?So how old are children when they start to be interested in cooking? It can be said that it is about 5 years old that the child's own interests and the timing when the parents think that it is okay to help them are just right. However, since I was about 3 years old before that, my interest in cooking has increased. On the other hand, if you miss the timing of 5 years old, your interest in cooking will diminish. It seems good to invite them to cook together when they are 3-5 years old.The effect of children participating in cookingTo be honest, it takes time and effort to ask a child to help with cooking. I think there are many parents who have such feelings. But cooking with children has a lot to do with it.1. Stimulate the five senses! Foster thinking ability and curiosityCooking is done using the five senses of the whole body, not just the hands. Not only the sense of taste and smell, but also the sense of touch when washing vegetables and kneading meat, and the sense of sight when observing changes in ingredients during cooking, can stimulate the five senses. Furthermore, by assembling the cooking process in order in your head, it will be an opportunity to train your logical thinking ability. Also, the fact that the ingredients change into all shapes depending on the cooking method, such as cutting, baking, and boiling, is as interesting as a scientific experiment for children! It's infinitely curious, and it's also an opportunity for me to use my imagination asking, "Is this what I'm going to do?"2. Creates a sense of responsibility for the role and gives you a sense of confidence and accomplishmentCooking is hard, but someone has to do it for the family, and of course you can't throw it out along the way. Even if it doesn't work at first, if you work hard to the end while fighting the desire to quit, you can feel the confidence and sense of accomplishment that "I / I could do it!". In addition, the repetition should give rise to a sense of responsibility for "playing a role that is left to you."3. Increased parent-child communicationWhat is the specific reason why moms who cook parent-child dishes are cooking parent-child dishes? According to one survey, the number one reason was "children want to cook", which was the largest due to the children's own motivation, with more than 70%, and the second reason was "I want children to be able to cook in the future." More than 60% of the respondents cited cooking education. Next, there were about the same number of people who saw parent-child cooking as an opportunity to interact with their children, saying that they could communicate with their children. Cooking is an opportunity to have various conversations. It's a good idea to ask what you did today at school, as well as cooking, such as deciding what to make, choosing ingredients, and sharing the roles of cooking.4. Gratitude growsAfter cooking, the child will be able to realize how difficult it is to cook, clean up, and be grateful to the person who cooked it. Children who have a lot of likes and dislikes reflect on their selfishness and try their best to eat. Even children who are not good at cleaning up will think about cleaning up at least by themselves.How was it? Children feel the happiness of being able to eat delicious food every day through cooking, and from there they develop various emotions. The time for parents and children to cook is a lot of fun and brings many benefits to each other. Even if you think that cooking with your child is difficult, why not leave it to your child for the simple things such as washing vegetables.