Last Updated on June 20, 2024 by Michelle
Today we’re diving deep into encouragement for moms on ways they can motivate a love of helping in the kitchen, and a love of real food over processed food in their family, specifically with older kids and dad. (See last episode for encouragement with young children.)
Motivating Family to Help in the Kitchen (listen here)
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Motivating Family to Help in the Kitchen (watch here)
Today’s episode is sponsored by True Leaf Market… my absolute favorite seed company. GO HERE to take advantage of the generous special offer for podcast listeners.
IN THIS EPISODE
– Why you might want to do all the cleanup yourself if teens are baking (it’s not why you think).
– How our family worked out a chore chart for the kids that included a rotation of kitchen cleanup.
– How this rotation kept the kids from associating food prep with drudgery.
– Details on our annual family challenges that had kids enjoying food prep and increasing their independence in the kitchen.
– Why we moms need to work hard at only offering praise to kids working in the kitchen and no negativity.
– Encouragement if you have some kids who never wind up enjoying food planning or meal prep
– Tips on getting a spouse to help out with dinner prep.
– Encouragement to see your spouse as complimentary (with an “i”… not complementary, with an “e”)
RESOURCES
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Where I get my cover crops, garden seeds, sprout garden and seeds, fermenting kits, and food storage lids for buckets and jars: https://soulyrested.com/seeds/
I mentioned an article about my 3 jobs. Find that here: https://soulyrested.com/2019/01/06/ho…
Dive into my free e-course on fresh flour: https://soulyrested.com/flour/
Check out https://soulyrested.com/coupons/ for current specials on many products I’ve mentioned in this season, especially my blender, dehydrator, and vacuum sealer that make real food so much more convenient.
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And remember, It’s easy to forget how blessed we are to live this life. So enjoy the simple, everyday efforts. It’s not easy, but it’s a good life.
