• Lucas
• 04 May, 2026
• • Positive Parenting
  • Child Development
  • Family Mealtime
  • Kitchen Environment
  • Gentle Discipline
  • Educational Cooking

How do you handle discipline when cooking with little helpers?

Oh, the sound of a bag of flour hitting the floor. It’s not quite a crash, but more of a soft, final whoomph followed by a puff of white that settles on every single surface. I’ve been there. My nephew, Leo, at age four, thought the flour bag looked like a comfy pillow and decided to give it a hug-squeeze. The result was, well, a winter wonderland in my July kitchen.