Why shouldn't I make my 4 year old cook his own dinner?

Question

I go to work and pay the bills and provide my children with everything that they need. My son is 4 years old and needs to learn some responsiblity. I do not want to raise him to be a man that is always dependant on some woman to do everything for him. My son can fry and bake almost anything he wants on my stove. He is a very good cook for his age. He has been cooking on his own for almost 2 years now. Last week, he surprised my family and I by baking us a lasagne. He is very responsible and doesn't have to do anything but cook. I work and do all of the cleaning around the house and make sure that he has everything that he needs. Whats wrong with that?

Answer 1

Had me going there for a minute. You ask some pretty neat questions that stir things up.

Answer 2

UM, can you say CPS? Your 4 year old is YOUR responsibility. Assuming that you are not just posting dumb a** questions, If you can't see anything wrong with this picture, you need some serious help. He may be a very good cook, but he needs to be supervised at all times. You want the good samaritians of Yahoo Answers to believe that your son has been frying things on your stove since he was 2 years old? Get Real! He might have surprised you with lasagna in a dream last week. Yep, I say CPS should be notified.

Answer 3

I have never heard of anyone allowing their child near a stove until they were at least 8 years old. It has nothing to do with whether they can cook or not but the results that can happen from cooking on a stove. Does he have the knowledge of what to do in case something should catch on fire??? Does he know what to use to put it out or what will make it worse?? If he does not then he should not be near the fire to begin with. Not to mention what a burn would be like for a 4 year old rather then an adult. The burn would be much worse for a child then an adult.

Answer 4

Well whats wrong is that he is 4years old?? Do you really want your child cooking on the stove or baking in the oven, can he even read yet? Are you supervising him while he is doing all this cooking?
Not a bad thing to instill responsiblity, in which at age four he has plenty of time to learn, let him be a child for a little while longer.

Answer 5

you should be absolutely ashamed of yourself making a 4 year old cook he has loads of years infront of him yet to be responsible what happens if he has an accident when you arent around or burns your house down. At the age of 4 he should be living his childhood not slaving over a cooker supplying you and the family surprise lasagne!! if you want to teach him responsibility allow him to be in charge of keeping his own room clean atleast thats safe!! you might want to take up some parenting classes or read some books on how to be a good parent

Answer 6

When I was four I had three jobs to support my family. I worked in the mines all day for just 1/2 a cent. Your son is LAZY. He should be out working instead of dallying in the kitchen. In the real world men do not cook. After they come home from a hard day at the office. The food should be prepared and brought to them. Women and children should be seen and not heard. Since your son likes to cook I am assuming he is going to turn out to be a Sodomite. I would suggest taking him to your local religious testing center at once. The fee for electro shock aversion therapy is now quite cheap. If that does not work there is always gender reassignment.

Answer 7

I certainly hope you are joking because I would never let my 2 or 4 year old near a stove. They do not have the motor skills necessary or the life experience to keep themselves safe from hot pots full of hot food. Your statement that you make sure he has everything he needs is false. You haven't made sure he has a responsible parent. You should be reported to DFACS if you are making your toddler cook his own meals.

Answer 8

Are you kidding us? He started cooking when he was 2? If you're not lying then he must be some sort of child prodigy. In any case, I don't think it's safe for him to be doing it by himself. He can assist you on certain things, though. But, I still think it's way too much.
Let him help in other things, way safer ways away from the stove. He can clean up, put away things and do other small chores.

ADDED: Thanks jenpoe! This girl is abusing Y! She's just asking junk questions.

Answer 9

You are a joke and if you have any friends that have any intelligence at all, they would report you to child services. Do you think that this supposedly 4 yr. old OWES you something. IF you don't want to be a mother or you feel you need to make your child feel beholden to you, place him with a family that can show him that he can be loved without being abused by a poor excuse for a mother like you.

IF this is a joke and you were just trying to see if you could get a rise out of people. SUCCESS!!! (idiot)

Answer 10

Are you for real? Well maybe after he's cooked his dinner,he can do the laundry, don't forget the ironing and hey, maybe if theres time left in the day, he can vaccuum and mop the floors.

you are not a parent. you are a freaken moron. he is 4 years old. He's been cooking for 2 years? Since he was 2? I doubt that very much!! Maybe you meant 14, which is a different story, that is totally acceptable. But 4?! I THINK NOT!

Answer 11

There is ALOT wrong with that. He is only 4 years old and yes he does need responsibility....like cleaning his room, gathering trash to be taken out, maybe even setting the dinner table but cooking is just flat out dangerous for someone his age. I work too every day for 8 hours and I would never expect any of my children(2, 4, and 6) to cook dinner because I have been at work all day. It is my job to do this. That is just plain selfish and lazy on your part.