What I love is even though the mom is helping she reinforces that the kid did it by herself/celebrates what she does without help/fixes it when the kid isn't looking. This is how you help a kid learn without the lessons being learned helplessness.
The best thing I did with my kids was teach them to cook and bake. I'm no chef, but they know how to make a pretty decent meal. They've thanked me for giving them a skill that really attracts partners
(my parents) Good job! good... ok, now that I've shown you how to do it, it's your job to do this from now on. We'll expect dinner to be ready in 30 mins. Finish fixing the rest.
honestly, stop now. The rest of it's probably gonna be depressing. Ride this high for as long as you can. Thanks for the suggestion, that's what I'm gonna do.
I love it but it makes me sad. I have to work full time and I'd love nothing more than to stay home every day with my 5 year old doing enrichment activities. I feel like I'm missing out on his childhood 😪
I think I've been meaning to watch more of this since I mentioned to a friend I was watching Life at the Maiko House (which is about geisha-in-training, and KimonoMom used to be a geisha)
It's good, especially if you like/are familiar with director Hirokazu Koreeda's work. Not sure about the manga, but there's a couple characters in the live action that definitely aren't in the anime, who seem to be there to bring some more realism to contrast against the sweet slice of life feel of the anime
Kimono Mom and her daughter, Sutan! I sub to their YouTube channel. Sutan from the age of 1 yr old could crack a raw egg better 70 y.o. me. The husband is awesome, too….Mo.
Ive been cooking with my kid since he was old enough to stand on a stool and poke shit with a spatula. Ive known far too many grown ass men who are completely unable to cook cause mommy always did it for them. Nuh-uh. Not my kid. He's 3 and can make pancakes (supervised) by himself. We bake every Sunday, he knows what foods are good in an air fryer. and can make his own lunch (PBJ or ham sandwich). Problem is, I have to put a lock on my fridge and pull all the knobs off the stove every night >
Agreed. We get my daughter involved in cooking whenever we can. She cracks eggs better than we do! I never learned to cook until my late 20s, making sure not to repeat that mistake. I also try to get her involved in the garage using various tools. I don't care if she shares my love of certain hobbies, but she will have the knowledge to fix a lot of stuff independently, as well as feed herself well on a budget.
My ex roommate, whom is still one of my best friends, was coming to get me in my room, at 30yo, so that I could check the oven if his frozen pizza was cooked. And now he's about to be a dad. That's gonna be a fucking disaster.
Yeah at age 8 I had a teenage babysitter who insisted that my chicken soup from a can be boiled for 15 minutes to kill all the bacteria. I just looked at him and was like ..... just give the damn soup.
I'm Italian and male, grew up in a very Italian family. Definitely were gender roles so to speak but my mom always taught me how to cook from a young age. Im considered the best cook of most of my friends (except for baking, its so precise). I thank my mom weekly for teaching me and letting me grow that hobby
Small humans are basically monkeys. Every kid in my family, myself included (until I lost the ability with age), was able to climb on anything. I loved climbing onto cupboards as a toddler. My niece once scaled a garage in mere seconds when she was two years old. Teenage me had a hard time keeping up.
Neither could mine, literally the first time my now husband came over to eat the bacon my mom cooked had raw bits or burned bits, no in-between. My dad argues my mom was a decent cook but I'm now 30 & I eat way better now than I did as a kid...mostly because I eat waaaay less fast food (mom also hated cooking on top of being bad at it)
i'm 37 and just now learning how to cook. ...i am much better at baking, but i am still always offended every time my mom is surprised that something turns out good haha
Don’t get me wrong. He makes a huge mess. But he can crack an egg, scoop a cup of flower and put milk in a cup. He can stir just fine. Uses a scoop to put it in the pan. We shitty spray butter so that part is simplified. That’s not much more dexterity than playing with legos, I think? He dresses himself too, I never really considered it advanced motor skills.
thank you to my dead uncle for all those times he sat there with a straight face and said 'this is good' when i made him ketchup soup. was a great man.
Hear me out. Go to the store right now and buy these things: tortilla, lettuce, cheddar, chicken, ranch. Fry the chicken and bacon in a pan. Put a tortilla on a big plate and load it with everything but lettuce. Put it in the microwave with a glass of water until the cheese melts. Add lettuce. Roll it up like a burrito. Use green tortillas if you want it to look fancy. Boom. Chicken bacon wrap. You can charge 20$ for that shit in San Francisco. ;)
That's the best thing ever! I love that you're so involved with them, it takes a level of patience not all people have. Sounds like you're doing things right, best by your kids as you can.
Some of the things they're interested in seem to be what gets them to learn faster. It makes sense in general if that's truly the case. Just imagine trying to learn something you absolutely don't care for, even if it's essential to life, lol, it just becomes a drag, right?
It does, but its such a normal part of parenting. My 3yr old is learning lots of boring crap like brushing teeth and wiping bum. My 9yr old learned shoelaces and times tables a couple of years ago that were tedious. The teenager is learning to drive, which he hates, and talks incessantly about Minecraft, which i hate. Being a parent is work. But its worth it, and its part of life. Work is boring too, sometimes.
I bet there were other things you had to keep them from 😊 I know someone who learned to read at about 3-4 years old. The preschool teachers had to stop putting up parent information about surprises for the kids in the entrance, since it never stayed secret long enough 😄
Oh yeah, when i started school (aged 5 in nz) the teacher used to sit me in a corner and have me transcribe poems etc. because the other kids were just beginning their letters... and i'd spoil things by just reading the answers out loud instead of sounding it out. Those naughty educated kids!
This is extra funny because just yesterday (we are a US family, but my wife is French) we got his French citizenship papers in the mail. So, yeah - you are not far from the truth here.
This made my day. I never learned how to cook until I was in college because I had no interest and was phobic of sharp objects (still am, somewhat) and burning myself, but I definitely see it as a life skill everyone should learn at least the basics of at some point. Much respect for the kids who learn it young and the parents/guardians who teach them!!
pwnjones
Sutan!
hajimedj
Kimono Mom and すーちゃん (Suu-chan), some of the most wholesome content on youtube
monjamon
This is so freakin sweet and cute
Picdump2508
I wish I was this patient and kind.
PapaJoeNH
Front page, people. We need more of this
Decemberscrow
What I love is even though the mom is helping she reinforces that the kid did it by herself/celebrates what she does without help/fixes it when the kid isn't looking. This is how you help a kid learn without the lessons being learned helplessness.
blwoodcock
Well that's just adorable.
ConnectToReality
I watched this three times before I realized it was looping. Also, I don't mind having watched this three times.
sowasvonsowas
Dragline96
The best thing I did with my kids was teach them to cook and bake. I'm no chef, but they know how to make a pretty decent meal. They've thanked me for giving them a skill that really attracts partners
StabbyMcMurder
Precious bean
sadurdaynight
(my parents) Good job! good... ok, now that I've shown you how to do it, it's your job to do this from now on. We'll expect dinner to be ready in 30 mins. Finish fixing the rest.
todaytomorrowwillbeyesterday
Parenting 101
shitheadtookmyname
Kimono mom's daughter Sutan has been taught cooking stuff so well. Cute name. Iirc they started this content at the start of COVID
dizzyturtle
Kinda reminds me of the series Old Enough! on Netflix where they send toddlers on errand runs. It's pretty cute.
Annak1393
Adorable !
baltimoreon
welp, guess I can stop looking at the internet, that's the cutest thing I'm going to see all day.
treed240z
honestly, stop now. The rest of it's probably gonna be depressing. Ride this high for as long as you can. Thanks for the suggestion, that's what I'm gonna do.
kaytwit
I love it but it makes me sad. I have to work full time and I'd love nothing more than to stay home every day with my 5 year old doing enrichment activities. I feel like I'm missing out on his childhood 😪
xheartonfirex
This is beautiful. Best thing I have seen today.
amipretty
Meanwhile in America
Inarticulated
Sauce: https://www.youtube.com/@KimonoMom
bobyran
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tWhnmiBk8WY?feature=share
nangke
I think I've been meaning to watch more of this since I mentioned to a friend I was watching Life at the Maiko House (which is about geisha-in-training, and KimonoMom used to be a geisha)
showmeallyourkitties
That's so cool! I read the manga and watched the anime of Life at the Maiko House, is the live action good?
nangke
It's good, especially if you like/are familiar with director Hirokazu Koreeda's work. Not sure about the manga, but there's a couple characters in the live action that definitely aren't in the anime, who seem to be there to bring some more realism to contrast against the sweet slice of life feel of the anime
VodkaReindeer
LaronX
source with sound https://youtu.be/Ul2n8iVyV_w
plastikb0y
I mean, I'm not having kids but if you need a stepdad
Caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarl
Incredibly cute AND as a fellow asian SO very asian of the mother to make sure she helped finish the last steps so it got done correctly. x'D
Kazzle
Also those last few moments where she's telling her what a good job she did, while actively unfolding and fixing it.
Caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarl
Asian moms
SirBobby98121
Moe and Sutan. Team Wonderful.
creeklife4me
Kimono Mom and her daughter, Sutan! I sub to their YouTube channel. Sutan from the age of 1 yr old could crack a raw egg better 70 y.o. me. The husband is awesome, too….Mo.
Eltore
DontCommentWhenDrunk
That kid is filo'd with potential!
peterbozeman
Dat girl 14 years later...
PineappleLoopsBroether
Wonderous.
FabulouslyTiti
...what exactly am I looking at here?
peterbozeman
Braided joint
FabulouslyTiti
Ah. My absolute lack of drugs knowledge shines brightly once more. Thanks. :')
Khelan2050
Your knowledge is lit af dude.
METROlD
Ive been cooking with my kid since he was old enough to stand on a stool and poke shit with a spatula. Ive known far too many grown ass men who are completely unable to cook cause mommy always did it for them. Nuh-uh. Not my kid. He's 3 and can make pancakes (supervised) by himself. We bake every Sunday, he knows what foods are good in an air fryer. and can make his own lunch (PBJ or ham sandwich). Problem is, I have to put a lock on my fridge and pull all the knobs off the stove every night >
USSBigBooty
Ahhh man, baking with my mom, even a damn box cake, are some of the fondest memories. Cookies were the tops though.
TheDrunkenWrench
Agreed. We get my daughter involved in cooking whenever we can. She cracks eggs better than we do! I never learned to cook until my late 20s, making sure not to repeat that mistake. I also try to get her involved in the garage using various tools. I don't care if she shares my love of certain hobbies, but she will have the knowledge to fix a lot of stuff independently, as well as feed herself well on a budget.
HavetsHerren
My ex roommate, whom is still one of my best friends, was coming to get me in my room, at 30yo, so that I could check the oven if his frozen pizza was cooked. And now he's about to be a dad. That's gonna be a fucking disaster.
METROlD
Yeah at age 8 I had a teenage babysitter who insisted that my chicken soup from a can be boiled for 15 minutes to kill all the bacteria. I just looked at him and was like ..... just give the damn soup.
Batman90
They make child proof covers for the stove knobs!! Available on Amazon, Walmart, etc.
tarnok
I'm Italian and male, grew up in a very Italian family. Definitely were gender roles so to speak but my mom always taught me how to cook from a young age. Im considered the best cook of most of my friends (except for baking, its so precise). I thank my mom weekly for teaching me and letting me grow that hobby
latinomartino
If you want to learn to bake, watch Claire Saffitz and buy a scale. Trust me, super easy to bake
tarnok
I have added it to the list! Thank you for the suggestion!
Wikipedo
That's awesome, but how low is your stove for a 3yo to cook??
DdCno1
Small humans are basically monkeys. Every kid in my family, myself included (until I lost the ability with age), was able to climb on anything. I loved climbing onto cupboards as a toddler. My niece once scaled a garage in mere seconds when she was two years old. Teenage me had a hard time keeping up.
PoIluticorn
With the stool my wife keeps for high cupboards, the girls were tall enough for the stove at 3
16bitStarbuck
Step-ladder.
mikeatike
Help me step-ladder.
cluelesscookie
My problem is that me mom couldn't cook for shit either
showmeallyourkitties
Neither could mine, literally the first time my now husband came over to eat the bacon my mom cooked had raw bits or burned bits, no in-between. My dad argues my mom was a decent cook but I'm now 30 & I eat way better now than I did as a kid...mostly because I eat waaaay less fast food (mom also hated cooking on top of being bad at it)
mikeatike
My mom could, but was to burned out after work to do so usually. And way too tired to show the kids :(
mikeatike
But she showed me enough to use the wok, and Alton Brown did the rest. Still use the wok often it's now over 45 years old.
mikeatike
Tho it's a tad banged up and the heavier wok she gave me for college is much bigger. I still use the old one when I can. :)
METROlD
> cause he will wake up before me and just decide go full on breakfast mode, start frying eggs and shit while are asleep.
SharkDoctor
i'm 37 and just now learning how to cook. ...i am much better at baking, but i am still always offended every time my mom is surprised that something turns out good haha
PrincessWasabi
That’s honestly impressive and I would say unusual motor skills for a 3 year old. consider getting him into some fine art classes
PrincessWasabi
Maybe he’ll grow up and be a surgeon ! Lol
METROlD
Don’t get me wrong. He makes a huge mess. But he can crack an egg, scoop a cup of flower and put milk in a cup. He can stir just fine. Uses a scoop to put it in the pan. We shitty spray butter so that part is simplified. That’s not much more dexterity than playing with legos, I think? He dresses himself too, I never really considered it advanced motor skills.
ProjectDA
thank you to my dead uncle for all those times he sat there with a straight face and said 'this is good' when i made him ketchup soup. was a great man.
acme64
Send him my way, I got turkey bacon about to go bad
METROlD
Hear me out. Go to the store right now and buy these things: tortilla, lettuce, cheddar, chicken, ranch. Fry the chicken and bacon in a pan. Put a tortilla on a big plate and load it with everything but lettuce. Put it in the microwave with a glass of water until the cheese melts. Add lettuce. Roll it up like a burrito. Use green tortillas if you want it to look fancy. Boom. Chicken bacon wrap. You can charge 20$ for that shit in San Francisco. ;)
zoeelane201
That's the best thing ever! I love that you're so involved with them, it takes a level of patience not all people have. Sounds like you're doing things right, best by your kids as you can.
WeAlreadyHadThisWar
Holy guacamole! I had no idea that other 3 years did this. I never had to lock the fridge with the girls xD
rusrsdude
Some of the things they're interested in seem to be what gets them to learn faster. It makes sense in general if that's truly the case. Just imagine trying to learn something you absolutely don't care for, even if it's essential to life, lol, it just becomes a drag, right?
ZOMGNO
It does, but its such a normal part of parenting. My 3yr old is learning lots of boring crap like brushing teeth and wiping bum. My 9yr old learned shoelaces and times tables a couple of years ago that were tedious. The teenager is learning to drive, which he hates, and talks incessantly about Minecraft, which i hate. Being a parent is work. But its worth it, and its part of life. Work is boring too, sometimes.
AmazingNoodleSmuggler
I bet there were other things you had to keep them from 😊 I know someone who learned to read at about 3-4 years old. The preschool teachers had to stop putting up parent information about surprises for the kids in the entrance, since it never stayed secret long enough 😄
ZOMGNO
Oh yeah, when i started school (aged 5 in nz) the teacher used to sit me in a corner and have me transcribe poems etc. because the other kids were just beginning their letters... and i'd spoil things by just reading the answers out loud instead of sounding it out. Those naughty educated kids!
Aksuuuh
One morning the bedroom door opens. "Omelette du fromage?"
METROlD
This is extra funny because just yesterday (we are a US family, but my wife is French) we got his French citizenship papers in the mail. So, yeah - you are not far from the truth here.
apdsqueaky
This made my day. I never learned how to cook until I was in college because I had no interest and was phobic of sharp objects (still am, somewhat) and burning myself, but I definitely see it as a life skill everyone should learn at least the basics of at some point. Much respect for the kids who learn it young and the parents/guardians who teach them!!
DrSirSexyLegs