[blparent] teaching methods

[Mark Feliz]

Hello Veronica,

My wife and I have three sighted children. I believe the best way to
teach cooking, or anything else for that matter, is by observation,
talking, and hands-on. If you are dealing with young children you can
talk through an activity like mixing pudding. Use funny voices, be
highly animated... As they get older your vocabulary can become more
age appropriate and you can begin to explain why you do something a
certain way. And, of course, let them try, even if they fail several
times. Teach them the basics as you know them as a blind person and
they will automatically incorporate sighted techniques.

Mark Feliz

On 8/28/12, Veronica Smith <madison_tewe at spinn.net> wrote:
> She is quite the cook already, but what I wanted from this post was the
> ideas of others who have taught their children techniques, how they did it.
> You are right, Gab has learned from watching me and I must be a good cook,
> as my daughter is pretty darn good.  She got up early this morning, heated
> the pan and cracked her egg in.  what she failed to do was spray the pan,
> all of a sudden I heard, "awww," and I said, "forgot to spray the pan?"
> We both laughed as you know it, been there, done that.
> So basically, teaching is just observing?
> V
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Brandy W
> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 11:50 AM
> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] teaching methods
>
> The best way to teach is to let them watch you, try on their own their own
> even if they fale, and to read kids cook books as they usually give very
> kid
> friendly language, and explanations with word and pictures. Your daughter
> is
> quite the chef already, but communities also often have kids cooking
> classes
> she might enjoy.
>
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Veronica Smith
> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 10:22 PM
> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: [blparent] teaching methods
>
> Hello, I know that I am not the only mom or dad here that teaches our
> children to cook.  I want to know some of your methods when teaching your
> kiddos how to do this or that in your kitchens.  Gab had to learn to flip a
> fried egg on her own, I cannot do it to save my life!
>
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