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Very interesting. I thaught my toddler to help dad make his coffee in the morning... Puts the capsule in, pushes the long button, takes the capsule out... Then
by keyle 8y ago
Very interesting.
I thaught my toddler to help dad make his coffee in the morning... Puts the capsule in, pushes the long button, takes the capsule out... Then he smells the coffee and says 'nice' and feels the cup and confirms a job well done by saying 'hot'.
It's surprising how quickly he learnt how to do it, and how keen he is to help dad do it, for no gain of his own.
On the other hand begging him to eat, trick him, or entice him with rewards has had very little impact.
I will try to involve him in most things now.
- nsxwolf 8y agoMy 3 year old son is the only one in the house allowed to operate the Keurig now. He will throw a fit if anyone tries to make their own cup.
- JunkDNA 8y agoI did this with my almost 3 year old. Except I use whole beans and a drip coffee maker. He tares the scale, weighs the beans, dumps them in the grinder, grinds them, and puts them in the coffee maker. The only part he doesn’t do is get the water because he’s not strong enough to push the button for filtered water in the fridge. I made the mistake with my first two kids of not involving them early enough. Now they think work around the house is something only mom and dad do.
- PebblesRox 8y agoIf anyone wants to see this in action, someone took a video of their two-year-old making coffee. It’s impressive! (And adorable) https://www.paulaspencerscott.com/single-post/toddler-making-coffee https://www.paulaspencerscott.com/single-post/toddler-making...
- joesb 8y agoBut, imagine, if the kids fucked up once and burns his face with that coffee, many of use would be blaming the parent for involving him in such a dangersous task for a two-year-old.
- keyle 8y agoAt no point does he carry the mug. I hold the mug, he barely touches it. He knows when something is dangerous if I've told him in the past.
- M_Bakhtiari 8y agoSpend enough time in rural developing parts of the world and you'll see an awful lot of kids with burnt faces and hands. Not burning their kids so much is something I do have to give western society credit for, as critical I otherwise am of it.
- ratacat 8y agoAnd with the entire premise of our reality came crashing down...