"So before her 12-year-old started middle school last fall, she taught him how to make a frozen pizza. "His immediate response was, 'No, I don't want to,' Rosenbleeth recalls. After all, the oven is "hot and intimidating." And why would a tween want to make his own pizza when his mom was doing a perfectly fine job making it? "So I think we were working on two different skills," she says."
"It took several practice sessions for Rosenbleeth's son to get comfortable with the idea. First, they started with a cold oven. Together, they practiced putting on oven mitts, opening the door and moving the pizza in and out. Next, they working on reading the cooking directions and setting the oven temperature and timer. Rosenbleeth, who has two younger sons and a Master's degree in education, didn't leave her son totally alone on his first pizza-making attempt, of course."
An Atlanta mother prepared her nearly 12-year-old for middle school by teaching him to make a frozen pizza to build independence and practical skills. The child initially resisted because the oven seemed hot and intimidating, so the parent used gradual, hands-on practice: practicing with a cold oven, using oven mitts, opening the door, moving the pizza, reading cooking directions, and setting temperature and timer. The parent remained nearby for encouragement and questions during the first attempts. Success led to pride and increased capability. Choosing a favored food made the task engaging and served as an entry point to other household skills.
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