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Revolutionize Your Cooking Philosophy:
That’s the way to teach your child with additional needs how to cook Many of us dream that one day our child with additional needs will prepare all their own meals. But when it comes to the practicalities of teaching them to do that, we can end up choosing the wrong options to get them there....
My Daughter’s Journey To Cooking For Herself
I’ve written quite a bit about cooking but never really told the full story of my daughter’s journey. Our Independent Cooking Made Easy method didn't just happen overnight. It was a long process that evolved over many years, only really picking up pace in the last 18 months–2 years as she moved...
What Is The Purpose Of A Recipe?
The purpose of a recipe is to provide a written guide to make cooking a particular dish easier. Recipes generally have three components: A list of ingredients with the weights/measures for each The detailed method to make the dish A photo showing how the dish will look But recipes designed in this...
Planning for the Future: Cooking
As a father to a daughter with additional needs, I’ve always been concerned with how I could support her to be safe, secure, and live a rewarding and fulfilling life when I’m no longer around. I’ve always believed there were a couple of key things that needed to fall into place in her life for...
You Are The Expert: How I Became One
Why you should own the expertise you have on your child because of the thousands of hours you’ve spent raising them. Trust you know them better than the professionals at their school or the therapists that may help them. Their future needs should be guided by you until they are ready to make decisions about their own future.
Cooking Independence – 6 Reasons To Use An Air Fryer
One of the key steps towards independence is being able to cook for ourselves. But if your young person has additional needs, there are sometimes physical and sequencing challenges to overcome when learning the skills required to prepare an actual meal. My daughter found parts of cooking...
