Afraid to Let Your Child Cook? Watch This First

Video Description: Sharp knives and hot stoves don't have to keep your child out of the kitchen—discover how simple adaptive tools unlock total culinary independence. In this episode, host Tonya Wollum sits down with Ivy Prince, founder of Cooking Capable, live from the Disability & the Church Conference. Cooking Capable is an organization in South Carolina teaching culinary life skills to individuals with disabilities aged 3 to 73. Ivy shares practical kitchen safety strategies, adaptive tools (like cutting gloves, slap chops, and knife guards), and simple recipe frameworks that empower children and young adults with disabilities to safely cook nutritious meals. Learn how kitchen confidence directly translates to life confidence! Key Takeaways: 1. Focus over Distraction: Children who seem easily distracted often develop unexpected focus in the kitchen when preparing foods they love. 2. Safety Through Early Exposure: Keeping kids out of the kitchen makes cooking exponentially more dangerous as they grow older. Early, guided exposure builds lifelong safety habits. 3. Essential Adaptive Tools: Tools like Slap Chops, cut-resistant gloves, finger guards, and stabilization hold-downs allow individuals with motor or visual challenges to cut safely. 4. Simplify to Build Confidence: Start with 3-step recipes, one-pot meals, and oven cooking (which reduces burn risks from stove splatter). 🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES MENTIONED: 💻 Cooking Capable Website: https://sites.google.com/view/cooking... 📧 Contact Ivy Prince / Support Cooking Capable: cooking.capable@gmail.com 🛒 Some Recommended Adaptive Tools (Amazon): ➡️ Slap Chop – https://amzn.to/44XnnkG ➡️ Cut Gloves – https://amzn.to/4yjwyt1 ➡️ Knife Guard – https://amzn.to/4pD1WPD ➡️ Long Oven Mitts – https://amzn.to/4w1Epdv ➡️ Onion/Vegetable Holder – https://amzn.to/4vUPuge Ivy is still working on getting her Amazon Associates account together, and I will link her page here once it is ready to go. (The above links are the Water Prairie links, and, as an Amazon Associate, I may earn from any purchases made after clicking these links.) 🎥 Watch Ivy's Live Workshop Video: [I’m still editing this one! 😊] This video is not sponsored. The following links may be affiliate links. By using these links, you are supporting this channel. Thank you. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. ========================= Gear used to create this video: ========================= Webcam: https://amzn.to/4cEjlTg Mic: https://amzn.to/3VLrpct Descript (video editing & subtitles): https://descript.cello.so/5CvxrMQzFEO (Enjoy 50% off for 2 months!) Video Ranking Academy: https://thinkmedia.samcart.com/referr... ========================= Connect With Us! ========================= Website: https://waterprairie.com Insta:   / water.prairie   FB:   / waterprairie   Tik Tok:   / waterprairie   ========================= Subscribe and Listen to the Water Prairie Chronicles Podcast HERE: ========================= ➡️YT:    / @waterprairie   ➡️Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... ➡️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ffF7NN... Our mission at Water Prairie is to encourage and support special needs parents, advocate for the disabled, and educate others about disability inclusion in all aspects of life. ⏰Timecodes⏰ 00:00 – Introduction: Overcoming Kitchen Barriers 01:30 How Learning to Cook Shows Capability in Those With Disabilities 03:13 Practical Adaptive Tools for Kitchen Safety 05:05 How Kitchen Independence Builds Everyday Confidence 06:22 How Parents Can Start at Home 07:12 Where to Connect with Cooking Capable 08:16 How to Support Cooking Capable’s Mission [Hashtags] Music Used: “LazyDay” by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Artist: http://audionautix.com/