Out of the Box Parenting: How to Teach Your Neurodivergent Child to Cook | Ep. 184

Connect with Samantha: https://everybrainisdifferent.com/Get the Ultimate Guide to Parenting Your Neurodivergent Child: https://everybrainisdifferent.com/Join the Neurodivergent Parenting Community: https://everybrainisdifferent.com/membership Samantha and Lauren discuss out-of-the-box ways to teach neurodivergent kids kitchen skills. They share practical strategies to include kids without overwhelm by breaking cooking into clear steps, assigning specific tasks, and using visuals, play kitchens, and practice activities like pouring between measuring cups or “mud pie” measuring. They cover progressive knife and cutting practice with kid-safe tools, softer foods, and Play-Doh, while emphasizing safety routines.The episode also highlights sensory considerations (smells, textures, loud appliances, heat/steam) and executive-function supports (picture recipes, checklists, timers, color-coded tools), encourages experimentation when safe, and suggests building independence in stages and finding ways to say yes. 00:00 Podcast Welcome01:42 Kitchen Skills Topic01:58 Cold Oven Practice04:02 Why Cooking Matters05:43 Visual Steps and Roles08:12 Play Kitchen Practice10:01 Kid Safe Cutting Skills13:37 Sensory Friendly Cooking16:58 Food Reactions and Gloves18:29 Executive Function Supports21:25 Experiment and Independence24:42 Find a Way to Yes26:06 Resources and Wrap Up  Connect with Samantha Foote!Website: https://everybrainisdifferent.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everybrainisdifferentYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@everybrainisdifferent