Health Tip: Encourage Kids to Help in the Kitchen

(HealthDay News) -- Encouraging children to help in the kitchen is a great way to start building healthy habits and teach them about nutrition.

The American Academy of Pediatrics mentions these suggestions:

• Always make sure that while anything is cooking, an adult is closely supervising a child.

• Teach your child to point sharp edges away from himself or herself.

• Teach your child how to properly measure and weigh ingredients.

• Always cook on the stove's rear burners and turn pot handles inward.

• Instruct your child to always use potholders.

• When finished cooking, be sure to turn off stove burners and the oven.