Lately we've been hearing "I just want to do things my own way" a lot. Today I came up with an idea for demonstrating why we don't always let the kids do things their own way. It's Saturday, so pancakes for breakfast sounded like a great plan. (They were, in fact, pretty great.) I made a large batch of regular pancakes, and then a single one from a new recipe ... "my own way."
Starting with flour, I added some ricotta cheese (for the creamy texture), a little apple cider vinegar (to thin it out), a generous dash of salt and pepper as well as little oregano and cumin. Hot off the griddle we served that beauty up, making sure to explain the difference between the one I did "my own way" and the ones which I submitted myself to the recipe and followed directions.
I had the first bite, then each of the kids took a bite from this special little pancake ... pretty awful. Throughout the rest of breakfast, the kids were careful to ask for the "follow the directions pancakes." Lesson (hopefully) landed.
