What age would you let your child make a cup of tea

Depends on the child are some are more sensible and mature

I remember making tea and toast for one of my Brownie badges back in the day, so I was probably around 8 when I learnt 🤔 I think it depends on the kid though and how competent they are.

I trained my daughter since she was 4 🤣🤣🤣

Mine is 7 but I help hold the kettle for her. She struggles to pour the milk which is 6 pints so might judge it by that.

Definitely depending on the individual. Some children are more danger aware than others. My eldest was maybe around the 7 or so age can't specifically remember. My youngest is 4 so not yet!

My daughter since she was 3, has a toddler tower kitchen thingy. She has been using knives since then and will help me cut up veg etc. If she makes me a tea, she knows to wait for the kettle to click (only fill it enough for 1 cup) and pours it carefully. The only thing she has a bit of a problem with is taking the tea bag out so it’s usually milky tea. I also keep a tiny Pyrex jug of milk in the fridge which she uses. She will call me when she’s made it as I don’t think she has the co-ordination yet to walk down the tower with it and not spill it on herself. I follow this lady on IG who has taught her son so many things from a very young age. At 2 he was baking cakes and 3 he was able to cook a steak! I very much try and live by the principle of let kids try to do things on their own as a lot are more capable than we give them credit for. I was making cups of tea for my parents when I was 5.

My oldest yes, my Middle not until he’s like 12 😂

I would let them now if they took interest.

I was baking at age 6 my mom taught me it's all in what you teach your children

I make tea in the microwave so I'd probably start around 4 or 5 😂

@Liv what?!?! tea in the microwave? That’s not a cup of tea! That’s a whole other post! Don’t ruin a cup of tea. 😤😂

My sons 3 and he makes ours but we do the kettle for him. Yes sometimes milk goes everywhere but still a good cuppa.

@Heather I'm American I don't know any better 😂

I’d say it depends on the kid. At 8 I was already making seasoned and cheesy scrambled eggs, bacon, buttered toast, and coffee for my grandma (legal guardian) in bed some mornings. I also had some classmates my age who would struggle to pour water out of a shoe with instructions on the heel 🥴

@Liv 😂 microwave tea is an insult to us brits 😂

Depends on the child

@Liv the way I gasped 🤣

I’m sure I was 8/9 when I started

My boy is 3 and he makes tea, I just pour the kettle for him.

Depends on the child. My son is 3 and i let him help cook.

Kids can need skin grafts from things like this. I would wait awhile at least until you feel like you’re comfortable. I heard a nurse talking about a 10 year old needing skin grafts from the waist down for making his on “cup of noodles.” She said kids come in all the time with terrible burns from hot water because the water starts peeling off their skin and continues to burn them even after it’s no longer on their skin. In the event this does happen, constant cold water on the burn and call 911.

i let my child help me with cooking/being near and handling hot water and sharp objects at around age one

My son’s 4 and it was literally part of his “homework” to teach him how to make a cup of tea! I feel like 9 is the age I was cooking so definitely old enough to make some tea