The dinner rush gets even more hectic with a toddler underfoot asking to "help." Fast forward to her wearing a colander on her head and banging pots as you attempt a simple Bolognese.

Take some time to prepare healthy meals together. The Toddler Cookbook, the newest title from best-selling cookbook author Annabel Karmel, shows you not just how to cook for your kids, but with them. Simple and fun recipes – corn quesadillas, mini banana muffins, chicken satay skewers – get little ones involved in the mixing, whisking and rolling.

And keep the pots in the pantry.

Available online at dk.com.