My 4-year-old was a picky eater. Allowing him to cook dinner changed that. The author shares how letting her 4-year-old cook helped with his picky eating. Courtesy of the author I started letting my toddler help cook to improve his picky eating. At first it was messy and frustrating, but he became more engaged with food. Cooking together built his confidence and made mealtimes more enjoyable. I never thought I'd be the kind of parent who lets their child loose in the kitchen but, honestly, it's the best thing I've done. Like many toddlers, my 4-year-old was always interested in what I was doing, but amidst the daily grind of parenting I just wanted to get chores done as quickly and easily as possible. I had enough to do without having to worry about little fingers getting caught under a knife or that resigned feeling where letting them "help" somehow creates more mess than what you were trying to clean up in the first place.…