Digest Number 772

[Guest guest]

making dietary decisions based on health and morality

for a four year old is not the same as force-feeding a

child something they dislike. Perhaps we differ in

opinion regarding the age that children can begin to

assert their independence and make their own

decisions...my children are 10 and 5, and while I have

complete control over what my 5 year old eats, my 10

year old could very well be ordering chicken nuggets

at school lunch without my knowledge. What I've told

him is that these are my beliefs, and while I hope

that he comes to the same conclusions regarding the

inhumanity of the meat industry and feels compassion

for all forms of life, as well as realizing the health

benefits of being vegetarian, it is going to be his

choice in the end. But not at 4 years old! For the

same reason that a four year old may demand icecream

for dinner every night, thier dietary fare should be

left in the hands of the parent. The woman who was

discussing her 4 year old never said that she had to

force feed her vegetarian food, or that she disliked

what she was being fed, it only seems that she was

curious about eating meat since she sees others doing

it.

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I agree totally. I remember having to eat meat too because my parents did not

respect my choice to not eat meat at the age of 9.

 

 

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