A child can choose to eat meat...
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A child can choose to eat meat...
| Sat, 09-03-2005 - 2:27pm |
A child can choose to eat meat...
- when they move out
- when they are teens, with that level of cognitive ability
- as teens, since forbidden foods are more tempting
- in grade school, I could understand the issue then
- in grade school, the forbidden food thing
- at the age of x, because (specify)
- at school or eating out, but not at home (again, at what age?)
- my situation doesn't fit the poll, so read my response!
You will be able to change your vote.

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Our children will be making their own decisions whenever they are away from us, but they are learning all the reasons we choose to be veggies all the time. I said they can choose to eat meat when they move out only because there shall be no meat in our home. Especially once they are teens and making lots of personal/ethical decisions, I don't plan on stopping them if they choose to try meat.
Did that make sense? It's bedtime for me!
-Kirsten :)
good questions. as far as i'm concerned i'm playing it by ear. it really is going to depend on my DD, who she is, what she needs, and what extenuating circumstances might apply in the future.
in our house, unless there is some medical need for her to eat meat, we will serve vegan meals. (i doubt there will be any need for that, but i'm not going to be absolute on that either). i would prefer for her to abstain from meat until she can fully make the decision on her own, with her own conceince (oh goodness i can NOT spell today LOL). but we'll have to wait and see what happens. i've yet to figure out what to do when it comes to eating out, or at family's houses.....
i have a while before i have to really think about it though ;)
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Since not all vegetarians are such due to purely ethical or moral beliefs, then children should not be forced one way or another either.
I've been vegetarian for 14 years, and as a child never cared for meat. Had I only known then that it was not a 'requirement' to eat meat I wouldn't have. Once I learned this neat little fact, I stopped and haven't touched it since.
So, I believe that children will all have different bodies and minds and should be left to figure this bit out on their own...when they're ready. One important thought though...unless educated in all that it means to either eat animals or to not eat animals they will not make informed decisions.
Lastly, for my own children (which I do not have yet), I will probably encourage a vegetarian diet, but will not force it.
Just some thoughts.
I think this is an interesting question. It seems to be not so much about eating meat or not eating meat as what we expect and what we extend to our children. My children are 2 & 4 so I have a lot of influence on their decisions at this point. We recently adopted the vegetarian lifestyle as an extension of our health code and familial beliefs. My husband and I have adopted it for life. The kids will eventually make their own choices when they are ready, and there will likely be different circumstances for each of them. In the meantime, I will teach them how to prepare delicious animal free meals. I will teach them love and respect for all beings. I will teach them the physical benefits of a vegtarian/vegan lifestyle. And I will do my best to prepare them to make that decision on their own. I hope my children do choose to adopt this lifestyle for themselves, there are great benefits.