AIBU - mini eggs and mum

If you're worried op, they make micro mini ones I am sure they're Smarties or M&S, somebody may know. Maybe something to keep in mind for next Easter if you're still anxious your dd may not manage to eat them correctly.

I don't think those eggs are much risk to a 7 year old. I would teach her how to eat them safely by biting them and not putting a full one in your mouth etc.

I do take issue with your mother though. You are your daughter's parent and if you do not want her to have those eggs then as her parent you have that right and she should respect your wishes.

Of course health professionals don’t get passed on guidelines and advice from other departments they work with.I forgot HV don’t work with any other professionals like paeds and speech and language and GPs who also stop seeing kids once they reach 4, I absolutely stand corrected.

Talking to friends, yes some still do cut grapes for themselves as well as older children!

That’s not correct. Some foods like grapes, mini eggs etc are the perfect size and shape to get lodged and it’s incredibly hard to get any space/traction around to unwedge, let alone the body being able to do this ‘naturally’ via choking. Something like a sandwich bite will have a shape that is a) easier for the body to choke up as necessary, and b) easier for an emergency professional to try and fish out.

Having said that, and while ‘anyone with teeth’ can choke on these sorts of things, it’s not as though they are or should be banned. While I could theoretically choke on a mini-egg or grape, I want to be able to eat them. I also do many other things that I have seen as cause of deaths because I’d like to live life.

If people choke regardless of whether they chew or not… then things like mini eggs and grapes are no more a risk than say.. a sandwich.
choking over the age of 50 is very common apparently, whether that’s because people start loosing teeth or not I don’t know

That’s crazy she does that. I would say to her if you keep giving them to her I won’t let her be in your care?

why can’t she just crush them up

Is attempting to swallow them whole how you honestly imagine choking happens?

The packet says 4 and you’re not even talking about a 5 year old but a 7 year old?! You’re mollycoddling.

Don't give her any more ideas!

Good grief, the poor child isn't going to be allowed to eat anything soon! 🤦🏼‍♂️ ALL FOOD can be a choking hazard, however, by age 7 your child should have been taught how to eat food correctly (i.e. to chew it and not attempt to swallow it whole!

Yes, your mother should absolutely listen to your requests concerning your child, BUT you are being totally unreasonable not allowing your child certain foods due to them being a "choking hazard"..... at age 7!! There are other reasons kids shouldn't eat certain foods but at that age, that isn't one of them.....

I am 100% with you on this, they are the dumbest thing to be produced. Perfect shape to block a childs airways. Not having them in our house either

M&Ms and mini eggs are very different in size and shape? Smarties, cashew nuts, M&M’s, halved grapes, all eaten as and when necessary.

I'm exactly the same about choking hazards . I'm a nana and worry about this kind of thing with my GC . Grapes mini eggs hard sweets etc. I can't understand why your mum is ignoring you.

Hang on, where exactly did I say people of all ages can’t have anything small in case they choke?!

I pointed out that people with teeth can choke. This remains true whether I’m in a cage or not.

It's your child, your rules. That said, at 7 I would say the risk of choking is massively reduced so not worth the anxiety or stress of worrying about. Maybe teach everyone (kids too) what to do if choking so you feel less worried about it and everyone gets more awareness

If you asked your Mother not to give your child butter then she should not give your child butter, it’s as simple as that. It does seem as if you’ve said “I’d rather you didn’t” rather than a firm “No” I too am paranoid about choking, my Grandson is 9 and I still cut his grapes in half 🤷‍♀️🤣

Your child is 7, doesn't she know how to eat? The likelyhood of her choking on a mini egg is slim to none. Also, chocolates soften in the mouth, some even melt. I'm sure your daughter will be fine. Remember that your mother was one before you and you turned out fine. Your daughter is no longer a baby or a toddler, it's fine just tell her not to stuff her mouth.

8?
I would think at this age that if you don't allow her to eat anything small and round- grapes, nuts, sausages, raw carrots, cherry tomatoes, popcorn, marshmallows, nuts, M&Ms etc. then you are beginning to seriously impact her experience with these shaped foods and she might then be at greater risk of choking than other children her age as you are delaying her oral development.

Oh,please. So ALL ages can't have anything small to eat on the tiny chance they may choke!!!
Get back in your cage

Its under three that choking hazards refer to.

Have you shown your mum an xray of a child with a grape in their trachea? It doesn't need to be a "this is why I don't want it" but could be "this popped up on facebook" or some other way of slipping in to the conversation. She then might understand why you don't want them given to your child.

But as others have said it might be time to teach your child how to cope. I read something on FB earlier about safe and more dangerous sweets around at Easter but my main takeaway was their point that teaching your child to stay still while eating is a good lesson as other sweets are given at parties etc where children move a lot so are more likely to inhale

So many people stating it’s fine for a 7 year old. Is it? Does it state that somewhere? Have you met the OPs daughter and able to confirm that she’s not small for her age and therefore doesn’t run the same risk as a 4/5 year old.
Im stunned by the amount of people who have just dismissed the choking potential.
My DD is 8. I don’t let her have them. There a million other sources of chocolate and sweets. Why risk it??

Im the same, I don't want my child to have lollipops or marshmallows either. The amount of people that hand them out to her, before I can say no or stop them. I work in critical care and see far too many adults choking on these its unreal

Mini eggs are dangerous !!

like grapes olives blueberries and any small perfectly round item that becomes slippery when covered in saliva and can perfectly occlude a child’s airway !!

DO NOT GIVE THEM TO CHILDREN

Do you let her have popcorn? Far more dangerous than mini eggs. Popcorn can expand when it gets moist in the throat and is of such irregular shape it is extremely dangerous.