AIBU - mini eggs and mum

People can choke at any age….should all solid food be banned and everyone exist on a liquid diet?

I'm with you, and surprised with the comments! I have a 7 & 5 year old and whole grapes and mini eggs make me very nervous and are a no-no. If they have mini eggs, I bash them up with a rolling pin. The microwave suggestion above is good though! I'll continue for however long I like - you can choke at any age and I'd rather stick to my guns for a few years "too long" than have a choking accident

She’s 7 though. Much bigger, the trachea will be bigger and mini eggs won’t be big enough to block the airway.

o/p is unreasonable not letting her dd have mini eggs due to a choking risk.

if she’s said to her mum not to give mini eggs then mum should respect that. If she’s said not to give them because of the choking risk specifically, then I can see why mum still gives them, because they aren’t a choking risk for a 7 year old.

The packet says not suitable for children under 4. So I wouldn’t have any issue with it. But you do. Your mum is wrong for going against your wishes even if your mum doesn’t think they are valid. It’s not the point.

It’s important to teach children to chew and swallow foods and eat in a non-distracted way. My youngest is ten and I haven’t cut things for years as it hasn’t been needed. They know how to eat it.

my older child did choke on bacon rind, that was grim more than anything else.

And I, a proper adult, choked on a cold sweet and sour chicken ball alone on Sunday morning. I was lucky that it had gone down far enough that it just didn’t block my airway. I eventually threw up and dislodged it, but it was agony. Not the first time. Last time I took a swig of coke to try and move it. That was a disaster and I had to get that back out quickly.

You could ask your mum to chop up the mini eggs, but ultimately if she doesn’t listen to you then you can’t leave your DD alone with her.

If I'm the one preparing the grapes, they're being quartered. At the age at which my child can wash and prepare themselves a bowl of grapes, they can eat them how they want, but I'll still be nervous about them eating them. Mothers are allowed to put measures in place to help protect their children from choking to death and no amount of smug shittiness from any other person on the face of the earth or even god almighty himself would stop me putting my child's safety first. Hth.

Well you phrased it confusingly. Is YANBU “mini eggs are a hazard” or is it “in any event your mum should listen to you” because most people are just voting YABU if they do not agree Mini eggs are a hazard…

It’s like your mum is on a mini egg vendetta. Is she going there for childcare reasons?

I would just get her to warm up the mini eggs for about 15seconds in the microwave if she does give them to her.... Middle is gooey and less if a choking hazard....
Also warm mini eggs are amazing!!! And I think they are a choking hazard even for adults ..

I read the replies as saying it's probably OK to give a 7 year old mini eggs, but if you have a boundary, regardless of what it is, then it's unreasonable if your mum to ignore it.

FWIW I think your mum is being unreasonable if there's only one thing you've said she can't have, so she has a world of Easter/chocolate treats to choose from and basically exclusively chosen things that include mini eggs. What did she say when you raised it?

Well I would listen to people who have actually taken the time to answer you, the poll is neither here nor there.

She should listen to you yes.

My DD (age 7) is prone to choking til the point of vomiting and it terrifies me every time! So I agree, no mini eggs, hot dogs cut lengthways, grapes and cherry tomatoes are quartered and marshmallows are toasted until completely gooey.

It's unreasonable of your mum to ignore what your mum to ignore your rules about what to give your daughter.
But mini eggs are not dangerous for 7 year olds.

Are you reading the same posts as everyone else?

Posters have agreed that your mum should listen to you

Except you didnt answer my question about what you actually said to your mum?

OPs daughter is 7.

I always taught my dc from young to bite into their food, like grapes, mini eggs etc.

A friend of mine had to administer first aid on a 3 year old who choked on a mini egg. He was fine thankfully - but if she hadn't been there I dread to think what may have happened. They are just the perfect storm for choking in kids, the size, they are smooth and hard. Not worth the risk imo. There are many other chocolate treats you can get for kids!

You may be unreasonable but I agree with you I'm the same with my kids I'm terrified of them choking i also only let them have lollies if they sat still to eat them. I was still cutting my kids grapes until they where in secondary school 🙈

Mini eggs are not a choking hazard for a 7 year old

My DD is 6.5, I’ve been fine with mini eggs since she was 5 but we have some rules. She has to eat them sitting down, no messing about and she knows to crunch them immediately.

Her class made cakes with them at school today so it passed an EYFS/Y1 risk assessment I think it’s a bit OTT to not allow them.

Yeah, this. I'm not sure how clear you've been with your mum though?