DH gave our two year old chilli coated peanuts whilst I was at work

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I wouldn’t dream of giving her a whole peanut. I asked him why, and he said he was sat with her and she was chewing properly. Aibu to think that’s really risky regardless?

How many children choke on peanuts a year?

whole peanuts? Not inhaling a piece into their chest (that can happen with any food), but choke on whole peanuts?

Peanuts are a huge choking risk at that age so I completely agree with you and would not give it to a 2yo.
I personally don't think that being first aid trained is good enough in this case.

I'm surprised with the responses as well because I have seen many threads about grapes where most seemed to agree they had to be cut. Not sure why peanuts are seen as safe when the risk is the same...

They are a choking risk, they are on the NHS list, but it's done now so there is no point hand wringing about it?

I wouldn’t be happy about this because of allergies, chocking hazards and most importantly they’re chilli ones that are designed to be extra hot.
Unless she regularly eats spicy food then I think it’s very silly to have given her these.

They also say you should be giving them small amounts of peanut butter regularly to reduce the risk of nut allergies.
If she doesn’t have this then it’s another concern I’d have.

I wouldn’t be mad at him but I’d explain that you’d rather he fed her other things instead. She is not missing out by not having peanuts.

Any peanut or whole nut should not be given to a child under 5 years old. They're a choking hazard.

The comments saying she needs to experiment different foods. She is 2. She should experiment food that is safe for her and her age. The lack of common sense on this thread alone is scary.

Seriously? You’ve got to be kidding. Of course they’re a choking hazard!

Op, I’d be livid and you have every right to be upset.

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I said "one of the most choking hazardy things there is" not "one of the top two". I don't know the specific order and ranking. Grapes and cherry tomatoes are choking hazards yes.

They will if their parents decide they can.

Or maybe people are too over-cautious. If your child is supervised there's no harm in introducing foods.

@Oakyloaky Oh mini eggs I still break out in a cold sweat when I see those. My niece when aged about 5 choked on one about 30 years ago. We were supervising her and luckily we managed to dislodge it and she was fine. It was so so scary.

Yes, that is what I thought too

This thread is hilariously sad. “No whole nuts to any child under 5 years old.” Do you really believe people who live in societies with a lot of nuts are worried about this? Nope!

Because peanuts are much smaller, obviously

Whole peanuts are choking hazards, as well as lung aspiration hazards. It's not worth the risk at such a young age.

Small child? How small?

The people on the thread saying peanuts are obviously smaller- yes that's true they are less likely to fully obstruct a child's airway, but they are a huge problem if inhaled (eg during coughing fit) and they get lodged in a bronchus and cause obstruction and then pneumonia.
Peanuts are notorious for causing this issue, which requires a medical procedure to remove the peanut.

I wouldn't be happy he had given them to her as I would follow the advice re no whole nuts however given it's happened and she is fine I wouldn't be mad- just explain that's the advice and send him a link so he knows for next time. Good opportunity to discuss other possible risk items he might not have thought of like hot dogs/mini eggs.
However I admire the fact she liked the chilli flavour- I think that's great she has such adventurous tastes. I also think this will be my DD- currently 1 she loves curry/strong garlic flavours etc, aged 7.5m she sucked away delighted on a piece of chicken in a restaurant that I then tried and was almost too spicy for me!

I remember taking DD to Switzerland when she was 18 months and we got some nut mix to feed the red squirrels and she ate some of it when I let her hold the bag. It was only in a nappy change that I realised that she hadn’t chewed the hazelnuts or peanuts and swallowed whole!

Yes but according to experts the choking risk is the same, and they are both on the same list of food that aren't recommended for toddlers. So I'm not sure why one is taken seriously and the other is apparently not

Do you actually know anything about "societies with lots of nuts" and how old children are when they first eat them and how often they choke or did you just think of it and write it down?

My 'children' are very much adults now, but even when they were young, we were advised not to give under-fives peanuts because of the choking risk.

The thing is, I seem to remember the reason given was that even chewed up, they were particularly dangerous if inhaled, as they actually swell in the lungs. I've no idea if it is true, but it certainly made me think twice about ignoring the advice.

@AFriendToEveryoneIsAFriendToNoOne I usually give my 4yo whole grapes (we are admittedly pretty relaxed with respect to round foods) but after a conversation with friends where it became apparent everyone was still cutting up grapes, I told DD she could have whole grapes at home with daddy and I but for school I needed to cut them up since she wouldn't necessarily be with an adult (conversation because she saw me cutting them). She then went to school with said cut up grapes, found her teachers and got approval to have whole grapes. She came home and said "I have news for your mummy, I asked Beth and she said that uncut up grapes were allowed for kiddos at school." 😂 so that's me told.

All foods are a choking hazard, though if he’d given her whole grapes you would have had a point. Peanuts not so much.