to think parents shouldn't bring their child up vegetarian?

[Picante]

Unless for religious reasons.

Yes this is a thread about a thread but I think I was annoying too many people over there so I've started my very own for people to get annoyed with me here!

I just think it's mean. Meat is such a huge part of our culture and fair enough if you're old enough to decide that you don't want to kill animals... but children should be given all sorts of food in the early years, including meat, until they are old enough to make that decision for themselves!

surely it is up to the parents
yabu

YABU

YABU - The child can choose to eat meat when they are older, what exactly are they missing if they don't taste it before then?

Erm why, Picante? Should you also feed them loads of chocolate and crisps, sausage rolls, that kind of thing...all a big part of our culture, etc etc

You have no grounds therefore yabu!

I don't care.

except I'm not sure why someone would choose to eat a fish but not a bird. just don't get it. but was too chicken polite to ask over there.

YABU

People don't need to eat meat.

most small children arn't even that keen on meat anyway

I really can't see how it's mean. How is it mean?

YABU

YABU. Meat isn't necessary and why are religious objections to the consumption of meat more valid than ethical objections?

It's mean because meat is yummy.

LOL at Reality-Delusion.

ohh, and like i give a f#=##5ck what you think

Because thunderduck I was trying to be vaguely PC, when actually I don't really believe that either.

So, I take it you don't deny your child any kind of food or drink? You don't deny them any particular experience? You don't make decisions for them on a daily basis?

YABU. I'm a vegetarian bringing up a meat eating child. I do this becuase

a)I would personally struggle to ensure she got a sufficiently balanced diet without meat (I struggle enough as it is!)
b)I think she can make her own choices later in life
and
c) her meat eating father wouldn't "allow" it.

It is completely up to others how they bring up their children however. And there are far better things out there to disapprove of than a lack of meat/fish in somebody else's children's diet.

Meat's not the only yummy thing out there though, is it? It's not as though the children are being deprived of all yummy food.

Vegetarianism in kid doesn't bother me - veganism does though.

just LOOK at this take off!!!

so it is mean not to feed dead animals to children, but not mean to kill them(the animals)
I am a meat eater but ffs this thread has to be a wind up

i ma of the opinion that there is free will and we can educate our kids and allow them to make decisions about what they eat themselves.

And why the flip would i buy meat after 20 odd yrs of never buying it just so i can give it to the kids?

I'd honestly have noo idea how to cook it- all other ethical reasons aside.

,shuffle off on weedy legs to check on pooor ickle meat deprived kids>

it is dead flesh. it is not necessary for a healthy diet and in fact has been shown to increase the risk of cancer and other diseases. It is environmentally questionable and IMO morally reprehensible. (although i know a lot of nice meat eaters!)

I think i am doing him a favour, but would never stop him trying it or eating it when he is old enough to understand what he is doing.

We all try to bring our DCs up with our own morals dont we? I dont believe in hitting people or stealing, but im sure some people think that might be fun. Im still going to choose to bring him up not to do those things.

It could be a financial decision - good meat is pretty expensive plus the hassle of cooking different meals for the carnivores/ vegetarians.