So.. Paper straws are dangerous

[ilovemykids5]

My 18month daughter wanted a little carton of milkshake that I had just got from the supermarket and they now come with the stupid paper straws. She was in the pram as we was going home and she suddenly starts coughing and choking and then spits out half of the soggy paper straw. I'm all for saving the planet but they need to think of something else as these are no good.

@ilovemykids5

Jeez I think I'll go back to netmums where there less judgemental and stuck up.

They're

Watching your kid, facing you, consume, and cough on trash from a milkshake is not ‘ stuck up’ ok, and anything other than congratulatory comments is ‘Karen’s’ ...... [updates notebook]

@ChrissyPlummer

Jeez! What’s wrong with a milkshake? I’d love to meet these people IRL who's kids only ever drink water or milk and fall away in a dead faint at the thought of juice or fizz!

Your silly hyperbole aside, you don’t know anyone whose 18 month old only drinks water or milk?

You must know that is how some families chose to parent at that stage, surely. Even if you don’t agree.

@Floraflower3

PP’s have been over the top. It’s not nice pointing out spelling and grammar mistakes (especially when not asked for) and a milkshake is hardly the end of the world for a toddler but everyone just had to keep piling on, why?!

It's not nice being called a misogynistic insult.

I thought Netmums was all hearts and flowers not insults and no swearing. Are you allowed to be horrible there, just with no swearing?

@ChrissyPlummer

Jeez! What’s wrong with a milkshake? I’d love to meet these people IRL who's kids only ever drink water or milk and fall away in a dead faint at the thought of juice or fizz!

Hi! I’m Being and my DD1 (7yo) still only drinks water and milk. It’s nice to meet you too!

Well, as she was sitting facing her, why did you let her keep chewing it?

Solution is to carry a slippy cup of water, which many parents carry in a toddler bag anyhow as it's useful, and then you can tip the water and replace with a different drink if you want to.

The toddler can't do everything an older DC can - if you start going down that line you really will end up n a mess.

You've learned the hard way that stuff that's not meant for u3s is labelled thus for a reason.

Best thing would be to buy one recyclable bottle of the stuff, and decant into your own washable cups for all your DC

Paper straws are shit - there's no escaping the fact that they don't last long enough to drink the bloody drink that the straw is in.
I've got a pack of silicone ones in my handbag, and a pack of steel ones for me (not the kids for safety's sake).

Wtf! Some of the comments were a bit acerbic. But really!

DS13 drinks water and milk . Has black currant squash or apple juice perhaps once a month. Is really not bothered about them so it’s great. I learned from mistakes with DS1 who had coke and 7 up as a five year old when on holiday as cousins of same age were having it and it would have been awkward to say he couldn’t. Second time around I didn’t make that mistake. DS1 (21) still drinks too much coke only now he puts vodka in it.
Seriously I know loads of folks who would not dream of giving their toddlers anything other than milk or water. There is absolutely no need to give them anything else. What they never get to try in the first place they will never know exists at that age.

To reply to the pps who replied to me, I don’t know that many 18 month olds, my friends/relatives DC are mostly older. However, from what I recall, they all had the occasional fruit shoot/cordial. Fizz usually as a treat at birthdays etc. My DN (10) can’t stand milk - went off it almost from the day she was weaned. The tap water here is so disgusting ATM (major works to pipes) that even the dog has bottled, it’s undrinkable.

My dad used to have a shop and that was always full of kids from nursery to sixth form, some with their parents, buying all manner of sweets/drinks/chocolate/crisp. There are a few of those ice cream/milkshake places near here and again, full of families with kids of all ages when it’s hot weather.

"We was," is not a phrase.

They're not there.

Goodness, this thread has become incredibly derailed! My dd is 11 and still only drinks water (or a very occasional fruit only smoothie which tbf is probably worse than most artificial drinks just with a bit of nutritional value added for the vitamins) however I'm sure by 18 months she'd had an ice cream or 2 which won't be any different from milkshake. That pile on was unnecessary. Yes, paper straws are shit. They even add them to Capri sun now (dc at work come with these) those things were hard enough to pierce with the super sharp plastic ones. The child I work with gets quite distressed when he can't do it himself anymore and the juice ends up spilling. Hopefully this post will help someone who hadn't thought of the risks of paper straws!

Aw this is fab

Eating and drinking in the street is terribly non u.

@ChrissyPlummer

To reply to the pps who replied to me, I don’t know that many 18 month olds, my friends/relatives DC are mostly older. However, from what I recall, they all had the occasional fruit shoot/cordial. Fizz usually as a treat at birthdays etc. My DN (10) can’t stand milk - went off it almost from the day she was weaned. The tap water here is so disgusting ATM (major works to pipes) that even the dog has bottled, it’s undrinkable.

My dad used to have a shop and that was always full of kids from nursery to sixth form, some with their parents, buying all manner of sweets/drinks/chocolate/crisp. There are a few of those ice cream/milkshake places near here and again, full of families with kids of all ages when it’s hot weather.

Just because loads of people are buying their kids fizz and sugar drinks... doesn't mean it's ideal.

18m is young to be introducing sweet drinks. Part of the reason water and milk are recommended is because is childhood obesity. Sugar and processed foods/drinks are addictive. Also, because of tooth decay. Kids have too many sweet drinks from an early age, people give them fruit juices, smoothies, sugar milk, hot chocolate etc.

I do agree, it's about moderation, and dneying kids sugar can cause its own issues. But there's absolutely no need to introduce this junk food and drink so early on.

That's very insulting @ilovemykids5 obviously hit a nerve? If a child is too young to manage a paper straw drinks should be decanted into a sippy cup. It did give mine milkshakes etc and plastic straws (no paper ones then) so I'm not criticising your parenting except that your child obviously wasn't ready for straws yet. Paper is so much better for the planet

@motogogo

That's very insulting *@ilovemykids5* obviously hit a nerve? If a child is too young to manage a paper straw drinks should be decanted into a sippy cup. It did give mine milkshakes etc and plastic straws (no paper ones then) so I'm not criticising your parenting except that your child obviously wasn't ready for straws yet. Paper is so much better for the planet

Except that paper straws can't be recycled...unlike their plastic counter parts... 😬

@00100001 most plastic doesn't get recycled, even if you recycle it. Paper will not last 300+years in the environment so it's definitely better for the planet.