Is giving your child a vegan diet child abuse?

Question

Not letting your kid enjoy milk shakes, ice cream, chocolate, jelly beans, jelly babies sounds pretty damn cruel to me.

Answer 1

lol. it's not abuse, but it could deprive a child somewhat it seems when the question is put like that. it's not like there isn't vegan-approved candy or anything (it's not called that though...)

Answer 2

It's not child abuse, as long as the child is receiving all the necessary nutrition. Completely depriving a child of sweets isn't cruelty, though it might be a little extreme. The thing to watch out for, again, is the nutritional component -- if you're not very very careful, malnutrition can result because children require more calories and a much higher percentage of protein in their diets than adults do, due to their higher metabolism and growth needs. Let's just say they'll need a whole lot of macrobiotic yeast cakes and Garden Burgers to make up for not getting a Big Mac every now and then, or even a tall glass of milk.

Answer 3

It can be. If you dont make sure that your kids dont get enough protein (which is extremely hard for kids) then it is bad for the kids. Honestally, maybe its best not to have kis grow up on things like milk shakes and ice creams with how many kids are overweight now.

Most vegan parents understand that although they dont want their kids to eat any type animal product, they need to in order to get the nutrition they need. I know of a vegan woman who had a baby and bought the special meat from humane farms, so her kid was able to get the nutrition they needed but she knew that the animals werent being abused before they were killed. If you can get away with it, it is not child abuse at all, and it is actually much healthier for a child to stay away from all the things you listed. Diabetes is a big problem with kids too.

Answer 4

None of that stuff is really healthy. Why would you consider not feeding them sugary processed treats that rot their teeth as abuse?

I was not allowed chocolate or jelly beans or jell-O, suchlike. I never felt deprived. It's not abuse.

Is it abuse for Jewish families to not serve their kids pepperoni pizza? What about not giving a lactose-intolerant kid ice-cream? Isn't that denial?

There are much bigger issues than food. I think as long as the child is getting proper nutrition, i.e. plenty of protein, vitamins, minerals, etc., WHAT they are eating is irrelavent, and definitely not abuse.

Answer 5

Giving your child large qualtities of high sugar/sweetner and animal fat foods that you mention is certainly abuse.

Regular consumption of these foods is definitly damaging to their health. Most people cannot afford these "treats" even if they are available. the few rich countries suffer obeese diseases, the rest suffer poverty & hunger related disease.

Any "psycological damage" of not letting you children always get what they want is just lazyness by the parent; they will learn from your attitude, and you need to learn to help them understand that some things are bad for their health, their world that they will inhabit, your retirement fund (how will they look after you, push you around in your wheelchair, if they have heart disease and diabetes)

Answer 6

Yes it is. Let the child decide for themselves when they are older if they want to be vegan. My cousin is vegan but her 4 yr old daughter is not. Her daughter loves meat and her mother lets her eat it because frankly it is the only thing she really likes to eat because she is a picky eater. She has tried giving her vegatrain dishes but she hates them.

Answer 7

You have got to be kidding. All those things have vegan counterparts first of all.

I can say the same thing about people who let their kids eat twinkies and cheese doodles all the time. Isnt that cruel?

Answer 8

this is true for some families,but some may go out once a while with their children and buy them everything they ask for.Parents see to it that their kids are given healthy food items.those who can afford to it are regular in presenting them.it is only at this age,the kids can try out everything,but everything should be limited.

parents should give their children the freedom to ask for and then think about buying it.they must sit and speak to their children about their opinions on rejecting their request.everything gets solved by opening our heart to kids as they can understand our views or have the right to fight against ur opinions

Answer 9

I'm a vegetarian, but I enjoy dairy products and eggs. Research shows that a strict vegetarian diet puts the vegetarian at risk for health problems, no matter the person's age.

Answer 10

It is absolutely child abuse. If i discovered a parent or guardian doing that to a child i would immediately report them to the police.