Do you let your child have YOUR ABC gum or any other food from your mouth? I have often seen parents chew food for their small children...then put into their mouths. Do you think this is o.k. to do?
2007-02-12 05:33:47 · 19 answers · asked by TML ♥'er 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
It sounds bad but nobody is going to say they do that .Ive it seen it too. In trust of a friends house.Like when mom has only one piece of gum and she is chewing it .Son wants it and throws a fit I know many parents would jump.
2007-02-12 05:51:26 · answer #1 · answered by -bls 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No I have not seen this happen before, although it may gross people out, it is perfectly harmless, that is unless the parent has been diagnosed with a deadly disease. I can see the logic behind it though, not the gum- a child under five should not have gum, it is a choking hazard: however, other foods that may be too much for a youngster to chew thoroughly, because children under three get tired of chewing and would swallow the food whole. So I can understand the logic behind such actions, but it is unnecessary since there are many appliances that would perform the same effect just as easily
2007-02-12 13:44:22 · answer #2 · answered by lisads1973 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I never did that, and I disagree with the person who says its harmless unless someone has been diagnosed with a deadly disease!!
Perfectly healthy adults can carry bacteria in their throats like haemophilis influenzae, which may not make the adult sick but which could kill a child. (I realize these days children get the Hib vaccine, but I'm just using this one bacteria as an example. There are others like it.)
Also, a person can be contagious with any number of illnesses without yet having developed symptoms.
So, not only is this behavior disgusting, and not only does it show little respect for a child's right not to have someone else's spit in his mouth, but it is potentially dangerous.
2007-02-12 14:23:42 · answer #3 · answered by WhiteLilac1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've bitten ice into smaller pieces for my niece...no one complained about it. It's not like I put the whole thing in my mouth and turned it into a mushy mess....I wouldn't do that with gum or any other foods, though.
2007-02-12 15:01:24 · answer #4 · answered by keonli 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did not chew food and give it to them...but the abc or they would stick their food in my mouth...yeah and they are still alive and well many many years later
2007-02-12 16:10:07 · answer #5 · answered by cherry 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter is 2. I dont chew her food but sometimes I would have to bit it into smaller pieces for her. But its not like I slobber all over her food and then give it to her. People who actually chew there food and then give it to there kids is absolutly discusting!
2007-02-12 14:29:12 · answer #6 · answered by clvsr84 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not okay to do. By sharing items from your mouth with your child you are introducing cavity- and bad breath-causing bacteria into your child's mouth.
2007-02-12 13:36:54 · answer #7 · answered by Heather Y 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Personally, NO WAY! I have seen it lots of times too. I think it is gross but I think that parents who kiss their kids on the mouth is gross too. God gave babies smooth cheeks on the face for kissing.
2007-02-12 14:40:33 · answer #8 · answered by gigglings 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Haven't done it. Adults have been exposed to more bacteria and virus than children and I would be concerned about that.
If I were interested in doing this, I'd probably ask a doctor first.
2007-02-12 13:40:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It`s gross and I would never do it.....But my sister has done the whole gum thing...Her daughter would not chew gum unless she chewed it first!! It made me sick to my stomach every time I seen her do it!!
2007-02-12 13:53:09 · answer #10 · answered by bad kitty 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋