Here is a scenerio. Child 1 is raised be vegetarian/vegan parents and eats a balanced vegetarian/vegan diet.?

Question

Child 2 is raised by a vegan/vegetarian parents but the child gets to eat chops, chicken, steak and pork . Anyway child 1 does not know any different and eats their beans, tofu, lentil stews, vegetarian pasties, tomatoe and onion flans, etc ( there are 1000s of satisfying vegan and vegetarian dishes using a range of food groups. CHild 2 reaches 7 and is asking questions as to why their parents do not eat meat and he eats meat and then child 2 finds out that meat comes from animals and that they are killed for meat. The horror is apparent so child 2 says I why do I have to eat meat when you all don't eat meat? I love anaimals and why do I want to eat them. Which parent is right the parents of child 1 or the parents of child 2. and one more thing child 1 does not get food poisoning from meat as he does not eat it but child 2 has had several bouts of food poisoning due to the chops being a bit off at the butchers and the chicken meat sitting in blood at the deli. What do you think?

One more thing child 2 is only fed meat because of some kind people who pressured the parents to feed him meat because its good for him and he needs good protein! the parents felt like bad parenst so they fed him meat while they still ate their vegan dishes.

Answer 1

As a vegan, I find it difficult to understand the reasoning that would allow the parents of Child 2 to feed their child meat. Knowing what I do about veganism, I could never give meat to my child! I think a lot of people give vegan parents a hard time about raising their children vegan and "imposing" their own beliefs on their child...however, this is ridiculous to me, because every parent imparts their beliefs on their children and raises them in the way they feel is right. Giving your child hamburgers and chicken nuggets is also instilling beliefs on a child. There is no way to raise a child other than with the things we believe and value. And if a parent understands how to raise a healthy vegan child, I think that is wonderful. I just think the child should grow up with an age-appropriate understanding of why they are vegetarian/vegan--i.e. the reasons for this choice and why it is important. When I have children I have every intention of raising them vegan--and I will probably have more knowledge of how to ensure their optimal health than most meat-eating parents do.

Answer 2

I am not a parent yet and currently am an omnivore. I plan to make the switch to a vegetarian diet as soon as I finish consuming the meat I've already purchased. Any children I have will be raised vegetarian, if not vegan, but when they become mature enough to make their own decisions, they are free to consume animal products if they choose to do so.

Answer 3

I think this is a little far-fetched. If the parents were committed to vegetarianism and had done their research, they would not allow outsiders to pressure them into feeding their child meat.
Anyway, parenting can't be about right or wrong all the time-you just have to always do the best you can, and then you are a good parent.

Answer 4

It seems farfetched, is it a true story?
I am a vegetarian who allows my child (12 years old) to eat meat. We both went vegetarian 9 months ago, and after 8 she decided she didn't want to do it anymore. Believe me I tried to convince her to stick with it, but she was determined that vegetarianism was making her miserable. I could have put my foot down and said no, you are not eating meat, but I didn't. I said Ok, but I'm not preparing meat for you at home. Anyhow, that's me gettng completely side-tracked.
No, I can't see the scenario posed ever happening, but if it did that's an odd family.

Answer 5

Parents influence their children generalyl to thier own manner until the child can make up thier own mind.

Whether it be religion, food, social behaviour etc.

I'm sorry but i didn't read the rest of the story.

Answer 6

Yep. Nothing wrong with introducing a kid to a varied vegetarian diet from the beginning & letting him decide for himself if he wants to eat meat when he's old enough, rather than being like the typical parent these days and just feeding their kid happy meals and fish sticks, having them hate their vegetables because they were never introduced to them until later in life, having eczema and other skin issues, as well as constantly being sick and congested from all the cow milk.

Funny how the vegetarian parents are the ones said to be "abusing" their kid by teaching them compassion for living beings, AND making them healthier.

exsft: Do you not notice all the absurd hypotheticals omnis love to post? "WUT IF U WER STRANDED ON THE MOON AND U ONLEY HAD A COW WUD U EAT IT?" "WUT IF THE COW SAID IT WANTED U 2 EAT IT WUD U?"
At least now you get the drift of how moronic that sounds. And the OP's question is pretty valid considering that's what a lot of omnis say for vegetarian parents to do, feed their kid stuff they wouldn't eat themselves.

Answer 7

Hahahahahaha.. this story or "realistic scenario" is like a good comic book.. full of fantasy, half truths, illogical... What's next? the vegan superchild thanks to his super vegan parents can fly, has unlimited strenght, heat vision and save the world?