Let me ask the reversed question for vegetarians if your child wanted to eat meat in your home would you let?

Question

Many of answered my question yesterday saying that a non vegatarian parent should make accomadations to make sure a child who wants to become vegatarian gets proper nutirtion. Now if your child that you rasie vegatarian decides because of their friends or whatever they want meat. Will you make a roast or a burger for them. I am not talking 16 17 with a job. 12-13 year old who can't make a hole chicken or something and does not have money to buy their own food.

Answer 1

hi.diffinetly i would allow him becoz eating non veg is not bad it has its own nutrition benefits.in my home its allright i will provide him seprate place so that he can enjoy much.

parents should never forget that restricting a child from his likeness would make him depressed.so i would let him taste non veg once.

Answer 2

Yes, I'm vegan and I would. But I wouldn't however buy or prepare meat for them that wasn't free range or organic. Factory farming and the like is a big no no regardless of who you are!

Answer 3

Yes of course. I respect them

Answer 4

my grandparents are vegitarian but my parents are non vegatarian

everyone should get what they wish. afterall that made me a non vegitarian too. there should be less of restrictions

my grandparents paid for my parents' food

Answer 5

I am not a vegetarian nor vegan and really it doesn't matter. My position on this matter has been consistent. I decide what's best for my children. Until they are at an  age where they can make their own decisions or can support their choices, then I am the boss. If they choose something else, we can discuss it but the final decision and course of action is mine and mine alone to make.

I am sure no responsible parent would " force" his or her children to eat something which he/she knows is detrimental to their childrens health.  If the parents think an omni diet is best, then so be it. If they think a vegetarian diet is best,  then so be it too. '

Parental support and responsibility are two different things. I will support my daughter's interest in art classes and soccer but I will not buy her a motorcycle. (not in another 4-5 years anyway)

Answer 6

I am sure they want Twinkies instead of broccoli for dinner too, sure Twinkies is OK once in awhile, but not everyday.

I want my kids to eat healthy, my kids have never eaten a Twinkie in they're whole life, sure they can make they're own choices, but you won't catch me buying a dead cow. :)

Answer 7

Of course I would. I don't have a child, but if I did, I'd respect them and whatever they wanted to eat they could eat. Yes, even if it was in my house. As long as I'm not eating it, every thing's alright. =)

Answer 8

if i had kids i would let them eat meat if they wanted. its their choice and i wouldnt push my vegan eating habbits on them and make them eat whatever i eat.  And if i was married and my husband wanted some meat i would respect that too. i wouldnt even have a problem making it for him. as long as it dont eat it im ok.

Answer 9

I have been a vegetarian since age 12.

My two children are also being brought up as vegetarians- when they are older they may decide to eat meat- which will be their own personal choice. I will not prepare meat in my house- so they would be eating it elsewhere. I prepare all the same dishes as meat eaters, using substitutes and they have never raised the issue of eating meat, even when going to grandparents and seeing meat being prepared/cooked.

I'd say a more important issue these days is- are children getting a balanced wholesome diet with plenty of water, vegetables and fruit- cutting down on cholesterol rich foods, sugary foods and fat?

Answer 10

I don't have any children, but I would not cook meat for them in my house, just like I wouldn't allow them to smoke, drink, or shoot dope in my house. Adults are supposed to set a good example for their children, so why should I compromise and provide something for them that I feel is unhealthy or unethical?

Answer 11

No.  Regardless of what our children want to eat, our home will remain 100% meat-free.

If our children want to eat animal flesh, they'll do it on their own dime and on their own time.

Answer 12

No i wouldn't, as a parent of young children i have to make alot of important decisions for them, their diet being one of them. I don't personally agree if the child wants to eat meat let them, as of a young age they can't make informed choices about a good diet.

However my son at 7 chooses to eat meat elsewhere, and i do not impose on that. My daughter is 10 and has choosen to be vegetarian elsewhere, and i ask people to respect that.

Answer 13

if that is what they really wanted and their motivations were sincere, then i would supply it for them but i would not cook meat.  i would keep lunchmeat, hot dogs, things like that....but i would not just cook a big chicken in the oven or anything.

i would supply meat for them if they had a good reason....for example, if they decided that eating meat is essential to their beliefs (don't know how you'd claim that one, but whatever).  i would NOT, however, supply meat for them if they wanted to eat it because so-and-so made fun of them, or some other nonsense.  

i plan on raising my kids as vegetarians, and if they decide later on that they want to eat meat that is their choice.  but it doesn't mean i have to be a caterer......i will make one meal and that is it.  if they want to make a lunchmeat sandwich they can do that, but i plan on having at least 2 kids and i'm not going to make seperate meals for their individual whims......i will just make it available and they can eat it when they like.

Answer 14

I've thought about this myself since I have two vegan children.

I decide no.  Why?  Because it's very simple.  It's not a matter of their choice.  It's a matter of health.  If my child wanted to smoke cigarettes, I would not allow it.  Neither would I allow them to eat junk food.  No, they don't need a little junk food.  No, junk food is not part of being a kid and I am not depriving them of their childhood by not giving them junk food.  Meat is junk food as far as I'm concerned.  It's not meant for human consumption, and not only that, it's morally wrong.  

For us, being vegan is just normal.  It's nothing.  When they reach their teens, it will still be nothing.  It's just food.  If I raise them properly with a proper understanding of where their food comes from, how it is grown, etc. then they will understand.  They will not feel the need to try meat because they will understand what meat is.  To others, meat is just another 'thing' at the grocery store.  It just sits there on the shelf like any other 'thing' -- disconnected from reality.

The rebel teen?  Ooh, we'll see.  They love food, so if they rebel, I don't think it will be against food.

Answer 15

yes.i would let them eat meat but also Vegetarian food.

Answer 16

This hasn't happened to me, but it has to my sister who is also a vegan.

She respects the choice of the two of her children who decided they wanted to eat meat; yes she provides it in her home and cooks it for them.

I know and have known several veg*n parents who didn't provide meat in their own homes, but respected their children's right and their decision to eat meat elsewhere if they wanted to - at school, at birthday parties etc. Some of the children did, some didn't.

It's all about respecting children and their ability to think for themselves and to make choices and decisions. I wish more non-veg*n parents felt this way - the many questions on here from young teenagers whose parents insist they eat meat is evidence that many don't.

Answer 17

No.  Vegetarianism is a principal and a value that was enforced in my home, no differently than honesty and hygiene.  My eldest daughter sometimes liked to eat pizza with her friends, and we knew that she occassionally ate meat, but we did not allow slaughtered animals in our home, nor did we contribute to their death by buying it, transporting it, cooking it, serving it, selling it, or eating it.  We did not support her decision to partake in eating flesh, no more than a parent would support and respect a child's decision to murder or steal.  How could I teach my children that taking a life is unjustified if I allow them to show no mercy to animals?

The difference between a meat-eating family accommodating a vegetarian child and a vegetarian family accommodating a meat-eating child is one of principal.  Non-violence and compassion toward all living things is a higher principal than simply killing to satisfy the taste.

Answer 18

Nope, as long as there living under my roof there going to eat what I prepare, and thats not going to be meat. I wouldnt let them slaughter animals in my home either.

But I cant be with them 24/7 f they want to eat meat outside of the house not much I can do about it.

They might not like it, but there are plenty of rules, parents enforce that there kids dont like. As long as they have a healthy diet, im doing my job as a parent.