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This was a nice article that showed that it is definitely possible, with some work, to raise vegetarian children. I do not feed my daughter any meat, however, due to contradicting opinions with her father and other family members, I do not put up too much of a fight if she has meat at his house or someone’s house occasionally. I’d prefer she didn’t, but she’s getting old enough that she can make her own decisions. And I think that is the most important thing when raising a child period. When they are old enough to decide something, let them!
If my daughter decides she doesn’t want to be a vegetarian, then that is her decision (although, honestly, I would be very disappointed). I will never buy or serve her meat, but if she decides to eat it at someone else’s house, then that is up to her, she is almost 5 years old and can make small decisions like that. My main concern is that she is eating as healthy as possible. I make sure she takes vitamins every day and eats as much healthy food that any kid can handle.
Check out this NPR article…
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129137062&sc=emaf
Open Your Mind! 