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[quote=Anonymous]We eat popcorn every night in my family.   I do think it is a slightly more dangerous food to eat than, say, cheerios or a cracker.   I think it might be more similar to apples, hot dogs, and grapes in terms of choking ability -- but I think those three things are easier to get out using the Heimlich Maneuver if necessary.

But it is such a cheap and healthy snack, that I think the risk is worth taking.  However, I do make sure to teach my children how to eat popcorn.... that they should never stuff their mouths with any food, but expecially not popcorn.   That they shoudln't be up and walking around with food in their mouths, ever -- but especially not with popcorn.  They should always chew their food carefully -- but especially popcorn.

And I don't let my children mix eating popcorn with any other food -- for example, they can't have a bite of pocorn and then a bite of an apple.

It might seem like I am a helicopter mom monitoring my kids eating habits, or it might seem easier just not to serve popcorn altogether.  But my kids are both school aged and they will encounter popcorn in their lives -- I want them to be experienced at eating it, to be familiar with the texture, and to know how to eat it and other foods like it safely.[/quote]

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