Reply to Practically 9 year old expressing wanting to be vegetarian but barely eats already- how to sway?

Forum Index » Elementary School-Aged Kids

Reply to "Practically 9 year old expressing wanting to be vegetarian but barely eats already- how to sway?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some good ideas here about education, making lists etc. Protein really isn't too big of an issue. A good multi vitamin will help with any B12 issues.  It may help you to think of the week rather than the day in terms of nutrients/balance.  I caution against over obsessing/discussing it though and I think viewing it weekly may help with that.

However, it sounds like you need to rule out an eating disorder before going down the vegetarian path. We've known kids as young as grade 2 develope eating disorders.

Both our kids decided within 6 months of each other to become vegetarians around the same age and a bit older than your daughter. DS is a picky eater - probably some sensory issues there. He also never really liked meat prior to becoming veg. He's hit puberty and is still a jagged eater but is ravenous at times. He is doing great - growing tall and very muscular. Does drink gallons of milk.  We still work on encouraging a healthy diet because it's an ongoing learning process for them.

[/quote]

So you caution against over-obsessing and then say the OP has to rule out an eating disorder before she lets her child become vegetarian. Ironic.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics