Guest guest Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 Hello, all, I am a new member, a grandmother of two little girls. I would like some help to explain *why* we don't eat meat, in a way that will not upset my son and DIL...grin!! My son and DIL don't eat meat, but do occasionally eat chicken and seafood. I went veggie at home when he was about 14, with his encouragement, so he has a pretty long " no meat " history. They are not the almost militant veggie, AR people that I am, but that's OK...grin... Now onto the girls. Lauren turned 6 in June, Ella will be 4 next month. All their little lives they have eaten " bacon " , " sausage " , etc before it hit me that *their* bacon is different from real bacon, but they don't know the difference. About a year ago, I started telling them that " We LOVE animals, so we don't want to eat them " . At my house, everything became " not real (fill in the blank). So now, we always have " not real bacon " , " not real ribs " etc. I have a lot of animals and the girls love to come over and play with them (they have no pets), so I hit on the " we love animals, we don't eat them " . As they are getting older and have more outside activities, I have the feeling that if one of them wanted a real burger, the parents would let them. I need to figure out a good way to explain to the girls why we shouldn't eat meat without upsetting the parents. Heck, if I had my way, I'd take them to the local pork festival where they start by shooting the pig and carving him up. That would probably do the trick, but I'd never see the girls again...grin...! Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Ilene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 Hi Ilene, I'm working to make my family more vegetarian. My older two children eat meat at their dad's. I told them about some of what I had seen in one of the PETA video's (too graphic for them to watch). He decided right then that he would no longer eat any red meat. That is a start for sure. I'm really proud of how he has no problem with telling people that he doesn't eat that. At home of course this isn't an issue because we only cook vegetarian food. Jacqueline C. > > " momcat2002 " <irach > 2005/09/12 Mon AM 09:09:36 EST > > New Member / Help with Explaining to Kids > > Hello, all, > > I am a new member, a grandmother of two little girls. I would like > some help to explain *why* we don't eat meat, in a way that will not > upset my son and DIL...grin!! > > My son and DIL don't eat meat, but do occasionally eat chicken and > seafood. I went veggie at home when he was about 14, with his > encouragement, so he has a pretty long " no meat " history. > > They are not the almost militant veggie, AR people that I am, but > that's OK...grin... > > Now onto the girls. Lauren turned 6 in June, Ella will be 4 next > month. All their little lives they have eaten " bacon " , " sausage " , > etc before it hit me that *their* bacon is different from real > bacon, but they don't know the difference. > > About a year ago, I started telling them that " We LOVE animals, so > we don't want to eat them " . At my house, everything became " not real > (fill in the blank). So now, we always have " not real bacon " , " not > real ribs " etc. > > I have a lot of animals and the girls love to come over and play > with them (they have no pets), so I hit on the " we love animals, we > don't eat them " . > > As they are getting older and have more outside activities, I have > the feeling that if one of them wanted a real burger, the parents > would let them. I need to figure out a good way to explain to the > girls why we shouldn't eat meat without upsetting the parents. > > Heck, if I had my way, I'd take them to the local pork festival > where they start by shooting the pig and carving him up. That would > probably do the trick, but I'd never see the girls again...grin...! > > Any help would be greatly appreciated! > > Thanks, > > Ilene > > For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list and is not intended to provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. > > edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 There are some really good books about vegetarianism aimed at kids. The Gnats of Knotty Pine, Herb the Vegetarian Dragon, Farmer Duck (any kiddy version of Animal Farm), A Turkey for Thanksgiving, Twas the Night before Thanksgiving, etc. I've always taught my (5 1/2 yo) daughter that 'we' eat real food and 'some' people eat animals but we don't eat animals because that would be gross. As she has gotten older it has become obvious to her that 'some' is more like 'most' but that doesn't make her think it is any less gross. Peta has some great free comic books as well. You can order (for free) the comics as well as get other vegetarian material for children. Renee http://www.petakids.com/comics.asp --- momcat2002 <irach wrote: > Hello, all, > > I am a new member, a grandmother of two little > girls. I would like > some help to explain *why* we don't eat meat, in a > way that will not > upset my son and DIL...grin!! > > My son and DIL don't eat meat, but do occasionally > eat chicken and > seafood. I went veggie at home when he was about 14, > with his > encouragement, so he has a pretty long " no meat " > history. > > They are not the almost militant veggie, AR people > that I am, but > that's OK...grin... > > Now onto the girls. Lauren turned 6 in June, Ella > will be 4 next > month. All their little lives they have eaten > " bacon " , " sausage " , > etc before it hit me that *their* bacon is different > from real > bacon, but they don't know the difference. > > About a year ago, I started telling them that " We > LOVE animals, so > we don't want to eat them " . At my house, everything > became " not real > (fill in the blank). So now, we always have " not > real bacon " , " not > real ribs " etc. > > I have a lot of animals and the girls love to come > over and play > with them (they have no pets), so I hit on the " we > love animals, we > don't eat them " . > > As they are getting older and have more outside > activities, I have > the feeling that if one of them wanted a real > burger, the parents > would let them. I need to figure out a good way to > explain to the > girls why we shouldn't eat meat without upsetting > the parents. > > Heck, if I had my way, I'd take them to the local > pork festival > where they start by shooting the pig and carving him > up. That would > probably do the trick, but I'd never see the girls > again...grin...! > > Any help would be greatly appreciated! > > Thanks, > > Ilene > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 PETA has a really inexpensive quarterly magazine just for kids. I ordered it off of Amazon. Some of the articles may be a little much for really young kids, but overall it's very good. It even has intervews with vegetarian celebrities that are popular with kids. Very informative. -Lisa jacqcote wrote: Hi Ilene, I'm working to make my family more vegetarian. My older two children eat meat at their dad's. I told them about some of what I had seen in one of the PETA video's (too graphic for them to watch). He decided right then that he would no longer eat any red meat. That is a start for sure. I'm really proud of how he has no problem with telling people that he doesn't eat that. At home of course this isn't an issue because we only cook vegetarian food. Jacqueline C. > > " momcat2002 " <irach > 2005/09/12 Mon AM 09:09:36 EST > > New Member / Help with Explaining to Kids > > Hello, all, > > I am a new member, a grandmother of two little girls. I would like > some help to explain *why* we don't eat meat, in a way that will not > upset my son and DIL...grin!! > > My son and DIL don't eat meat, but do occasionally eat chicken and > seafood. I went veggie at home when he was about 14, with his > encouragement, so he has a pretty long " no meat " history. > > They are not the almost militant veggie, AR people that I am, but > that's OK...grin... > > Now onto the girls. Lauren turned 6 in June, Ella will be 4 next > month. All their little lives they have eaten " bacon " , " sausage " , > etc before it hit me that *their* bacon is different from real > bacon, but they don't know the difference. > > About a year ago, I started telling them that " We LOVE animals, so > we don't want to eat them " . At my house, everything became " not real > (fill in the blank). So now, we always have " not real bacon " , " not > real ribs " etc. > > I have a lot of animals and the girls love to come over and play > with them (they have no pets), so I hit on the " we love animals, we > don't eat them " . > > As they are getting older and have more outside activities, I have > the feeling that if one of them wanted a real burger, the parents > would let them. I need to figure out a good way to explain to the > girls why we shouldn't eat meat without upsetting the parents. > > Heck, if I had my way, I'd take them to the local pork festival > where they start by shooting the pig and carving him up. That would > probably do the trick, but I'd never see the girls again...grin...! > > Any help would be greatly appreciated! > > Thanks, > > Ilene > > For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list and is not intended to provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. > > edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 PETA's Grrrrrr Magazine is free. You can get a subscription on thier website. My kids love when it comes. Lisa <starfirefive wrote:PETA has a really inexpensive quarterly magazine just for kids. I ordered it off of Amazon. Some of the articles may be a little much for really young kids, but overall it's very good. It even has intervews with vegetarian celebrities that are popular with kids. Very informative. -Lisa jacqcote wrote: Hi Ilene, I'm working to make my family more vegetarian. My older two children eat meat at their dad's. I told them about some of what I had seen in one of the PETA video's (too graphic for them to watch). He decided right then that he would no longer eat any red meat. That is a start for sure. I'm really proud of how he has no problem with telling people that he doesn't eat that. At home of course this isn't an issue because we only cook vegetarian food. Jacqueline C. > > " momcat2002 " <irach > 2005/09/12 Mon AM 09:09:36 EST > > New Member / Help with Explaining to Kids > > Hello, all, > > I am a new member, a grandmother of two little girls. I would like > some help to explain *why* we don't eat meat, in a way that will not > upset my son and DIL...grin!! > > My son and DIL don't eat meat, but do occasionally eat chicken and > seafood. I went veggie at home when he was about 14, with his > encouragement, so he has a pretty long " no meat " history. > > They are not the almost militant veggie, AR people that I am, but > that's OK...grin... > > Now onto the girls. Lauren turned 6 in June, Ella will be 4 next > month. All their little lives they have eaten " bacon " , " sausage " , > etc before it hit me that *their* bacon is different from real > bacon, but they don't know the difference. > > About a year ago, I started telling them that " We LOVE animals, so > we don't want to eat them " . At my house, everything became " not real > (fill in the blank). So now, we always have " not real bacon " , " not > real ribs " etc. > > I have a lot of animals and the girls love to come over and play > with them (they have no pets), so I hit on the " we love animals, we > don't eat them " . > > As they are getting older and have more outside activities, I have > the feeling that if one of them wanted a real burger, the parents > would let them. I need to figure out a good way to explain to the > girls why we shouldn't eat meat without upsetting the parents. > > Heck, if I had my way, I'd take them to the local pork festival > where they start by shooting the pig and carving him up. That would > probably do the trick, but I'd never see the girls again...grin...! > > Any help would be greatly appreciated! > > Thanks, > > Ilene > > For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list and is not intended to provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. > > edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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