Guest guest Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 i need help. when i married my husband he was a vegetarian and was raised one. i have raised my 5 year old boy on a vegetarian, when he turned three i gave him the choice of eating meat because i want him to feel strong in his beliefs. he chose not to eat me. in the last year i have became a vegan. i am trying very hard to switch my son over but my husband is fighting me tooth and nail. he even started eating meat with my son. i want him switched because among other reasons, it is so much better for your health. i just need to somehow convince my son. does anyone know of any age appropriate books, movies or anything i could do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2006 Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 At 3 years old and for many years to come, you still need to be making the choices for your children, in important areas of life. As an adult they make their choices. You set the guidelines of how you raise your family and instilling your values of what is good for them. They aren't mature enough to realize all the reasons behind why you may be choosing for them to do some things and not others. Teach them why being vegan and vegetarian is best for them and how it protects the animals. If you give them power that should be your's you're heading for a lot of heartache and one where the children rule the roust instead of you. I'm sorry your husband is working hard against you, but if you are the cook, just don't prepare it and suggest staying home to eat if eating out is another source of tug of war with your hubby going against your wishes for your child. > i need help. when i married my husband he was a vegetarian and was > raised one. i have raised my 5 year old boy on a vegetarian, when he > turned three i gave him the choice of eating meat because i want him > to feel strong in his beliefs. he chose not to eat me. in the last > year i have became a vegan. i am trying very hard to switch my son > over but my husband is fighting me tooth and nail. he even started > eating meat with my son. i want him switched because among other > reasons, it is so much better for your health. i just need to somehow > convince my son. does anyone know of any age appropriate books, movies > or anything i could do? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2006 Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 This site has some great children's book on being a Vegetarian. Hope it helps. http://vegfamily.com/vegan-children/vegan-books-stories.htm - sarah Sunday, August 13, 2006 3:56 PM vegan mom in a non vegan family i need help. when i married my husband he was a vegetarian and was raised one. i have raised my 5 year old boy on a vegetarian, when he turned three i gave him the choice of eating meat because i want him to feel strong in his beliefs. he chose not to eat me. in the last year i have became a vegan. i am trying very hard to switch my son over but my husband is fighting me tooth and nail. he even started eating meat with my son. i want him switched because among other reasons, it is so much better for your health. i just need to somehow convince my son. does anyone know of any age appropriate books, movies or anything i could do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2006 Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 If your library has this book, read it with your son: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0618710310/sr=8-1/qid=1155593969/ref=pd_bbs_1/1\ 04-2067908-6143148?ie=UTF8 Honestly, this is a health and safety issue. Unless your son is eating grass fed organic beef, he is being filled with hormones, antibiotics and vulnerable to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease). sarah <sgraystar wrote: i need help. when i married my husband he was a vegetarian and was raised one. i have raised my 5 year old boy on a vegetarian, when he turned three i gave him the choice of eating meat because i want him to feel strong in his beliefs. he chose not to eat me. in the last year i have became a vegan. i am trying very hard to switch my son over but my husband is fighting me tooth and nail. he even started eating meat with my son. i want him switched because among other reasons, it is so much better for your health. i just need to somehow convince my son. does anyone know of any age appropriate books, movies or anything i could do? 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 August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 thanks for all the advice. it is true, I am the mom/ chef. I do not ever prepare meat or dairy but, as a result of me being in school my husband takes him out a lot. I am going with the book approach. I just need to get my boy to really understand why it is wrong and unhealthy so he can make the right decisions when I am not around and so he won't fight me on this issue. I really want him to be strong in his beliefs and have good morals and integrity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 Hi Sarah, I think it's a great idea to have your son understand the moral implications of his food choices and practice integrity in this and other areas. However, I suspect that you and your husband need to resolve how you will deal with the food issue in your family. Nothing good will be accomplished by placing your son in the middle of a battle between you and your husband. Set time aside to respectfully discuss with your husband the issues you are both experiencing regarding vegetarianism and veganism. Honestly listen to his reasons for eating meat after having been a vegetarian. Is it because he truly has no ethical objection, or is he reacting to your veganism and your desire for your son to be vegan by " rebelling " with his own food choices? Without attacking his choices, explain to him why you think a vegan diet is so important and how you feel when he eats meat with your son. If necessary, I would seriously consider counseling to deal with any underlying issues. The two of you need to decide together how best to raise your son. Your husband needs to be on-board if you are going to raise him vegan; otherwise, he will continue to sabotage your efforts and your son will probably feel torn and confused. Work together to set " ground rules " regarding in-home and outside-the-home diets and diet restrictions. Best of luck to you! Keep us posted! ~Valerie , sarah gray <sgraystar wrote: > > thanks for all the advice. it is true, I am the mom/ > chef. I do not ever prepare meat or dairy but, as a > result of me being in school my husband takes him out > a lot. I am going with the book approach. I just need > to get my boy to really understand why it is wrong and > unhealthy so he can make the right decisions when I am > not around and so he won't fight me on this issue. I > really want him to be strong in his beliefs and have > good morals and integrity. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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