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Comment by Richard Ⓥ Molyneux on May 23, 2013 at 8:13pm

Right, I found a couple of nannies in the US on here, unfortunately London-based Milly Dee, who showed an interest in Shyam's (co-owner of The Karma Free Pizza Co.) request for an au pair/nanny, is no longer a member.

Comment by Richard Ⓥ Molyneux on May 23, 2013 at 7:56pm

There was a lady childminder a while back Amrit; I think she was in London but I could be wrong. If I can find her again I'll comment on here.

Comment by Amrit Blackburn on May 23, 2013 at 2:15pm

Hi there, does anyone know of any vegan childminders/babysitters/ nannies in West London UK at all or in London for that matter? 

Comment by Richard Ⓥ Molyneux on May 12, 2013 at 11:13pm

Do please comment of any useful resources (forums, Meetups, etc.) relevant to your country, so I can add them to our 'Directory'.

Thanks to Air for telling me about www.wegedzieciak.pl, the Polish veg*n families forum :-)

Comment by Richard Ⓥ Molyneux on March 31, 2013 at 10:24am

Do check out, and add to, the 'Fun Stuff' page :-)

Comment by Scocasso on March 2, 2013 at 6:03pm

"many children in vegan families resent being "forced" to be different than their peers"

I've been raising my children vegan since birth.  I'm a single dad too. Organic too (their mother won't feed them organic food; says it's too expensive although she makes more money than I do). I think that parents must constantly remind their children just why it is that they are eating as they are.  Talking with them, discussing with them, and giving them as many facts as possible, showing them movies and videos, reading books, and so forth.  It should be an ongoing topic of discussion in order to distill this information in their minds that will later manifest in an intuitive form of knowledge; just as speaking, reading, and writing will seem second-nature.  They should learn about the history of food (as we know it), the human digestive system (from mouth to anus), farming, organic verses non-organic, culture and tradition and it's effect on the food we eat, and so forth.  Simply telling children that it's for their own good and that they should trust you as to the details and to simply do as you say is doomed to fail; especially if done in a forceful way.  Empowering children with knowledge is the method I believe is best.  Don't shy away from details; they deserve to know it all.  And as with anything, the information needs to be repeated and practised.  At school, there are so many kids with all sorts of food issues such as allergies, special diets, and so forth that being a vegan kid is really nothing compared to some poor kid that will go into some kind of deathly allergic reaction from the mere scent of peanut-butter.  It's getting easier and easier for kids to eat healthy and be vegan. 

The main problems I have are with adults.  Such as well-intentioned adults that give out candy as an incentive treat after the kids do their running club.  Pure ignorance (not must worse to eat after exercise than candy).  So, such adults think that depriving kids of junk-food is to deprive kids of having fun and that kids can't be given incentive purely for good merit alone, you must bribe them.  I believe kids will perform for praise alone.

So, school is full of junk food.  It's more difficult to avoid junk food than non-vegan food.  They're always handing out candy, having pizza and hot dogs, chips and soda pop, and everything else in-between and at all the birthday parties too.  Parents don't realize that if all there is on the table is a healthy selection of fruit, vegetables and dip, that the kids will eat it all up.  Anyway, I'm getting on a rant here.  Basically, being vegan is pretty easy, but they are presented with junk-food constantly - like drug dealers giving out samples.

Comment by Sandy on March 2, 2013 at 12:29pm

Thank you Richard!

Comment by Richard Ⓥ Molyneux on March 1, 2013 at 5:04am

Talking of Tony, the lovely Captain James Tea Cook, AKA vegan chef Tony Bishop-Weston, posted this equally lovely photo to promote VegfestUK...

Comment by Richard Ⓥ Molyneux on March 1, 2013 at 4:44am

Thanks Thom, to put your comment into context, here's what Tony had to say when he created his 'Raising Vegan Kids in a carnivorous society' group (It's being closed, along with a couple of other duplicates, in deference to this larger group) -

"My wife and I live in Texas and we have a 21 month old boy (whom we are raising vegan since birth) and are expecting our second February 2011.

We have raised a lot of concerns about how to properly shield our son when he goes to school or when he will be around meat eaters friends and protect him from possible intimidations and other factors that could affect his metal and physical health.

For parents raising Vegan Kids, any thoughts on that?"

Comment by Thom Malone on February 28, 2013 at 11:09pm

Thanx, Richard, for the recommendation. Here's my comment copied over:

[Comment by Thom Malone on October 3, 2010 at 9:11pm]

"Hi, Tony.

"First of all, congratulations on your son and raising him according to your moral compass and the adventures of helping him discover this wonderful world to which we can relate as vegans.

"The peer pressure angle is a variable that shows up in many different moral stands that parents take, probably most notably the usual temptations of alcohol, drugs, and premarital sex. The intermediate grades are where many find their preteen children beginning to want to relate to their peers. Usually alcohol, drugs, and sex are not factors here, but wanting to be like their peers - particularly where "everybody" is eating the typical American meat-centered diet - is where the vegan family gets hit earlier than other omnivorous parents.

"Despite many vegan parents demonstrating tolerance of others' their respective right to make their own choices that stand in stark contrast to the vegan path, many children in vegan families resent being "forced" to be different than their peers. These are observations that have been shared with me long before I became a parent as well as now that I have a child who is in high school. I don't have all the answers, but I can say that I had and still have the concerns that you have. If you are consistent and firm in adhering to what you and your wife feel is the right path to follow, you may discover and offer insights that can help others. I don't think even a fraction of the vegan parents out there have stumbled upon this site much less this group that you've started, but when they do, we may reap the benefit of our collective experiences - hopefully sooner than later.

"Cordially,
Thom"

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