It is not imposed on the children, because the children, are in a situation, that is not allowed, to provide only what benefits them, If the kind of treatment, does not harm them, and it benefits them, I think no problem, And in the world, all the living quarters, are different,Those who blame the parents for what they do with their children, they are the ones who impose .. And I do not think that someone will hurt his child unless he is crazy

Vegan diet is really possible for babies

All child-rearing is imposing our will on our children while helping them find their own. That goes for diet, intellectual pursuits, what sports we encourage them to participate in, and every other aspect of their lives. Where do you draw the line on what is encouraging good social growth and a healthy mind and body, and what is "abuse"? Who makes those rules? As secular people, we don't religious wingnuts telling us what to do, and likewise, those wingnuts don't want us dictating what is or isn't right.

Nutritionally, I would call forcing a child to be vegan abuse. Children, especially babies, need good quality fats that can't be found in plants, for proper brain and nervous system development. Breast milk provides those things, but unless they are nursing all through childhood rather than just the general practice of the first year or two, then you have a malnourished child who will not likely develop to their fullest potential. However, you said this isn't about nutrition and my mind wandered once I started typing.

I thought you were really clear actually - but I ma not clear about an answer - I'm vegan but not by choice i have several allergies and have to watch what I eat but I know you can have a balanced vegan diet and so long as the baby thrives ---- I agree with you about all choices are the parents - until the child decides to spit unwanted tastes or textures out again. When I was growing up I wouldnt eat anything that wasnt the same texture all the way through and I wouldn't eat anything that had touched anything else on my plate - gravy was a terrible thought - mushing everythign together - cheese and cucumber not touching was fine I was indulged and have to a certain extent relaxed my childhood rules on food consumption (64 years later)

Imposing ones will on a child is called raising them. If a parent does not "impose their will" on a child, logically they would be growing up with no guidance at all, and that would not be in the interest of the child.

Every child must consume food and it’s up to parents to decide how to feed them, within reason. At some point, dietary choices can be abusive. If you feed a small child a diet of 100% fast food, is that abuse? What if you feed a child nothing but bread and water? Failing to provide your child with needed nutrition is neglectful, at least. It is extremely difficult to provide a well-rounded diet to an infant within vegan restrictions. I mean, let’s be honest, it is difficult for an adult to get adequate nutrition from a vegan diet.
Question, does a vegan diet exclude mothers’ breast milk?

The baby is always at the mercy of its parents (and society). All we can do is question law and the way our society works to encourage good practice for parents/teachers and others to educate our young in the best way possible. The best way possible is obviously subjective, and this involves us looking at argument and challenging ideas to see which ideas are best

Assuming you're reasonably sane you raise your children in a way that means they will learn basic right from wrong and be able to fit in and contribute to society as they grow. It's about teaching them how to think not what to think then when they're adults hopefully they can make up their own minds. Are you imposing your will? Yes obviously, otherwise the child would have no instruction or direction, a computers no good unless you load stuff to make it function, but hopefully this 'imposing' is done out of love and doesn't harm or damage but helps them flourish.
Yes there are exceptions, yes there are caveats, but if it isn't done in a malicious way what's the problem.

My baby would be completely vegan.
My dog is completely vegan.

Everything that we do as parents is absolutely imposing our will upon them. We infuse them with our morals, our thought processes, our decision making processes, our religious beliefs, our prejudices, and in general our diets.

The line between something being abuse vs being raised differently is so blurry its hard to see sometimes. I would say that intent matters heavily, but not to the point where the child is endangered. If someone is raising their children on a Vegan diet, more power to them. As long as they know what they are doing, and if their child begins to exhibit signs of malnutrition they fix the issue.

Likewise if someone is raising their children without modern medicine, cool. Personally I think they're an idiot, but its their choice as parents. That being said, if the kid suddenly doubles over from stomach pain and the parents try to pray it away only for it not to work... Well... There better be a real quick hospital trip in store for them.

Everybody knows that atheists prefer corn fed and free range babies. Much better texture and exquisite flavor.

as long as the mother does not refuse her breast out of vegan principle. it's what babies cry for, no need for indoctrination.

You all know vegans breastfeed, right?

BTW, CPS means Child Protective Services.

Of course you have to impose your will on a child until that child can make their own decisions. Since it is your responsibility to care for them, you need to make sure they are getting all of the nutritional elements they need to be healthy. I have heard that is difficult to do that in childhood with a plant based diet only. Some children have died due to unintentional malnourishment. That is the basis of the argument. That is why it is important. Imposing a vegan diet might kill them.

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I don't care much about the imposing-one's-will argument, but I don't know whether a vegan diet is healthy for infants. Human breast milk is the food of babies — it's what we relied on for development for all of mammalian history until very recently — and regardless of what we think we know about diet and nutrition there's so much that's still a mystery about how the body uses nutrients and if/why some things are healthy and others aren't and what the long-term effects of diet are. I'd have no problem with transitioning from breast milk to a plant-based diet as the baby is weaned, though. For me it's not about some moral dilemma about using animals for food, but only about what's healthy for the child.

You got it: a child's will is not sufficient for its own life; caregivers must "impose". Eat your vegetables, do your homework, go to bed. Hard to say exactly where the line is when the "imposition" becomes inappropriate. When the child's physical, mental, emotional, or social health is demonstrably harmed, that's definitely out of bounds. Short of that, there's a gray zone where people are going to disagree.

Example: my cousin, 12 years old. Only child of an older, single mom, with deeply involved grandparents. Mom and grandparents answer questions for him, do things for him--ALL. THE. TIME. The poor kid's hesitant and unsure when called upon to act or think independently. I'm appalled by this; I think they're doing great harm to his psychosocial development potential. But I'm not going to call CPS; no objective measure is going to register any demonstrable "harm": by all accounts he's a bright, well-behaved, spoiled, and sheltered young man. Nothing to squawk about. But I seethe.

My kids did not eat peas or lima beans at my house because I loathe them. Their father's parents introduced my kids to those veggies. Was that child abuse? Well, I think so but not really. I fed my kids how I fed myself. As a parent you HAVE to impose your will on your child it is called parenting. This is why we have so many kids with no manners running around because the parents are afraid of crushing junior. Kids are resilient, they survive and hopefully have had the shit knocked out of them and grow up to be responsible adults.

I for one exceptionally understood you. Now share with me how I can initiate a conversation with a hot smiling lady? Will you help?

You are correct. Perhaps parents should not feed children until they are old enough to decide for themselves.
So are vaccines an act of imposing your will on children, either way?
Honestly, I think it is a matter of nutrition. If parents are feeding their kids a healthy, complete diet, it's nobody else's business. Most parents feed children the food they like; whether they are vegan or not, if Mom and Dad dislike brown rice, Junior is probably not going to eat brown rice.