AnonyMouse_7474 Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 What do you say to a child who asks, "How do we get sausage and bacon from the pig, does he lay them?" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_11396 Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 "It's the meat from the animal", would be my answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_7474 Posted May 22, 2016 Author Share Posted May 22, 2016 I will try that but I suspect there will be more questions!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_3735 Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 I would also discuss with parent about the approach they want and how they would answer the question. they may already have given an answer , so would be good to be consistent, unless it is one you really don't feel you could use. In that case then you could find out what the parent would be happy with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_30128 Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 interesting...I would always be honest. Why do we have a problem with this???? I've never yet had a child come back with a yuck i'm not eating that! I think this is a really important 'lesson' .....but then my background is in food !!! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_11396 Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 My thoughts too Finleysmaid. The majority of our children struggle to understand a chip is actually made from a potato that grows in the ground, not Tescos or Asda where it's purchased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_5970 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Yes, we would be honest too. It wouldn't really cross my mind to say anything else. We are in a rural community and it is part of everyday life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_14268 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Honesty is the best policy in my book. Cannot think why it would be a problem for them to know. Just the other day we were having a discussion about food and one of my boys said "I had cow for tea last night" so I quickly said "yes beef is lovely, I really like beef" to which he replied with a puzzled face " no I said I had cow". We do live in a rural area surrounded by cattle farms! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_15046 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 If we can't tell children small unpalatable facts like that the pigs and sheep in the fields die to give us meat, how will they develop the skills to deal with bigger things? They need to find out that farm animals die, that their pets will die, because one day they will have to cope with the idea that their family and ultimately they will die too.Protecting children too much does them a disservice. I would just give them truthful answers the the questions they ask and no more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_1469 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 I totally agree, tell the truth. The only reason we have cattle , sheep etc is to eat them. ( Though we're not allowed lamb in our house, because it upsets my husband too much to eat such cute animals!!) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_21879 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Absolutely agree with 'honesty'. I am a firm believer that if you don't know what your food is and where it comes from, or find that fact unpalatable, then you shouldn't be eating it! In fact, I was having this discussion with one of my members of staff the other day. She said she buys all of her fresh meat from the supermarket in packages, pre cut to whatever she is cooking (strips/chunks etc) as she can't stand to handle it. I know it might not be the most pleasant sensation for a lot of people, but it is what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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