I’m a mom – people make me feel crazy for cutting my toddler’s food up but I showed what happens if you don’t
AFTER being called overbearing, a concerned mother is proving her method is best.
She revealed the potential dangerous outcomes of not cutting up your child’s food and said she’d rather be safe than sorry.
A mother (@photosparkstriad) who calls herself both a “dreamer” and a “realist” is definitely realistic when it comes to her child’s safety – and she isn’t taking any choking risks.
In a TikTok video, she issued a warning to other parents.
“This is why we cut grapes and tomatoes in quarters for our toddlers,” she began.
The vigilant mother filmed a liquid-filled bottle that had a full grape in it.
When she tilted the bottle completely upside down, the grape remained stuck in the bottleneck, despite the water attempting to push it out.
She suggested a toddler’s throat is about the same diameter as the bottle neck.
“[Grapes] block the airways exactly like this, even when only cut in half.”
She wanted to spread the message across, asking her followers to send the video to anyone who cares for their little one.
“Especially to older generations, because they sometimes think of cutting grapes and tomatoes into long quarters.”
Although many parents take similar precautions, ensuring the food they serve is small enough for their child to accidentally swallow safely without chewing, she knows many people judge and label moms as crazy who do so.
“Never let anyone make you feel overbearing when this could be your child’s air supply that’s cut off.”
Viewers agreed with her advice.
“Girl, my kids are six and four and I still quarter the grapes. Absolutely no popcorn either,” one wrote, noting that popcorn is another choking hazard.
“I saw my mother-in-law try to give my two-year-old full grapes and I smacked them right out of her hand like the karate kid,” quipped another.