Raising the next generation to be kind and compassionate in an otherwise harsh world is something to admire, and I’m so happy I got a chance to chat with three lovely parents who are doing exactly that, setting an example for their little ones. Daniel has a five-year old daughter, Sharmila has a three-year old daughter, and Jess is a vegan mother of two-year-old twins. These three have generously shared…
It’s becoming more and more common to find teenagers willing to become vegans. It’s great to know that the younger generations are embracing compassion and will transmit those values to their offspring one day. Yet, teenagers often face big obstacles when transitioning from omnivore to vegan: they have no jobs and depend on their parents who often say “While you live under my roof, you must obey my rules.” Many…
Most people experience some amount of anxiety when coming home for the holidays, whether it’s because you’re bringing home a significant other to meet the folks for the first time or you may not be on the best terms with a family member. Most people typically don’t think “dietary issues” would make a family gathering stressful, but for vegans this is often times the case. Having to explain to family…
Suppose that you are vegan and you live in a house with non-vegans. And suppose that these omnivores are your family, your children and/or spouse. Oftentimes families have mixed dietary preferences and approaches. But families still want to eat together—eating together as a family provides communication, an opportunity to listen, eye contact, and of course, time to remember gratitude. It’s good and it feels good to herd everyone together for…
It’s time for my monthly ramblings from the world of vegan parenting… It’s been raining, and raining, and raining some more these last few weeks so we’ve been spending a lot of time colouring in pictures. Littlepixie is getting bored of her colouring book and my drawing skills are reasonably close to abysmal, I mean I know what I’m trying to draw, it’s just that our pencils are quite clearly…
Since entering the wonderful world of babies, I’ve become much more aware of the constant barrage of animal stereotypes. Almost every baby book has the same pictures: happy pigs in their pens, chickens pecking contentedly in the barn, cows munching on green grass while their calves frolic nearby. Other books describe a day in the life of a zookeeper, and we see the sleepy lions, the huge elephants and the…