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Do you have kids? Everybody thinks everything causes choking. People stop you on the street to tell you how to feed your toddlers. Grapes were particularly susp
by matt_morgan 9y ago
Do you have kids? Everybody thinks everything causes choking. People stop you on the street to tell you how to feed your toddlers. Grapes were particularly suspect in our neighborhood. People cut them in half, believing it was safer.
You are right, I'm sure, about chewing being important to learn; and it would have to be a tiny piece in order for it to be hard to choke on it, anyway, so cutting it small certainly won't usually help.
- Flott 9y agoI don't know how frequent kids choking is. All I know is that their gag reflex is pretty powerful and should keep them out of danger (for the most part).
- emmelaich 9y agoWell, grapes do cause choking in young kids. Just the right size to wedge in the airway. But yeah I'm sure many warnings are overdone.
- matt_morgan 9y agoI don't doubt it! I just can't imagine that half a grape is safer than a whole grape for small kids.
- emmelaich 9y agoA half is much safer because the skin is split. The whole reason that grapes are dangerous for small kids is that the throat can't break the skin. Of course, better to tell them to bite first. I cringe a bit when I see people do the throwing the grape in the air and catch it in their mouths.