Should I let my 2 year old have fastfood?

In my opinion, I think too much of anything is unhealthy. But for a special treat once in a while like I do for my children I don't think it is a big problem. Like I said too much of sugar is bad-do we ban sugar from kids completely? No. Too much chocolate or ice cream is bad-do we ban our kids completely? No. Even if they don't have it all the time I am sure at birthdays or any Holidays they get those things. I would not suggest it all the time but I don't think keeping kids away from something completely is a good idea. Just don't let them eat it every day or you can get the healthier items on the menu. Now they have fruit and better things for us, not like when I was younger when they did not have those options!

I think on special occassion it can be fine, but not all the time. Making it a habit will only make him want more.

I think it is ok to take your son to a fast food place like mcdonalds occasionally as a treat,as long as he taught about a healthy and balanced diet and that you shouldn't eat at mcdonalds too often.In someways taking him to mcdonalds occasionally may be a good thing if you always stop him from having fast food when he is in the postion to choose what food he eats he may rebel and eat lots of fast food as he wasn't brought up learning to have it as part of a healthy balanced diet.In the same way the children of priests are often wild party animals.My mum brought me up to eat fast food as part of a healthy balanced diet and i know make relatively healthy lifestyle choices for myself.

It mcu depends on your own wishes more that on his. I think you should not give in to a 2 year olds demands. You are in charge and if you are not inot fast food, there´s no reason to make a fast food adict of your baby at such a tender age. Kids need limits and must understand how their particular family works. As for myself, when my kids wanted fast food, I´d trade and say: why don´t we go home and make some french fries as a treat for all! We gathered around the kitchen and the girls soon learned to peel potatoes (the potato peeler is not a terrible weapon) and I cut it , fried them and salted them. They never got to the table as they were eaten while they were being done. In that way, they were also taught to work for what they wanted. But a 2 year old must not eat fried potaotes, even if made at home. Noone wants to have an obese child later on in life.

I'm sure it's fine for your son to try it. Everything in moderation.

hey, i think you should let him eat some after a fixed span of time , say a month or 2-3 weeks or so. if you will force him not to have fast food he may stop arguing with you but will be attracted more towards it from inside. so its better to let him eat some in your presence . you may also select some fast food's which are more nutritious than others or make some at home especially for him and try to add more nutritious content to it like vegetables etc . it would rather be a tricky way to make him a habit of eating vegetables and healthy food. thanks. happy myloting .

It depends on you, if you would be able to control your 2 year old. i would suggest though that maybe you should refrain your kid from having a lot of fast foods especially if it can be prevented because as we know many kids gets addicted to junk food and they easily won't be willing to eat healthier foods when given them.

I think you should not give in to a 2 year olds requests or demands. Parents must always be in control. Kids need limits and discipline. So saying, it seems to me that once you start taking your child to Maccas they will always want to go as they will always expect to get their own way. If you must go, make it the same time each month and only if he's been good. the kid can learn about consequences by having this privilege removed if he misbehaves. Your child must be extremely advanced for his age to be showing this kind of behaviour towards somewhere he has never been previously.

HI Strawberry, Sure. Let him have McDonalds as a treat. I raised 4 girls and I took them to McDonalds on occasion for a treat. For the most part,they ate very healthy so I wasn't even worried about it. It isn't going to hurt him but denying him will make him want it all the more. We ended up living right by McDonalds, Wendy's and Burgerking when my girls were teens and ya know...they really only ate there for snacks occasionally.

For a two year old to request for Mcdonald is kinda cute. I believe he really is not after the food but he wanted just to be inside and have some fun. My little ones love to go to Mcdonalds as well but they don't really mind the food. Once inside they'd go straight to the playhouse and won't even mind what food would they eat.Also they are after the toys that go with the Happy Meals. So go and allow your 2 year old to have a taste of Mcdonald once in a while. I don't think that is bad for him.

Moderation is the key to this. Letting him had McDonalds once in a while is not going to harm him. Perhaps make it a treat for him if he behaves himself while you are in town running errands etc. When my 2 year old was only 10 months old my MIL started on french fries with him. He loves McDonalds now. If he stays over night with her she loads him up on fast food. We try to encourage her to not do this. Moderation is the key.

Hi, good thing as you think it is bad thing to do, but maybe if he likes it a lot like all this generation you can give him a bite or so from time to time or once a week let us say, but not as a daily reoutine or every day, this are not goint to hurt i guess

hi strawberryshortcake! i think you should let your child go to mcdonalds, not every day, but as a treat...it is a fun experience for children to play there and have their happy meals...i got to go for happy meals as a child and i took my son when he was a child and we both have good memories of those times...it is part of childhood culture now..

Of course not !!!! considering he is only 2 years old, fast food is not fit for him. Although fast-food appears attractive to him, it will make him obese as he grows up. Moreover fast-foods do not include essential nutrients which help in proper growth of kids. You can start giving him fast-food once he is, say 8-10 years old.

It probably is alright if he is a healthy boy, just let him enjoy some of the fun once a while, just don't buy him too much french fries and avoid drinking large size of sweet soda, then everything should be quite alright. Just remember, not everything sell in the fast food joints is bad, there are still few good items that are perfectly alright to eat.

They shouldn't eat fastfoods, I don't think. Fast foods contain a lot of inorganic substance that may not be good for their health. However, nowadays, parents do not seem to care about this. Whenever they go to the mall, they drop by at fastfood restaurant and give their precious babies the foods. You'd better be careful.

There are some healthy alternitives their, it should be ok if they start out eating healthy where ever they go

In moderation for sure but make sure you're pumping it full of nutritional, earth made foods too! An excess in natural foods will help balance out the fast food diet that made be cheaper some days. I'm no expert but for sure the eating in moderation, and get him/her lots of fruits and veggies and of course water!

Moderation. Maybe a few chips but that's it. I don't think I was allowed McDonalds before I was 2 and afterwards I was allowed a little. When I was growing up I would have it once every two to three months as a treat and now that I'm older, it's my choice and I still hardly go. I'm not addicted to it and it could be because my mother told me it wasn't good for me to have it all the time and it's stuck with me. My cousin has 2 kids now and she does the same, they have it as a treat but when they were younger she didn't let them. So ultimately the choice is yours, I think at that age as they are still growing and developing a lot is no good. To be honest when I see little kids in prams being fed this food it makes me feel a bit funny about it, I don't seem to approve but it's not my choice how people want to raise their kids.

I don't think its the best idea. Fast food is unhealthy, plus they arrange the flavors to make you crave it all the time. You son will always want more and this is a very bad habit. Just make sure to give him some in moderation and try to pick the healthier choices on the menu and you should be fine!