Little kids and hot dogs

MamatoA2010

At what age did you/do you stop cutting up hot dogs for your kids?

shadypines

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Not joking

shadypines

Yeah I'm joking!

shadypines

It really depends on kid. But leaning towards 4ish.

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RayRay007

I don't know yet and DD is 3.

NotSharknado

Dom was probably 5. Sophia has started to take bites of an intact hotdog and seems to prefer it that way.

wino2006

DD1 is almost 8 and I allow her to eat whole hot dogs, but it's only been within the past year or so.

NotSharknado

pobrecita said:

Dom was probably 5. Sophia has started to take bites of an intact hotdog and seems to prefer it that way.

Lol at intact hotdog. Omg.

I didn't know how else to word it. 

NotSharknado

Speaking of, I had a delicious Chicago dog for dinner. It was delightfully intact.

bulbasaur359

DD has had whole hotdogs. I'm always with her when she does. If I have to cut I cut the circles in half as to eliminate the plug issue. DD also likes sausage but those are so big that she can't bite off a whole circle kwim. I'm talking about stuff like brats.

SpaceGirlSpiff

I dont know but I'll probably do it longer than necessary because paranoid

I cut them into long thin strips and then put them back on the bun with some ketchup...hes a fan.

RondackHiker

For a while yet.

I choked on one when I was about six and remember the fear and everything so clearly. I took a bite and laughed and the damn thing went down my throat.

ASmallWonder

@mbenit4 anyone can choke.  It's not like everyone who has ever choked doesn't chew their food, that's why it's an accident.  The reason hotdogs (and grapes) are scarier is because if they do choke, the food is the perfect size and shape to completely block their airway unlike food that's more irregular in shape and might allow the passage of at least a little air.

We just started letting him have grapes and whole hotdogs and he's almost 4.  I about died watching my SIL feed her TEN month old whole grapes.  My MIL finally said to BIL (her son) "I try not to butt in but you absolutely need to stop doing that."

ASmallWonder

I "called you out" because you don't seem to get how he could choke but whatevs, just genuinely trying to help you understand why it's such a big deal.  If he bites the damn thing and someone scares him and he inhales or he fucking coughs and it slips down his throat before he has a chance to "tear it up" it's bad news.

ASmallWonder

mbenit4 said:

I "called you out" because you don't seem to get how he could choke but whatevs, just genuinely trying to help you understand why it's such a big deal.  If he bites the damn thing and someone scares him and he inhales or he fucking coughs and it slips down his throat before he has a chance to "tear it up" it's bad news.

Don't you have some hot dogs to cut?? Leave me alone!!!!!!!

U mad?  Need a hug?

bumpuser1691848

I still cut DD's and she'll be 4 in June, but I also have this

Both my kids love it.

LadyXaverian

HilarityEnsued said:

I'm just going to pull and OP and respond by just thread title alone.

I feed my kid hot dogs all the time.  Applegate farms organic ones that are fucking delicious.

I cut them in quarters length-wise and then cut them into small pieces from there.

I give him vats and vats of ketchup in which to dip them.

Exactly this. She's 3 and I still cut them. I don't know when I'll stop. 

missyishere

Does anyone else remember the Armor hot dogs commercial? It was kind of awful. It would not fly with today's society.

secretsout

My kid will not go near a hot dog, so I don't have this to worry about specifically.  But, I'd probably cut them up forever because I'm so paranoid about choking.  I do this with grapes and I won't even let him eat raw carrots.