Boy Still Recovering After Grape Nearly Kills Him

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tiffer — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:25:38 GMT

Thanks for sharing this. What a horrible thing to happen to any family. I've been guilty of giving my 2 year old whole grapes. I thought as long as I gave him one at a time and made sure he actually bit it in half when he put it in his mouth it would be ok. But now I'm realizing that it's not worth the risk. I give him many of the things on the list, like cheese and raisins.. I'll have to think about how to deal with that one. Certainly the grapes will always be cut in half now.

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esther — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:52:10 GMT

That poor family! I can't imagine what they're going through right now. I hope he is able to make some kind of recovery.

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Manjari — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:06:02 GMT

I am so sorry for this boy and his family! I have heard far too many stories of daycare employees feeding notorious choking hazards to toddlers. Shouldn't every day care and preschool have the list posted in classrooms or something? It's ridiculous how many people don't know which foods are dangerous.

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mommashay — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:58:08 GMT

Thank you so much for the reminder (and the link to the Consumer Reports article)! I always thought I was so careful but it turns out that I am guilty of giving my 2 year old some of the foods listed. What a wake up call that you can never be too careful!

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BBBGMOM — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:49:19 GMT

Wow - prayers for the little boy and his family. As for the daycare... what daycare (was it licensed?) feeds whole grapes to 22 month old children? My kids' daycare cut grapes in half even though many of the children were allowed to eat whole grapes at home. Grapes (and hotdogs) are like little corks that plug right into a little kid's airway. The thing is, if a parent wants to take that calcuated risk and reminds the child to chew right away, and watches them consume the grape, cool. But giving grapes to a number of children in a daycare without slicing them is asking for disaster... kids wiggle, laugh, argue, show off, etc. One last thing, who eats bay leaves? I always fish them out of the soup or stew beforehand. I thought nobody was supposed to eat them, not just tots.