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We have a growing set of articles on common vegan issues for parents. Do contact us if you have anything to add to the articles we already have or any feedback - we'd love to hear from you!

The ActiVeg Network has family contacts, who are contacts with experience of bringing up kids on a vegan diet or are vegan health professionals, and are keen to help vegan parents.

Babies

• baby & toddler food
• vitamin K at birth
• baby growth charts for breast-fed babies - use these

Kids

• kids food in general
• party food
• kids' medication and vaccination
• children's shoes
• kids' play materials

Schools and Colleges

Photo by Thames Valley Veggies Vegan and veggie kids can and do go to main stream schools without compromising their beliefs or food preferences.

Vegetarianism is on the curriculum in secondary schools in the UK, in such areas as Food Technology, General Studies, Religious Studies and even Geography and History. Teachers often invite in guest speakers to talk on these subjects.

• Resources for Schools
• Guest Speakers and Cookery Domonstrations

Parenting Issues

• Vegan parents under pressure
• Vegans can be ignorant too

Useful Links

We're growing a list of links on vegan baby & child topics, so do contact us if you can recommend something. What we've got so far is on our links page.