Two Daughters: One Veg, One Not
By Christina Francine
"What happens, when one of your daughters is a vegetarian, and the other isn’t? Throw in non-vegetarian parents and mealtimes would certainly be interesting..."

A Basic Etiquette Essay for People who Choose Meat
(But Deal With Vegetarians)
By Laura Schwartzman, age 15
This companion article to Everyday Etiquette for Vegetarian Activists balances out both sides of the etiquette issue.

Ictus and Starza: Father and Daughter
These two haven't always seen eye-to-eye on the issues of diet and animal cruelty. In fact, it's safe to say that Ictus was quite upset about his daughter's decision to stop eating animals and didn't understand it at all. Things have changed though.

Dealing With Parents
An eye-opening interview with a group of veg teens about their parents. Read it an find out what every veg teen wish their parents knew...

How my Son Chose to go Vegan
By Rebecca Nyberg
This Minnesota mom talks about the experience that made her son go vegan: "My son Aaron's decision to become a vegan at age nine was prompted by a baby painted turtle..."

Worst Nightmare
By Ava Wolfberg
Read what this teen has to say about dealing with her family: "Some kids are lucky, their parents are vegetarians, and they cook vegetarian meals for them three times a day. But most of us aren't that lucky..."

Generations of Vegetarians
Margaret Rizzuto-Smith
An interview with a mother of 22-year-old and 2-year-old vegetarian sons.

Veg Teens: Making Smart Choices
By Michelle Smith
"Teens are into music. Teens are into expressing their individuality. Teens are into hanging out with their friends. Teens are into nutrition? Well, I'm finding that vegetarian teens are..."

Planning and Variety are the Keys
By the American Dietetic Association
"Can children's growing bodies meet their needs for nutrition and calories without meat or dairy products? According to experts with The American Dietetic Association (ADA), the answer is: with careful planning, yes..."

Eating Disorders and Vegetarianism: Are They Connected?
By Carol LaLiberte
"If you are a parent of a teen, particularly a vegetarian teen, then perhaps reading the opening line that appeared in a recent newspaper article left you stunned, confused, or concerned. It read, 'Teenage vegetarians may be at greater risk of eating disorders and suicide than their meat eating peers, according to researchers.' You might be wondering if it is, in fact, true..."

How to Move from Vegetarianism to Veganism as a Family
By Melanie Wilson
"Whatever the details of your family's meat-reducing journey and regardless of how long it took to travel the path to full-time vegetarian eating, the switch to veganism will be much the same."

Teen Choices
From Joanne Stepaniak
"My question concerns my eleven-year-old daughter who has been vegan since birth. It's getting to be more and more of a challenge to raise her as a vegan..."

Bites of Passage
From Vegetarian Times magazine
"What you need to know when your teen goes vegetarian..."

Munchie Madness: Vegetarian Meals for Teens
By Bobbie Hinman, Robert Oser, Suzanne Havala, and Dorothy R. Bates
A cookbook review by Glenn Perrett.

Cooking for Your Vegetarian Kids
By Roz Denny
A cookbook review by Melanie Wilson

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