Mum slammed for sharing photo of ‘extremely dangerous’ lunchbox she packed for her two-year-old
A MUM has been cruelly shamed after sharing a photo of an “extremely dangerous” lunchbox she packed for her toddler.
While some people said her lunch looked “delicious” others claimed it contained numerous dangerous choking hazards.
The mum shared a photo of the lunch she’d packed for her two-year-old in a Facebook group for parents.
The box was packed with apple slices, raisins, pretzel sticks, mixed nuts and pigs in a blanket with shredded cheese.
While some parents were positive calling it “awesome”, others harshly criticised the mum, leaving angry comments on the post.
One said: “Food looks great and nut butters are great but whole nuts for a 2 year old is extremely dangerous.”
Of those deaths, 14 were children under the age of five - while around 40 kids are rushed to hospital every day after swallowing something dangerous.
Children can be at a higher risk because their windpipes haven't properly developed yet or they haven't mastered chewing or swallowing techniques.
In fact, for young kids their windpipe is approximately the size of a drinking straw in diameter.
So anything larger than this could get easily stuck and have potentially devastating consequences.
To help parents, health and safety trainer at CE Safety, Gary Ellis, has put together a list of 12 of the most high-risk foods for kids.
And a mum’s ‘life-saving’ parenting hack shows how to stop toddlers choking on common items including grapes.