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Why paranoid- choking hazard? I'm fairly paranoid about choking but this escaped my radar (I still cut grapes and grape tomatoes at over two years old). We don't have t around very often but if it's there I let her have a little. I limit t more because the kind that will be around isn't very healthy. But she's definitely had a fair amount of smart food popcorn.

Yep if we have it in the house. He loves his boom chika pop!

I started letting LO have it at 2. When she first started I sat there and watched her like a psycho hawk lol, and I would give her some in a bowl. It's only once in a while though.

Yes if we are all sitting down together.

Yes, all the time. It's a healthy snack and the girls love it. Maybe I'm just being dense here but I don't see it as that big of a choking hazard? I make sure the pieces I give the girls don't have the hard kernels so I really don't see how it's any more risky than any other crunchy snack? My girls are nearly 3.5 and 21 months.

Honestly, y'all are the first people I've ever heard that don't let their LOs eat popcorn! My LO (newly 2) definitely eats it. A good friend had popcorn at her 2 year old's birthday party. We're doing popcorn for LO's party too - haha! But I'm offering Annie's snack mix too for those who want another option for their LO.

I do cut grapes (not as tiny as I used to though) but a good chunk of the moms I know in real life don't do that either.

Yes, both kids devour it! DH makes fresh popcorn with olive oil and salt. LO2 has so many allergies, and it's one of the few treats that he can enjoy freely.

Lo1 wasn't allowed until 18+ months? Probably longer. LO2 eats it whenever his sister does and has since...11 months? He has teeth and is so good at chewing his food that I was a lot more relaxed with him I am always right there (we usually eat popcorn at target, I'm pretty sure LO1 thinks target is a popcorn store...) and offer plenty of water between snacking.

I only give him the white puffy parts but DH just took him to the bank and let him have a sack of it to himself (they had a popcorn machine there??). He didn't think of it as a hazard and I guess he did just fine. DS is 14 months.

Nope. Not yet.

DD (3) and DS (1.5) eat popcorn occasionally. I just watch them. They also serve it sometimes as a snack at church since they are gluten-free. It's never been a problem (aside from the mess). Though now that you mention it, I should probably let the director know the risks.

My 3 year old had it for the first time a couple weeks ago. He is hesitant to try new foods so I let him have it because it is very unusual for him to ask for it! He was fine but we don't have it very much so I doubt he will have it again anytime soon.

Yes!! She loves popcorn. She's been eating it since a little before 2.

Yep. They love it!

Yes, they love it. Started recently!

I let my 3 year old eat it but only if he's calm and sitting down.

B is almost 3 and he's only had it once, at movie day at his daycare, and we had to sign a permission form saying it was ok to do it. I wasn't actually super comfortable with it but I didn't want him to be the only one in class who didn't get the treat. As it turned out he refused to eat it anyway because he said it was for animals (the previous week we'd been to the petting zoo where you get a bucket of popcorn to feed the goats and sheep).