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Frozen grapes are actually super duper tasty! I tried an idea of pinterest last summer and my kiddies went crazy for them. My own older kids eat them right out of the freezer in the summer. We were all surprised at how yummy they are. The texture is fine...I may even like them better than unfrozen grapes.
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I would definitely cut them for a 4 year old. Of course, I am super duper aftraid of children choking in my care. My daughter is 10 yo (almost 11) and, if the grapes I buy are "huge", I still cut them for her because of my extreme nervousness about choking.
I know. I am a freak. :
: So I may not be the best judge of whether a 4 yo actually "needs" the grapes cut up. 
I am so paranoid with my dd because, when she was 2 or 3, she ate a fruit roll up all at once when I was not paying enough attention. It got balled up in her throat and she was choking. I called 911 because I was so scared. I was able to sweep it out of her throat with my finger before the paramedics arrived, but that terrified me. Ever since then, chokable foods make me so nervous.Comment
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Our pediatrician warned us about hot dogs years ago when we had our fist child. I pretty much pulverize hot dogs for any kids because of things like that happening. Although (referring to my post above), I do let my 10 yo eat hot dogs whole...it is just the grapes that still make me paranoid with her.Comment
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Oh, how I sometimes wish I could just wrap them in bubble wrap. :: So much better for my own peace of mind. I see danger everywhere. My husband, on the other hand, has a very long leash....together, we are probably normal. 
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I always cut grapes, hot dogs, etc. Anything with a somewhat tough outer skin that is round or hard to chew (baby carrots get slivered too.)
However, knowing what to do is important as well. I have had children choke on bananas, grapes, pizza cheese, a hard candy stolen from someone else's restaurant table, a pretzel bite, a chunk of steak, a cheese cube, etc, etc...
And the kids range in age from a 2 yo to a 12 yo. It can happen anytime to anyone.
We do the best we can, and know how to recognize choking, and what to do if it happens.Comment
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I was grocery shopping for the daycare tonight - and I picked up the grapes and then put them back ::
On a side note, I cut grapes in two (smaller than that for the littler ones). I do serve hot dogs, but cut them down the middle and put them on a bun. And for under 18m, I dice them.Comment
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Thank you!!!!!!!! I thought it was just me!!!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
as an aside I also don't allow scarves here. The kids have to wear neck warmers instead because of strangulation issues while playing. I am an overly cautious person
I have always started serving whole grapes at 3 just like in our centers but they make me nervous and after this thread I for one am going back to cutting them. I NEVER serve hot dogs, they are just chemical crap anyway
plus I know of a doctor that watched his 4 year old choke to death on a hotdog & could not save him.
Sure - you can choke on anthing but WHY do people feel the need to prove a point by not cutting certain foods??? There is a list of dangerous foods for a reason - these foods are the size & shape to lodge easily in a child's windpipe & be extremely difficult to remove via heimlich etc.Comment
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There are nitrate free, angus beef hotdogs that my kids LOVE.Thank you!!!!!!!! I thought it was just me!!!
I have always started serving whole grapes at 3 just like in our centers but they make me nervous and after this thread I for one am going back to cutting them. I NEVER serve hot dogs, they are just chemical crap anyway plus I know of a doctor that watched his 4 year old choke to death on a hotdog & could not save him.
Sure - you can choke on anthing but WHY do people feel the need to prove a point by not cutting certain foods??? There is a list of dangerous foods for a reason - these foods are the size & shape to lodge easily in a child's windpipe & be extremely difficult to remove via heimlich etc.Comment
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Thank you!!!!!!!! I thought it was just me!!!
I have always started serving whole grapes at 3 just like in our centers but they make me nervous and after this thread I for one am going back to cutting them. I NEVER serve hot dogs, they are just chemical crap anyway plus I know of a doctor that watched his 4 year old choke to death on a hotdog & could not save him.
Sure - you can choke on anthing but WHY do people feel the need to prove a point by not cutting certain foods??? There is a list of dangerous foods for a reason - these foods are the size & shape to lodge easily in a child's windpipe & be extremely difficult to remove via heimlich etc.
Took the words right from my mouth... thank you!
Oh, and Lianne... you can loose the snarky attitude.Comment
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No I do not. If i don't think they can eat a whole one then they don't get one at all.Comment
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One, it is LOSE. Lose the attitude; you have a loose tie.
More importantly, you get to have an opinion, but why do you get to tell another poster what attitude to have?Comment
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I have to agree with lianne, if you don't have common sense then you are in the wrong job field and its time to look elsewhere. Because children and adults can choke on anything.Comment
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