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How to handle teenagers who adopt restrictive diets for ethical reasons

My teenage daughter became vegetarian to save animals but still expects me to cook separate meals for her and I'm tired of being a short-order cook for her moral awakening.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Adolescent moral development can weaponize family systems, turning meals into battlegrounds of principle.

Ideas that help explain it
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“Where Are You with Dietary traditions across cultures?”

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