>Plenty of children are raised on a 100% vegan diet and thrive just like children fed with animal products. //
Citation? The only children I know [that I can recall] that are brought up in vegetarianism are noticeably "weedy". Shorter than average, low muscle tone, paler skin than their peers. That's completely anecdotal and a very small sample but it informs my demand to see your support for this claim.
Now it's probably quite possible to create a vegan diet with all required nutrients a child needs; but how practical is that and does it happen.
Citation? The only children I know [that I can recall] that are brought up in vegetarianism are noticeably "weedy". Shorter than average, low muscle tone, paler skin than their peers. That's completely anecdotal and a very small sample but it informs my demand to see your support for this claim.
Now it's probably quite possible to create a vegan diet with all required nutrients a child needs; but how practical is that and does it happen.