Mom Confessions
What's the deal about preteens & teens (12 & up) drinking coffee? I mean, my parents never told us we couldn't and I've been drinking it since I was 10, it never hurt me or my siblings.
I have seen parents give their Kids , pepi, coke, mountain dew etc. And that's ok. Mountain Dew has a ton of caffeine in it, so why is that ok, but coffee is so wrong. At least the coffee has some health benefits.
And for kids who have ADHD or other issures it can be a help. I have bad allergies and my brother has asthma. When we were kids we'd drink coffee to help with the symptoms.
That's my question. Why do you think some parents give kids other drinks with sugar, corn syrup and caffeine, such as Mountain Dew, etc, But Coffee is a big no no ?
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I found it more amusing that the busy-bodies focused on a TEENAGER having coffee more than her mother shoving her out the door in her PJ's, LOL.
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I do not let my kids have any drinks with caffeine other than tea or coffee. I water down their tea and coffee.
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No idea I try to not have soda in my house b/c my exdh works for Pepsi so my kids drink plenty of soda when they are with him and ya it bugs me I would rather they didn't have soda or coffee.lol
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My kids drink coffee. Its not a big deal the key is moderation. The get one cup in the mornings if they want it. -
Well mine are still too little, but when they get older ill allow it. We don't drink pop at all, but dh and I are both big coffee drinkers -
I didn't start drinking coffee until I was 37. My kids' don't drink it.... and won't...for a while!!!!!
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Ha. My 4 year old and 2 year old LOVE coffee... Of course they rarely get it. They also get sips of our pops every so often and sometimes they even get their own kids pops when we are out to eat. Shame on me..... -
i drank coffee since i was 8 i am the tallest of my mom's kids, i'mtaller than my mom...
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My son never drinks caffeine. It is terrible for their bodies. Why would anyone subject their child to that ? -
Coffee is bad for kids...PERIOD! You know it stumps their growth. *says the mom whose rinsing out her kids coffee cups from this morning and mad they used the last bit of pumpkin spice creamer*