Kids Coffee

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My nephew (who just turned 10 last week) has been drinking coffee and

cappuccino for a couple years now! I think my brother-in-law has

finally cut down the caffeine or lets him have decaf now.. OMG

 

My son (8 1/2) could not believe his eyes the first time he saw his

cousin drinking coffee! He's learned about caffeine in school and

wants nothing to do with coffee or caffeinated sodas. (every now and

then he'll ask for some orange soda or something at a party) He

actually came home from school one day and asked " Mom, are you

addicted to coffee? "

jeez...... ;P

 

My daughter (4 1/2) had cup of tea with my parents at a chinese

restaurant... I'm still not really sure how I feel about it... One

small teacup isn't a big deal.. I'm more bothered that my parents

would even let her have something like that without talking to me

about it first... Anyway...

 

I remember trying a sip of my dad's beer when I was.... I don't know

between 8 & 10 maybe...? I thought it was just awful. *awful*! I

do like the taste now though, so I don't think whether or not you

have it as a child dictates how you'll be later. My grandfather

would always give the babies in my family a piece of bread soaked in

wine saying they wouldn't want to have wine when they grow up.

Ridiculous! LOL I didn't allow him to do it with my kids (which

raised some eyebrows in my family and bothered my grandfather to say

the least). It's certainly different in other cultures though. A

friend of mine used herbal teas with her kids when they were

toddlers. (not sure if it started younger than that..)

 

Hmmm. another strange thing that comes to mind with this... Growing

up I remember " The Great Smoke Out " or something like that in

school. You choose a relative or family friend that you know who

smokes and give them all sorts of " don't smoke " info and other things

to help them quit.

I remember choosing an aunt of mine who I rarely saw without a

cigarette in her hand. I gave her all the info, told her I loved her

and want her healthy, gave her things like gum and whatnot to help

her quit (lol) and also gave her candy cigarettes to lighten the

blow... Well, 20 years later she's still smoking up a

storm. ::but:: The crazy thing is I tried cigarettes when I was

11. I started smoking regularly by 12! By 18 I was smoking 2 pack

of camels a day. I tried the no-filter cigarettes but didn't like

the part that got " wasted " !!! My parents couldn't get me to stop.

Those days you could easily buy them at a store or from a vending

machine. They'd throw them out and take my lighters, show me

pictures of smoker's lungs, tell me about relatives who have passed

from cancer.... I didn't quit until the day took a pregnancy test

and found that I was pregnant with my first child. I took my pack

(unopened) from my coat pocket and stuck it in the trash.... 9 years

later I still get cravings. The smell and everything about it is

sickening to me, I think it's more of that " calming " feeling I

remember having during and after a smoke that I crave during those

times. So... I switched to wine, lots of wine! kidding,

kidding!!!!!! ;P

 

Sorry for the ramble. I should start looking for a recipe, eh?

 

~Kort

 

> Melissa <mapalicka wrote: --- I'm not sure about kids

> all hating coffee. A big sip of black espresso, maybe. But I see

> many kids in Starbucks, ordering their own lattes, etc. I take no

> issue with adults drinking coffee, but an 8 year old who knows what

> kind of coffee they want to order seems too much!

> melissa p

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It seems natural that beer, coffee, bitter or strong foods would be

unappealing to kids, whose taste buds haven't been dulled by age,

smoking, etc. Maybe the coffee drinking kids have less sensitive taste

buds or they just kept trying it and acquired a " taste for it " I

thought beer was awful when I tried it at a young age (under parental

supervision) and still don't like it...so I don't know where i'm going

with this...

melissa p