10 year old drinking soda

[Anonymous]

My son is away at sleepaway camp and I notice in the pictures the kids are drinking soda. He doesn’t at home. Is this normal for kids to be drinking soda at this age?

[Anonymous]

Uh oh, you better go pick him up right away.

[Anonymous]

Normal is subjective, yes, it is but I don't allow it except sprite or Ginger Ale once in a while.

[Anonymous]

The ones who don’t get it at home are really going nuts on it at camp.

[Anonymous]

My kid is at a sleepaway camp that has a tradition called Root Beer Float. They give them a can of root beer and an inner tube and they float on the lake drinking root beer.

[Anonymous]

Fairly normal IME.

My kids are allowed to order it at restaurants etc starting around that age but we don’t have it at home. One of them likes some types of soda, the other hates soda.

Not a hill to die on in terms of camp IMO, unless maybe it is unlimited access all day or something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid is at a sleepaway camp that has a tradition called Root Beer Float. They give them a can of root beer and an inner tube and they float on the lake drinking root beer.

That's cute! I allow it when I'm throwing a birthday party.

[Anonymous]

My kid got daily gatorades at her sleepaway camp. I don’t allow it at home but it’s a treat at camp.

And I let her get a sprite ever once in a while at a restaurant

[Anonymous]

It's a special occasion drink in our house. It's really not a big deal and severely restricting causes more issues in the long run.

[Anonymous]

The absolute best part of sleepaway camp is having the freedom to buy and consume your own snacks without some adult policing every morsel you put in your mouth. He will come home simply beaming about getting to have soda every night. Do not burst his bubble by complaining or scolding him about it. Simply notice how happy he is.

[Anonymous]

OMG it's soda pop, not beer. It's completely normal to drink soda at that age, and likely a camp tradition.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son is away at sleepaway camp and I notice in the pictures the kids are drinking soda. He doesn’t at home. Is this normal for kids to be drinking soda at this age?

Unclench. It’s just a soda. You can go back to your draconian soda ban when he gets back.

[Anonymous]

it is normal., just not near bedtime cuse it might cause accidents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son is away at sleepaway camp and I notice in the pictures the kids are drinking soda. He doesn’t at home. Is this normal for kids to be drinking soda at this age?

Say what?? Are you for real?

[Anonymous]

It likely isn’t daily. They probably have soda Fridays or something and they each get one can. I guarantee it isn’t a daily free for all with soda.