10 year old drinking soda

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Anonymous wrote: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.

It is likely daily and it's perfectly fine. When my kids went to camp, they were allowed to use their own money to buy snacks at the canteen and they had the freedom to buy whatever they wanted. (There may have been a maximum on how much they could spend per day.) The kids would then consume their treats in the evenings during free time. It was like a party every night with their friends. My kids said they liked the lemonade and drank a can of it every night. They also bought candy bars, chips, pretzels, etc. Nobody came home unhealthy or with rotting teeth. I am mostly shocked that people didn't have similar camp experiences when they were kids. FWIW, I had all the soda I could drink as a kid. It was completely normal back in my day but I never kept it at home for my kids.

My kids go to two different sleepaway camps and I am familiar with several others. None have a canteen where kids can freely buy candy and soda. They only things they can “buy” (put on their camp account and their parents are billed) is shampoo, soap, toothpaste, stationary, batteries…stuff like that. Perhaps some camps allow this, but it is hardly most.

Is this camp a prison? Because that's how prisons work. Many sleepaway camps, if not most, allow the children to buy snacks. That's how it was at my camp back in the 1970s, and when my boys went to scout camp, they had a snack canteen they could visit during certain hours. I could bet money that your kids can buy snacks at their "camp store". You aren't there. How would you know?

Ours gives them three meals per day and sets bowls of fruit out in the dining hall that are there at all times between meals the kids can help themselves to. They don’t sell snacks or beverages.

What kind of draconian camp doesn't let kids snack on anything except warm fruit? I suppose they don't offer any sweets at all except maybe a tiny cookie if they gag down their vegetables at dinner.

There is a cooked dessert served daily with at least one meal, sometimes two: homemade cookies, pies, cakes, etc. Donunts some mornings or cinnamons rolls, muffins, coffee cake, smores some evenings. Seems like plenty. Kids don’t need to be snacking all day and buying candy and soda throughout the day.

It sounds like they do get snacks all day. BTW, a donut has twice the calories of a can of soda. So, why is one okay and the other isn't?

Dp. A can of coke has almost 2-4 times more sugar than a donut. There's a *possible* carcinogen in coke. And, the body doesn't respond to sugary drinks in the same way it does to sugary foods. Sugary foods will trigger a sense of fullness in a way that the calories in a can of soda won't.

Fwiw, I would not complain if my kids had soda at camp. A little at camp isn't going to harm them, but it's not the same a having a donut. A donut is the better choice for a treat.

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Anonymous wrote: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.

It is likely daily and it's perfectly fine. When my kids went to camp, they were allowed to use their own money to buy snacks at the canteen and they had the freedom to buy whatever they wanted. (There may have been a maximum on how much they could spend per day.) The kids would then consume their treats in the evenings during free time. It was like a party every night with their friends. My kids said they liked the lemonade and drank a can of it every night. They also bought candy bars, chips, pretzels, etc. Nobody came home unhealthy or with rotting teeth. I am mostly shocked that people didn't have similar camp experiences when they were kids. FWIW, I had all the soda I could drink as a kid. It was completely normal back in my day but I never kept it at home for my kids.

My kids go to two different sleepaway camps and I am familiar with several others. None have a canteen where kids can freely buy candy and soda. They only things they can “buy” (put on their camp account and their parents are billed) is shampoo, soap, toothpaste, stationary, batteries…stuff like that. Perhaps some camps allow this, but it is hardly most.

Is this camp a prison? Because that's how prisons work. Many sleepaway camps, if not most, allow the children to buy snacks. That's how it was at my camp back in the 1970s, and when my boys went to scout camp, they had a snack canteen they could visit during certain hours. I could bet money that your kids can buy snacks at their "camp store". You aren't there. How would you know?

DP. My kid’s camp is most certainly not a prison and it’s the same way. No snacks for purchase.

+1. Same here. No snacks, just soap and necessities kids might have forgotten to bring like above. They do get desserts at some meals though.

It’s a good policy IMO because too much sugar high if kids can buy snacks and sweets at all times. I can imagine the counselors have enough on their hands with all the boys in my DS cabin.

There is no such thing as a sugar high.

But there is such thing as post-sugar crash.

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I recall my niece pushed apple juice on her kids but banned soda. Juice was also sugary imo.

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Is bug juice still on offer? To be clear, it was koolaid.

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

My kid is different. She doesn’t drink soda at home so is not used to the carbonation and thinks it’s spicy or stings!

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Anonymous wrote:I recall my niece pushed apple juice on her kids but banned soda. Juice was also sugary imo.

We pushed 100% juice… watered down. When my kids finally had it straight they thought us was really sweet. Funny one kid is 17 now, and only drinks water and lemonade. (My 20yo is addicted to sprite and sprite Zero)I bought apple juice into our home to help me prep for my colonoscopy and half the 48oz jug stayed in the fridge for week afterwards and was not tempting to anyone.

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This is the most dcurban mom post ever!!!

I can’t believe your kids have never had bubbles and sugar or gasp Gatorade. They will clearly die and not get into a top 20 college now.

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

I feel like you could say the same thing about alcohol once you get to college