Would you make your 11 y.o. DD coffee in the morning?

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Anonymous wrote:Your kid gets enough sleep and you think the solution to tired mornings is coffee?? No, the solution is your kid needs to be evaluated by a medical doctor.

Lord have mercy.

It's entirely possible that OP's DD is not, in fact, getting enough sleep. Sleep needs vary, even among people the same age with similar activity levels.

Thank you for you diagnosis Dr.

Huh? There was no "diagnosis" in that PP's post. ShE (or he) was just pointing out that it is not definite that OP's child is getting enough sleep.

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Anonymous wrote:So all the people that give their kids coffee, try this:
Go without coffee for one day. Can you do it & function normally? If yes, then go ahead and give your kids coffee. If no, then maybe you should re-think the addiction you're introducing to your child.

You seem to think this is a brilliant point. Coffee is good for you. People who drink coffee are healthier than those who don't. I see no reason not to give it to a child once they're 12 or so. 11 wouldn't necessarily bother me - but I'd be trying to figure out why she's so tired too. Is she hitting the age where her sleep cycle is shifting later?

First off, you state this in a vacuum. You have no idea if those who drink coffee in the study are healthier because they also eat better and exercise.

Two, just because there may be *some* health benefits of caffeine in adults doesn't mean the same applies to children. Studies have shown that red wine has health benefits; are you going to let your 10 yr old drink red wine? Spare me the "in Europe they let their kids drink wine and coffee". In Europe, they also smoke a lot more than we do, but also walk a lot more than we do. Totally different lifestyles that impact the effects of what we eat and drink.

Spare me the wealthy, neurotic American parents who feel the need to protect their snowflakes from EVERYTHING. #firstworldproblems

PP here. I am Asian, DH is European. We are middle class. So, I spared you.

Are you now American citizens or just visiting?

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I give my 8 year old about an ounce of coffee with 2 ounces of milk on the weekends sometimes. I think I'd give him a little more in 3 years if he wanted it.

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Anonymous wrote:So all the people that give their kids coffee, try this:
Go without coffee for one day. Can you do it & function normally? If yes, then go ahead and give your kids coffee. If no, then maybe you should re-think the addiction you're introducing to your child.

You seem to think this is a brilliant point. Coffee is good for you. People who drink coffee are healthier than those who don't. I see no reason not to give it to a child once they're 12 or so. 11 wouldn't necessarily bother me - but I'd be trying to figure out why she's so tired too. Is she hitting the age where her sleep cycle is shifting later?

First off, you state this in a vacuum. You have no idea if those who drink coffee in the study are healthier because they also eat better and exercise.

Two, just because there may be *some* health benefits of caffeine in adults doesn't mean the same applies to children. Studies have shown that red wine has health benefits; are you going to let your 10 yr old drink red wine? Spare me the "in Europe they let their kids drink wine and coffee". In Europe, they also smoke a lot more than we do, but also walk a lot more than we do. Totally different lifestyles that impact the effects of what we eat and drink.

Spare me the wealthy, neurotic American parents who feel the need to protect their snowflakes from EVERYTHING. #firstworldproblems

PP here. I am Asian, DH is European. We are middle class. So, I spared you.

Are you now American citizens or just visiting?

NP. Does it matter?

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Boy, people on this thread got so mean!
oP, if you're still reading, I do suspect your Daughter has low blood sugar in the morning. That happens to me all the time. And if she's eating a lot of veggies (which is great), I think they just don't give you much of a blood sugar carry over, especially if she's sleeping a long time at night (which is also great). I strongly suggest a small glass of juice in the morning. A lot of diabetics have this problem and use juice as a way to get their blood sugar going in the morning.

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Anonymous wrote:Boy, people on this thread got so mean!
oP, if you're still reading, I do suspect your Daughter has low blood sugar in the morning. That happens to me all the time. And if she's eating a lot of veggies (which is great), I think they just don't give you much of a blood sugar carry over, especially if she's sleeping a long time at night (which is also great). I strongly suggest a small glass of juice in the morning. A lot of diabetics have this problem and use juice as a way to get their blood sugar going in the morning.

As long as you do some protein to balance the juice, that's a great option.

I am a nanny, and my go-to (kids and myself) is a smoothie. Plain Greek yogurt, plain unsweetened almond milk, banana, squash (ciabatta, zucchini, summer, pumpkin), any non-citrus fruit, tomato, carrot, nut, seed. Occasionally I'll throw in dried fruit or dates to sweeten. Kids pick the veg and fruit, only guarantee is banana. Kids usually want cinnamon, nutmeg and clove added. Sometimes I add a small hunk of ginger too. I've never had a kid say they didn't like it, even though it's healthy.

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Hell no!!!