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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I make my DD coffee in the morning once or twice a week when she seems really tired. She gets 9.5-10 hours of sleep most of the nights.
I make my own coffee and then I reuse the keurig cup for the second time to make one for my DD.
DH thinks she shouldn't drink coffee at that age.
I drank coffee since I was about 8.  And by 12 I drank coffee on a regular basis.
My DH never drinks coffee, he hates it.

Am I the only one who allows their child drink coffee sometimes?
How long does your 11 y.o. sleep at night?

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In general, the issue with kids is their brains are still forming--still wiring.  So, for example, this is why pot is so bad for a teenager vs. a 30 y.o.  
So in general, I'd stay away from anything that may influence the formation of the brain; you don't want to create that dependency.

Also, another thing to think about is, do you *need* your coffee?  If so, you are dependent and probably don't want to set that up in your kid.

One thing about coffee is that in the morning, many people say they need their coffee to wake them up.  In reality, they are coming off the caffeine--the withdrawl--and THAT is what is making them feel tired in the morning, not the fact of getting up.  If you have ever gone off coffee, after the withdrawal is about 1.5 weeks, then in the morning you actually feel great.

Coffee works not by perking you up, but by not allowing the message that you are tired hit your brain.  So the withdrawal makes one feel really tired.

Is this the end of the world bad in the scheme of things? No, but I would opt to not do it for the above reason.  As with many things, adapting one's lifestyle to fit one's needs is a better fix than popping a pill to maintain one's lifestyle, and this is sort of a pop the pill approach.[/quote]

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