Reply to Why do people give their kids juice?

Forum Index » Infants, Toddlers, & Preschoolers

Reply to "Why do people give their kids juice?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]Okay, I get why juice is a sometimes food, but I just kind of wonder when and why it became enemy number one? We did the no juice thing for the first 2 years, making exceptions occasionally. Then somewhere around 2.5 we had some juice in the house and my son would ask for it occasionally and we started saying yes. So he basically gets juice when he asks for it now, which is about every 4-5 days. Generally speaking, my son has a choice of 1. unsweetened almond milk 2. cow's milk (though we don't allow him to have much of this) 3. water 4. juice. in our house. He has a kid's tea that he'll drink maybe once a week (it's just an herbal tea, not a mix, no sugar, etc). I think choice is part of a healthy diet and allowing the child some autonomy is a good thing, provided the parents are there to provide appropriate guidance. That way, he grows used to making his own decisions in the right balance for himself. we WOULD put limits on juice and cow's milk if he asked for it more often, but he doesn't. Now, if I had a little juice fiend, things might have to be different. But it's working for us. So i wonder what people think when they see my kiddo out drinking juice if we're out for lunch? Are they gasping into their napkins? Ha ha ha. I guess I don't really care. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics