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Since when is caffeine routinely served to children? I didn't have my first cup of coffee until I was an adult.
by pdog 6y ago
Since when is caffeine routinely served to children? I didn't have my first cup of coffee until I was an adult.
- thevenkataswamy 6y agoCoke?
- jolmg 6y agoDo people serve coke to children? My generation wasn't allowed to drink soda until we were teenagers.
- ducttapecrown 6y agoYour experience might not be as universal as you think, depending on what you mean by generation.
- asdff 6y agoMy dad grew up in the 60s and went from the milk bottle to the coke bottle. My parents were more strict with me on soda, but most of my friends had free reign on the beverage and were not drinking water at all. We all turned out fine, minus a few teeth.
- lotsofpulp 6y agoI would think growing up drinking a bottle of sugar water and the habits it causes would have something to do with the overweight, obesity, diabetes, and hypertension statistics all over the world.
- oarabbus_ 6y agoSodas, chocolates, tea... if you didn't frequently have caffeine as a child, you're probably in the minority.
- freehunter 6y agoI think chocolate is the one most people forget contains caffeine.
- frozenlettuce 6y agoI think that it depends on the culture. Here in Brazil, I drink it since I was six.
- asicsp 6y agoTea/coffee is quite common here in India, for me it was (and still is) part of morning breakfast. Even for 2-3 year old kids. At my home, tea is prepared at least thrice a day. I tried quitting, but didn't try too hard because of headaches. I've managed to bring it down to once per day since last few years, unless it is too cold a day and I succumb to a second cup in the evening. Fortunately, I never liked the taste carbonated soft drinks.
- distant_hat 6y agoIn rural Rajasthan, India, it is not uncommon to give a few drops of tea to a newborn within a few minutes to hours of birth.