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Thread: At what age is it "ok" to give a child soda?

post 1482082841 02-04-2017, 12:23 AM
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Originally Posted By RJBRAH⏩
I'm not a scientist and as I admitted I don't have kids. I simply assumed that at such an early stage of life (2 years old) children are at at such a crucial stage of development, that things that are ok to give adults could be disastrous to give to children. I see now that I was wrong about that
Ya maybe crack or hard narcotics, but a soda and milkshake every once in a while is not going to collapse a toddler's DNA into scrambled eggs bro
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post 1482083141 02-04-2017, 12:27 AM
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OP just dont get them on sugary drinks to begin with, water and milk should be their staples, get them used to having a glass of water with every meal, once on that soda train its really hard to get off.
post 1482083251 02-04-2017, 12:29 AM
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soda is not okay at any age. i drink perhaps a liter every six months. if you want to get fat, at least do it with nutritional food that doesn't rot your teeth at least.
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post 1482083351 02-04-2017, 12:31 AM
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Originally Posted By Mythenthefang⏩
This

That said, I want to make sure my child never develops an addiction to sugar so gonna just ignore soda tbh, not make it off limits or anything hopefully they'll grow up just thinking "meh"
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post 1482083481 02-04-2017, 12:32 AM
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Ever seen parents attempt to feed nutella to a few month old baby? This happened when I went to visit them with my family. That's crazy.
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post 1482083691 02-04-2017, 12:35 AM
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keep them on water for as long as you can
post 1482083921 02-04-2017, 12:39 AM
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Originally Posted By MrStealYoGrill⏩
It is child abuse. Thats why so many people today are addicted to soda.
Give a child clean food and water when he grows up and that is what he will find tasty.
Lmao @ anyone defending the mum here. Its not like the kid will enjoy it as a "treat" either. At that age they arent exposed to all the bs so they will be happy if they just have some food. Me and my cousins drank soda a lot as kids and we are all fine now but if you get started that young its very easy to get hooked on.
As someone who works with abused kids that is not child abuse ..the ignoring and telling him to shut up and stop asking questions would bother me more

Doesn't matter what you ban as little kids, how nutritious their diets are, it isn't going to mean they aren't going to decide for themselves as they grow in independent thought. TFW when omnivores turn into fussy eaters seemingly to spite you.

I wouldn't personally give a young kid soda but I've seen parents put coke in baby bottles so there's always worse.

But unless you see real abuse OP, or are in a professional or personal context where your advice is warranted, keep your looks and opinions to yourself is a good rule to live by
post 1482084181 02-04-2017, 12:43 AM
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My dad used to let me take a sip of his pop back when i was 3 and every once in a while give me a little (not too much obviously). Did not really start actually drinking it until i was around 10. I never really asked to drink it. But me and my buddies would start taking it out of the fridge and drinking it around that time. Parents never really seemed to care as long as i wasn't drinking it all the time
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post 1482084361 02-04-2017, 12:47 AM
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Originally Posted By DLaub⏩
I would say 8. That's around the age I plan to let my kid have pop.
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post 1482085591 02-04-2017, 01:05 AM
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Ideally never. American soda is straight wack. Maybe a Jarritos etc. once in a blue moon. Souce: white boy
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Originally Posted By Rabbitjb⏩
As someone who works with abused kids that is not child abuse ..the ignoring and telling him to shut up and stop asking questions would bother me more

Doesn't matter what you ban as little kids, how nutritious their diets are, it isn't going to mean they aren't going to decide for themselves as they grow in independent thought. TFW when omnivores turn into fussy eaters seemingly to spite you.

I wouldn't personally give a young kid soda but I've seen parents put coke in baby bottles so there's always worse.

But unless you see real abuse OP, or are in a professional or personal context where your advice is warranted, keep your looks and opinions to yourself is a good rule to live by
it's hard to break habits thou

if you did it your whole life then you just get accustomed to it

a lot of the things that my parents forced me to do when I was younger basically became second nature when I was older
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Lol so the logic most of these supporters have presented is... It's bad, but it's okay because I as a parent sometimes give/do bad things to my kids/I was allowed to have it as a kid/I've seen worse. Holy potatoes. At the end of the day soda is bad for you, making it a bad judgement call to give it to your two year old child. We're not talking about a seven year old. This child can barely speak and is likely still in diapers. Giving anything harmful to a baby or a toddler is wrong and poor parenting.
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Whenever, so long as it's a treat.
post 1482090481 02-04-2017, 02:56 AM
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i drank that **** as long as i can remember. don't drink it really anymore, but i rather have a nice coke cola than a beer, srs
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In this thread people highly underestimate other people's knowledge on nutrition.

A lot of people don't even know coke is bad unless they were told on the news.

People at my work still don't even drink water.
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Originally Posted By ZBRACFOGNIK⏩
Lol so the logic most of these supporters have presented is... It's bad, but it's okay because I as a parent sometimes give/do bad things to my kids/I was allowed to have it as a kid/I've seen worse. Holy potatoes. At the end of the day soda is bad for you, making it a bad judgement call to give it to your two year old child. We're not talking about a seven year old. This child can barely speak and is likely still in diapers. Giving anything harmful to a baby or a toddler is wrong and poor parenting.
soda isn't "harmful" by default bro. Just like anything, too much of it can be harmful. Learn balance and moderation.

Brb give a kid a soda, cake, and ice cream on his birhtday = harmful and poor parenting

not sure if srs.
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Originally Posted By thehypocrit⏩
keep them on water for as long as you can
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Originally Posted By MidnightSun⏩
there are 2 year olds in this thread you sicko
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Originally Posted By ProteenBrah⏩
At least there's no caffeine in sprite but it's still not healthy. I don't really drink soda so my kids won't have too much exposure to it, 7 or 8 is kinda where I'd probably draw the line. I certainly wouldn't want my kids drinking any significant amount of caffeine until they are in their teens though.
Funny thing is, it seems most kids are trained to consume unhealthy chit by their parents. I've known a few people who were anti-sodas nazi's and they essentially never really allowed their kids to drink it. At around 8-10ish kids get a taste and think its gross.



Personally I don't care one way or the other. The average American is stupid AF and their kid's are going to be raised eating frozen pizza rolls and chips anyways. If you have kids give them proper nutrition so they can be healthy, aesthetic, and athletic.
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Would not allow them to drink it tbh, they're better off without it. I know as a child it seems like a nazi thing to do, but when they grow up they'll get it.
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It's a parents responsibility to make that decision. If your 4 year old is drinking 2 litres of coke daily and eating mcdonalds all day then you're a chitty parent but if it's just a treat once in a while and in moderation then it's not a big deal. Other things like TV or letting your 5 year old kid play games on a phone all day == bad for your kid too, but again it's about moderation. It might work better in a certain situation to let a kid watch some TV and play some games than to try and restrict them completely. Same for chit like soda.

Me personally though? If and when I have kids they'll only be drinking water until they're at least like 13-15~ if not all the way til 18+ (I'm gonna encourage them to drink only water but if I have a 16 year old and he's like "Yeah I wanna buy a coke" or w/e I'm not gonna be like NO, NEVER!!) - then my policy would be something like: if we're out for a meal at a restaurant or something you can have a glass of coke or w/e, but at home you drink water.

That's just my take though, everyone is different, and for all I know my opinion will change by the time I have kids/if I do.
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well, I'm not reading all this crap

I let my kids have a little pop around 4

these days at 6 and 8, I let them split a can or have half a glass 1 or 2 times a week.

always diet, no caffeine after about 4 in the afternoon
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Originally Posted By JesusGreen⏩
If and when I have kids they'll only be drinking water until they're at least like 13-15~ if not all the way til 18+ (I'm gonna encourage them to drink only water but if I have a 16 year old and he's like "Yeah I wanna buy a coke" or w/e I'm not gonna be like NO, NEVER!!) - then my policy would be something like: if we're out for a meal at a restaurant or something you can have a glass of coke or w/e, but at home you drink water. .

thinking you could control a 13-15 year diet to that extent let alone an 18 year olds.
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