Question by abuilderswife: Is it terrible to allow a pre-teen to drink coffee or energy drinks?
My son enjoys a cup of coffee (or an energy drink) with me in the afternoon. It seems like an okay thing to allow after a long school day and before homework/chores. My husband thinks it’s awful. From a medical stand-point, I’ve heard there’s nomore caffine in a cup of hot chocolate. He is absolutely limited to a cup/can a day, has no behavior issues and I do not notice a change in his demeanor.
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Answer by boo
YES! It is probably terrible for their health & give them a heart attack from there metabolism speeding up so quickly. You should not!
What do you think? Answer below!
WOO! a can a day is way to much for any teenager, you dont want to mess with their natural cycle.
Give him decaf.
Lord have mercy, NO!!!! At least try the decaf. Do you want to miss uphis growth??? Do you want him addicted by the time he is 18?
coffee no, get them off the energy drinks. I have a freind I work with, he weighed 180, until he started drinking the energy drinks, now hes up to 350!!!! I know you don’t want to do this to your child.
I’d say that if your son isn’t experiencing any negative side effects – he’s sleeping well, etc., there’s no harm in one cup of coffee. But, if it helps put your husband’s mind at ease, discuss with your family doctor and/or switch to decaf or go half decaf.
One cup of coffee per day is so not a big deal, unless you’re Mormon.) It’s probably a lot healthier than having a Coke, or other carbonated beverage. Energy drinks are probably not the best things for kids to drink, as they can contain a lot of random/un-natural ingredients.
WHAT DOES YOUR GUT SAY? YOU KNOW ITS BAD BECAUSE YOU ARE ASKING THE QUESTION! GET REAL, IT IS ALL OVER THE TV AND YOU KNOW DEEP INSIDE ITS WRONG FOR UNLIMITED REASONS YOU JUST WANT SOMEONE TO TELL YOU ITS OK . FIRST OFF, ASK YOUR DOCTOR AND GET HIS ADVICE. RED BULL GIVES YOU A SHORT SENSE OF ENERGY THEN BAM ! YOU DROP…….CAFFEINE IS IN EVERYTHING EDUCATE YOURSELF YOU ARE ALREADY USING A COMPUTER, GOOGLE IT . YOU ALREADY KNOW THE ANSWER,,,,, SO WHATS WRONG WITH A CUP OF COCO OR LEMONADE?ACTUALLY MOST DRINKS HAVE A SMALL FORM OF CAFFEINE BUT TO DELIBERATELY ENCOURAGE A RED BULL IS PURE NUTS.HAVE YOU HEARD OF HEART ATTACKS IN THE YOUNG ? WELL IT DOES HAPPEN AND ITS STARTS WITH ONE ENERGY CAN AND BEFORE LONG ONE CAN WONT DO IT AND HE WILL NEED TWO CANS TO GET THE EFFECT OF THE CAFFEINE. LISTEN TO YOUR HUSBAND ON THIS ONE HE IS RIGHT ON THIS ONE. FROM ONE MOTHER TO ANOTHER.