Soda, pop, Coke ... whatever you call it, do you allow younger, elementary-aged kids to drink it?
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My oldest always hated soda. He’d call it “too spicy”. Then in 1st Grade his teacher had a special treat for one of the holidays which included sprite. He was hooked after that. Thanks school.
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My kids get sips of their dad's sometimes, but otherwise, they don't drink soda. I do allow other sweet treats, soda's just on our no-no list.
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We don't keep soda in the house, but allow it on rare occasions when we go out. We've enjoyed our Soda Stream when we're in the mood for something bubbly - the kids like adding apple or grape juice, or lemon and a packet of stevia.
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Rarely, my older girls don’t like it at all. My boys always ask for it. We allow soda without caffeine on special occasions.
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Same. It's more of a "on occasion, special treat" for our older kids. Mostly they take sips of ours, but once in a long while they get their own serving of caffeine free soda!
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Gonna hold off on soda as long as possible! We are mostly seltzer water drinkers anyway so we rarely have it in the house- hopefully that will help!
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My son's last teacher was a big Diet Coke fan and always had it around so my son started asking for it to be like her. I let him try it once after a lot of begging but he didn't like it. Unfortunately he has developed a love for Gatorade and that drives me bonkers.
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Seriously. Gatorade can be just as bad as soda and my boys love it too. I only allow it in the summers or if they are totally exhausted after playing a sport.
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OMG so much sugar in Gatorade! The obsession just developed during summer camp and my goal is to limit it to an occasional drink after sports once school starts. I got him a Gatorade brand water bottle and he's been carrying that around all week, pretending his water is Gatorade. I know that will last only so long though!
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We're a hard no. I guess I just fear my kids bouncing off the walls hopped up on caffeine & sugar. We'd never recover! :-)
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Not really, though I do allow my older kids to take sips of mine once in a while :)
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My oldest two have both tried it and neither of them liked it so that was it.
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That's awesome! I was shocked that my daughter has been gravitating towards savory rather than sweet foods at 1 year old. I hope the same goes for soda!
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We don't have it in the house but do allow it when we're out to eat in a restaurant, as long as there is no caffeine and any refills are water. They usually opt for lemonade but sometimes choose root beer or sprite. I consider it a treat :)
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I let them choose lemonade when we are out at a restaurant, but usually they opt for chocolate milk.
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Same rule at our house. Only at restaurants. My boys like root beer or sprite but will also opt for lemonade or even milk on occasion.
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