Would you give your under 5 a fizzy drink?

[luz]

He usually only drinks water, occasionally apple juice. Sometimes when we are out eating and we forget his water cup and don't want to buy him a drink i'll give him sips of my sprite. He doesn't really like it though and usually pulls a funny face

 

[Kate&Lucas]

Everything in moderation I think. There are a few things I won't give to Lucas anymore (Fruit Shoot being one, it's frigging vile), but a bit of coke won't make him explode.
My cousin was given coke from a very young age (she had it in a bottle at 5 months, according to her), and was allowed to get addicted. Her teeth were rotted before they even had a chance to come in properly - infact the first time I saw her with teeth that weren't coal black was when she got falsies (the ones where they cut your real teeth down and build on them iirc) at 17.

I don't buy fizzy drinks for home anyway since a nurse told me at 13 they were the reason I'm obese (she was lying, but it stuck with me ) I don't actually buy any juice at all so he has it at my mam's.

 

[rwhite]

Nope, he doesn't need it. We don't even really give him juice unless he's having subway or a Happy Meal, it's just a treat thing and usually he will just have water or milk to drink.

He has had a taste of fizzy when I have finished drinking, just a few drops, but am not keen on giving him an actual drink of it.

 

[sarahchops86]

they have each has a sip of sprite (i dont drink coke) through a straw maybe 2 or 3 times, I dont really drink fizzy drinks unless im out for a meal.. I think oh has gave lexie a sip of coke before too I wouldnt give this a proper drink of either, but I also wouldnt give them a fruit shoot or whatever they are called, They drink milk or diluted pure apple juice although I have given them robinsons sugar free diluted juice if we happen to have ran out but I dont like doing it. Wee man doesnt like the taste of water yet (lexie didnt either at his age but she'll drink it now)

 

[sarahchops86]

oh i forgot to add, the only reason that lexie has so much pure apple is that shes got an extreme food phobia (we are seeing a specialist) so she will not and never has eaten any fruit, or vegetables (im talking she will eat bread and butter, cheese, yogurt, the very odd tin of peppa pig shaped pasta and fish fingers ) so at least she will get a portion of fruit from the juice a day and her nutritionist agrees. Logan is a bit wary of veg but will eat it mixed inup with his mash or pasta the little sod and he cant get enough of fruit loves it all thank god!

 

[tasha41]

Elyse has had it before-

Every few months we get together with OH's cousins & they have some sort of kid-flavoured pop (like berry or orange) and the other kids are all having it (they are all under 5 and also only get it at special occasions), so she has it too. I'd never buy it specifically for her/at home if they came to ours, but I'm not going to make her drink water while the rest have that, I am militant about dental hygiene & we never have it at home, so that's my justification. It's not a full can/bottle either, a small cup. A year ago I wouldn't have let her at all but I haven't been as strict since she was about 3- I was in a car accident and haven't been able to do everything I used to, so I think some of that is guilt

She's snuck a sip of my Diet Coke a few times but she just makes a face- she doesn't like it, just generally tries my food/drink without asking all the time lol

She drinks water exclusively at home. We aren't really into juice & she'll rarely drink a cup of milk on its own- not shocked, I hate it too.

 

[beth_terri]

I don't know how it happened, but my child is a caffeine addict. If we're out somewhere and I have a coffee or a Diet Coke and I turn round for a second he'll drink it and enjoy it. I didn't even let him have any, he got addicted by himself. And now that he loves it yes I do very occasionally let him have a sip but not often, not every day, and certainly not more than a mouthful. I never thought I'd say that I was that sort of mum, but I guess I am.

But there's nothing wrong with being that mum lol. It's not poison xx

 

[Mummytobe85]

I dont really drink fizzy drinks and hardly have them in the house... i wont give it DD until she is well over 5 tbh but also as a treat. I know my friend's friend gave her 15 month old diet coke

DD only has weak squash, water or watered down natural oj or apple juice

 

[Pink Flowers]

Oliver has had fizzy, it was a treat and I wouldn't give it to him everyday, he had a few sips and then asked for juice

 

[Midnight_Fairy]

I would argue that giving kids diet coke is even worse than normal coke aspartame!

 

[faun]

My older two can have fizzy when we go out for a meal or at parties special occassions etc they are 13 and 9 though. Billy has tried tango once he just lapped at it like a cat he refused to drink it which is great Darcy has never had it she has water, diluted fruit juice or high juice she won't even drink cows milk she likes her milk from me still.

 

[Rhi_Rhi1]

From time to time, i never go out of my way to buy him a can, but sometimes, i will have a can of pepsi or something and he will finish his drink and still be thirsty i let him have some.. he is 4 and a half though.. so hardly a toddler when he goes to parties i notice that they give out fizzy drinks etc... x

 

[Lellow]

When we were on holiday, my BIL gave Aymen a little glass of Sprite whilst hubby and i had gone out for the afternoon.

I wasn't happy about it, but i didn't say anything and just asked him and everyone else not to do it again cos that kid was bouncing off the walls. It was early evening and he just wouldnt sleep that night, we were knocking on midnight before he zonked out, so im thinking that BIL gave Aymen more than just a little glass of it.

We wouldnt give him any ourselves, as fresh juice, water and milk are more then enough for him, but its not the end of the world if he did have it once in a blue moon.

 

[Quackquack99]

i wont be giving summer any for a long time but she did steal my stawberry milkshake last week and loved it.

 

[Pink Flowers]

I would argue that giving kids diet coke is even worse than normal coke aspartame!

I have to agree. My brother is addicted to diet coke and the doctors keep telling him it is going to make him really ill eventually... but he wont stop drinking it.

 

[lucy_x]

I don't know how it happened, but my child is a caffeine addict. If we're out somewhere and I have a coffee or a Diet Coke and I turn round for a second he'll drink it and enjoy it. I didn't even let him have any, he got addicted by himself. And now that he loves it yes I do very occasionally let him have a sip but not often, not every day, and certainly not more than a mouthful. I never thought I'd say that I was that sort of mum, but I guess I am.

But there's nothing wrong with being that mum lol. It's not poison xx

This! - nothing wrong with it hun, my little girl loves a half mug of cold earl grey! (she usually has what i havent finished!) she sits down at my computer, with MY filofax and pen and drinks out of MY mug! - not very often and i think she does it moer for giggles, but she certainly doesnt mind the taste.

What i really cant stand is my SIL giving her 3 year old sips of monster energy and he 2 yr old those flat lucozades!!!

 

[louandivy]

I would argue that giving kids diet coke is even worse than normal coke aspartame!

Oh god yes, I never give ivy sugar free anything!

 

[mum2b2009]

Sure he has had sips of a fizzy drink but i wouldnt buy or give him a whole can. Plenty of time for that when they are old enough

 

[xJG30]

Tom has sips of it now and then but not full bottles etc.

 

[FlowerFairy]

If I have a diet coke, Noah always wants to have some! I let him have a sip occasionally. On holiday in the All inclusive there was nothing else on offer for him to drink except water and he woudlnt drink it so he drank fizzy orange x