Caffeine..?

Is drinking coffee bad for ten year olds? If so why or why not.
If it's ok, how much should they be allowed to have?

I allow my 8 year old half a cup of coffee a couple x's a week. I find when he drinks his father's coffee(reg.) he is more focused on what he is doing. He has a similar reaction with my coffee(decaf) as well. I make it with a lot of milk and some honey or agave syrup. Coffee has a soothing effect on many people. The caffeine is calming. That is what I've noticed with my son. Everybody reacts differently to the same stimulus. Everything in MODERATION IS GOOD!!

It will make them even more hyper. Do you want that?

yes it is coffee can stunt your growth.

Children that young are affected differently by stimulants like caffeine. Coffee is higher in caffeine than most sodas & tea, so no coffee at thisge, and limit caffeinated drinks to 1 serving per day. You can interfere with their sleep habits & moods.
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Well Caffeine is bad for Anyone personally i don't drink it at all and if you let your child start the habit now it won't be so easy to break later.... or yourself if your the 10 year old

Caffine is a dieretic....it dehydrates you, which is especially bad for children because they need more fluids to function appropriatly. ALSO, Caffine has been found to stunt growth in youth....so if you want them to grow strong and tall....they don't need it. No ten year old needs coffee, they have enough energy at that age to get by, and if you start putting an artificial stimulant into their system, they will stop creating natural energy,.....not to mention the fact that it will slow down their metabolism, give them 'caffein downs' like a down from a drug, where they will be functioning at less that capacity.

Yes, caffeine is bad for ten year olds. Caffeine (and there is a lot of caffiene in coffee) speed up one's heartrate. Over time, the body needs more caffeine to satisfy its needs, just like any other drug. If the body gets to much caffiene, the heart can pump to much or two fast, causes an inlarged heart and/or heart spasms, both of which can kill people. If you start drinking coffee at ten, your heart is going to spiral downward way faster.

it's just encouraging a reliance on caffeine at a very young age. There are many better things for ten year olds to be drinking anyways, and coffee is not really one of them.
At ten, the body is growing and needs a lot of vitamins/minerals, so a ten year old should really be drinking milk, fruit juice, or just plain water.
I would just avoid it. IF they were going to have any, I would limit it to a very small amount a week, like maybe a one a week treat.

well excessive intakes of caffeine is bad for anyone, plus the sugar u might add to it is just a whole lot of extra calories.
also it will stain ur teeth badly if u dont watch out
at most id say occasionally in the mornings have a cup, and maybe on the weekends when ur out and about (like starbucks or caribou)

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It can stunt your growth, and speed you up so you live a shorter life, but you live faster so its the same.