Am I the only person who does not let their 2-3 year old have soda?
Apparently, among the majority of my girlfriends and all of my DH's cousins with kids this age, I am the only one that hasn't let my child try soda.
I am far from a health food fanatic--he eats cookies, cake, ice cream, chips, lollipops, etc, but I just don't see any reason for kids this age to be drinking soda. I know I can't keep him away from it forever, but I'd like to try for as long as possible.
Re: Thoughts on toddlers/pre-schoolers and soda???
I think you're doing a good thing. I don't buy soda at home. If we have it, it's usually for a party and we don't have any junk food. I plan on keeping it that way. Of course, once they start going to bday parties there's going to be soda everywhere. So, in that case, I'd probably let them have some 7up or try to get them to drink juice instead. But, I agree with you. There's no point in starting a bad habit so early.
I'm not a health fanatic either but absolutely no soda. There is no reason why any preschool aged child needs that. I too have given her cake, cookies, chips, but no soda. I don't even give her straight juice yet (I still cut it with water).
Soda has way too much sugar in it and it does nothing to hydrate you.
nope, i won't do it. we went to a party a few weeks ago and the 2 year olds were running anround with soda and cotton candy. I kept getting the "you're not going to let her have any??" looks. nope. why? because. she asks for apples and grapes and that's what she likes. i'm not screwing that up any time soon lol maybe when she's older and understands that stuff is just for special occassions, but not just yet.
plus, we have bad luck with teeth in our family, i don't need her getting cavities so young!!
THIS!!! I HATE soda!!!
Ditto this!
We don't even give juice yet. Soda is a long way off.
I still remember when my neice and nephew were 2. The only word that they would say was soda.
It was usually when seated at a table and they would pound their hands on the table while screaming SODA!
BIL refused to go out to eat at restaurants for a long time because of it. It was their fault for introducing it.
I definitely get a lot of crap from friends and family but oh well.
I'm in the same boat - I'll allow cake, cookies, etc.. but no soda! There is sooooo much crap in soda and it's just not necessary for kids.
I'm sure that I'm having problems with my teeth now as an adult thanks to all the many cans of diet coke I used to drink as a child (what was wrong with my parents?? I think people just didn't know how bad it was for you).
I'm hoping I can keep the amount of soda my kids drink to a minimum... and they definitely won't be drinking any as toddlers/preschoolers.
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Thanks everyone for the input. I am glad I am not the only one. Recently a cousin of my DH's basically called me uptight because I took out a juice box of apple juice at a b-day party when all of the other kids were drinking soda and I made a point of saying with annoyance that I couldn't believe everyone was letting their small children drink soda. All I need is for Nicky to see other kids with it and throw a temper tantrum for it! She then said with one of those know-it-all tones "you'll see how much you lighten up with the second one." Nope, sorry...she won't be drinking soda either!
Then when I complained to a few friends about it, they basically agreed with her and told me they let their kids drink soda too. I was starting to think maybe I was the only mother on earth that thinks it bad for kids.