https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 10 Aug 2026 07:15:13 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ow-old-should-kids-be-before-drinking-coffee/page/2#post-1507754 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 11:21:56 +0000 coopsmama 1507754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My sister was obsessed with being just like my mom as a toddler and I remember we had a mini tea set and mom would occasionally put some watered down coffee for her in the little cup. She loved it and thought she was so cool!</p> <p>I'm in the Northwest and lots of coffee consumption is considered pretty much the norm here. I'd be okay with my kids having a cup here or there starting in junior high! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ow-old-should-kids-be-before-drinking-coffee/page/2#post-1507706 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 11:11:35 +0000 swurlygurl 1507706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know, whenever they want it? I'm not going to let my 3 year old have 5 cups of coffee a day, obviously, but if a 6 year old asks to have a cup like Mommy, sure! I might even leave it black so they don't like it ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ow-old-should-kids-be-before-drinking-coffee/page/2#post-1507609 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 10:58:48 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1507609@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was drinking coffee at 3! Granted it had a lot of cream and sugar added. My husband is very anti-coffee. We won't necessarily offer coffee, but at 12 or 13 I wouldn't rip it out of my kid's hands. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ow-old-should-kids-be-before-drinking-coffee/page/2#post-1507528 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 10:48:24 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 1507528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>18+! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ow-old-should-kids-be-before-drinking-coffee/page/2#post-1507433 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 10:34:47 +0000 HabesBabe 1507433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Neither one of us are coffee drinkers, but we would allow the occasional "treat" in high school (like others have said, a frapp or something like that) but wouldn't allow it daily. Once they're 18, they can drink it how often they'd like and buy it themselves. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ow-old-should-kids-be-before-drinking-coffee/page/2#post-1507409 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 10:31:49 +0000 yoursilverlining 1507409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I remember having my first latte at 13; I thought I was sooooo cool! :silly: I don't know - around that age/middle school for occasional mochas and whatnot seems fine to me.</p> <p>I'm the minority here but I'm more comfortable with real coffee/tea than decaf. I would be less comfortable with LO drinking decaf, just as I am less comfortable drinking it myself.</p> <p>@pui: my LO *loves* tea! I drink a lot more tea than coffee these days and LO begs and begs for tea. I water her "tea" down a bunch and I don't add much sugar to my tea so she doesn't drink it because it's sweet - I guess she just LOVES the flavor of black tea. Weird little kid </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ow-old-should-kids-be-before-drinking-coffee/page/2#post-1507292 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 10:14:00 +0000 Charm54 1507292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>University for daily consumption </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ow-old-should-kids-be-before-drinking-coffee#post-1507290 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 10:13:38 +0000 Synchronicity 1507290@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had no interest until I was in university (and now I'm a total addict). I'd say high school, but really, I'll never encourage it. It would be pretty damn hard to stop a high-schooler from drinking coffee if they wanted to, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ow-old-should-kids-be-before-drinking-coffee#post-1507279 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 10:11:14 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 1507279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: my dad used to give me milk with a splash of coffee when I was you too. I also wanted to be like him. I was definitely a daddy's girl! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ow-old-should-kids-be-before-drinking-coffee#post-1507277 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 10:11:06 +0000 Elderberrygin 1507277@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't like coffee at all until I was in college. I can't imagine a kid being into the taste until at least high school.</p> <p>On the other hand, in my family kids start drinking tea around three or four (very weak and milky) and I'll probably do the same with my LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ow-old-should-kids-be-before-drinking-coffee#post-1507275 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 10:10:48 +0000 Anagram 1507275@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After High School. I feel like it's not a dependency I want to encourage in my kiddos (I drink coffee, my husband does not). I didn't start drinking it regularly until my first "real" job at 22. </p> <p>i work in a school and I'm surprised at how many kids are dropped off with starbucks frappucinos, lattes, etc. I just feel they are $$ and bad healthwise with all the extra calories.</p> <p>When I drink coffee, i only drink it with coconut milk these days. Pre MSPI diet, I still rarely if ever bought coffee out and i usually just drank regular drip coffee with cream. No lattes, cappuccinos except on a rare special occasion 9at a cafe with friends). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ow-old-should-kids-be-before-drinking-coffee#post-1507251 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 10:06:44 +0000 Lozza 1507251@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think my kids will have to be old enough that they're not really "kids" anymore. (like, 16 or so) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ow-old-should-kids-be-before-drinking-coffee#post-1507199 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:57:39 +0000 Adira 1507199@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>High school. I started drinking coffee daily when I started driving to school in the morning at 16. My parents preferred me to have coffee and be awake for the drive than the alternative! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ow-old-should-kids-be-before-drinking-coffee#post-1507164 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:53:32 +0000 Pepper 1507164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>High school. I think I had fraps in 9th or 10th grade. I didn't actually start enjoying regular coffee until I was halfway through college. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ow-old-should-kids-be-before-drinking-coffee#post-1507161 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:53:00 +0000 jetsa 1507161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were allowed coffee at like 5-6 its just what my dads family does when they get together. It was milk with sugar and a splash of coffee. I don't see anything wrong with it. As far as everyday it just depends on the child but probably high school. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ow-old-should-kids-be-before-drinking-coffee#post-1507159 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:52:45 +0000 mrbee 1507159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Decaf. Toddler age works for me, with lots of milk. Regular stuff, high school... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ow-old-should-kids-be-before-drinking-coffee#post-1507154 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:52:07 +0000 HLK208 1507154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetMamaM: ick. True. Energy drinks are horrible!! I'll never let my kids have them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ow-old-should-kids-be-before-drinking-coffee#post-1507153 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:52:06 +0000 yin 1507153@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another vote for high school... maybe college. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ow-old-should-kids-be-before-drinking-coffee#post-1507143 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:50:43 +0000 HLK208 1507143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ummm, I started drinking it daily at 13!! I worked at a coffee shop starting at 16 though (worked there for years). Maybe it's a Seattle thing but a lot of kids I went to middle school with drank at least fraps. So I would probably let them have it in middle school if they wanted to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ow-old-should-kids-be-before-drinking-coffee#post-1507072 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:41:10 +0000 rachiecakes 1507072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>High School 16+ </p> <p>I remember my grandmother letting me try it when I was 5/6 and I thought it was absolutely disgusting. I let my 2 year old take a sip - I drink coffee black - and of course he loved it! Ugh, a sip was all he got.<br /> He does drink (decaf) herbal teas though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ow-old-should-kids-be-before-drinking-coffee#post-1507065 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:39:56 +0000 SweetMamaM 1507065@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>High school, I'd rather them have a coffee with breakfast than buy one of those nasty sugar-laden energy drinks on the way to school. I've seen students on them that can't handle - not pretty :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ow-old-should-kids-be-before-drinking-coffee#post-1507053 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:38:12 +0000 chopsuey 1507053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>high school. 16+ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ow-old-should-kids-be-before-drinking-coffee#post-1507044 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:37:25 +0000 blackbird 1507044@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>15/16? like a frozen drink once in awhile. i didn't really start drinking coffee until college and I'm not against it, but I don't think teenagers need it. but if it's not coffee, it'll probably be soda, so....at least coffee is better for you </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ow-old-should-kids-be-before-drinking-coffee#post-1507008 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:32:19 +0000 psw27 1507008@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh gosh... I don't think I ever even had an interest in having it for caffeine/morning purposes until college. My mom used to let me have some "coffee milk" as a treat (which basically was as sweet as coffee ice cream and 1/2 milk 1/2 coffee) occasionally. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ow-old-should-kids-be-before-drinking-coffee#post-1506989 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:29:35 +0000 looch 1506989@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha, I was 8 years old. It was mostly milk with a little bit of coffee, I insisted I have it because my father was drinking it and I wanted to be just like him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ow-old-should-kids-be-before-drinking-coffee#post-1506987 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:29:02 +0000 Meridian 1506987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>College! I didn't start til then... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ow-old-should-kids-be-before-drinking-coffee#post-1506973 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:27:46 +0000 mrsjazz 1506973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't drink coffee until college. I'm sure if Starbucks is still around LO will probably have coffee before I did. High school. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ow-old-should-kids-be-before-drinking-coffee#post-1506960 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:26:27 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 1506960@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They can have some in high school if it isn't a daily thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ow-old-should-kids-be-before-drinking-coffee#post-1506945 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:25:11 +0000 Mrs. Polish 1506945@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At least high school. I started drinking it during an internship. My parents never drank it at home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ow-old-should-kids-be-before-drinking-coffee#post-1506940 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:24:38 +0000 Bao 1506940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At least high school. </p>