Is Coffee Good for a Child?

Hi getbrowser. I'm in the medical field and I want to share with you some knowledge I have regarding giving coffees for children. You can also share it with your friend. :) Coffees are good for adults especially of ages 25 and up. People 25 years old and up don't grow taller anymore or if they do only for a centimeter or two. It can stimulate the brain and make us alert. There's also a study saying that people who drink a glass of coffee everyday has a great chance to avoid Alzheimer's disease. But too much coffee can cause harm. I think almost all things if taken or done too much is not health or good anymore. :) Now for children, coffee should not be recommended. Yes it can make them alert at school but it can also make them hyperactive which they are already at their age. They can have sleeping problems at night or even at daytime. And I'm telling you, sleeping is very important for children for them to grow tall and healthy. When they are sleeping they produce growth hormones which is essential for growth of course. It they don't get enough sleep then they won't grow up to their limit or optimum height. That's why coffee should not be given for young children. shadow41

I definitely think that young children should not be given coffee to drink. It contains a large amount of caffeine, which is not good for them. It habituates them to the taste of coffee at a very young age, which runs the risk of turning them into coffee addicts later on. And furthermore, it may stain their teeth. Now, having said that, I know one lady who gave coffee to her young granddaughter every afternoon when the child came home early from kidnergarten. This child did not later on develop any of the problems, and many people have assured me that in other cultures, this is really quite normal and is not seen as a problem at all. Still, though, I would never do it.

For me coffee is not good for children. I don't let my kids drink coffee. I do not know if coffee would have a negative effect on children but i just don't let them drink it because of the caffeine it contains. Caffeine is known to be as stimulant so it could affect the sleeping habit of my children and they have to sleep early because they have to wake up as early as 5 in the morning as their school starts at 7 in the morning. Maybe your friend read somewhere that coffee is also good for babies...

I would not give a child coffee at all,the caffeine levels are not suitable for small kids as it raises the heart rate,stains the teeth.Not that I am sure about all the health problems it may cause ,this is something I would not do.

i dont think coffee is good for childrens seriously . Doctors even say coffee is not good for adults because it makes ur heart beat rate low . Also it affects brain . It is also good because it acts like anti sleep drink . But childrens should not consume it . They should be given milk

hi getbrowser, Doctors advice is not good to have coffee childrens or for adults. For adults having coffee makes the body temperature high and for childrens they dont grow and as well its not for health.

I think that is indeed a bad move for the parent that gives coffee to their baby. I hope nothing bad would happen to the baby as he grows up. I have not read that coffee is indeed bad for health.

I do not recommend coffee for children at all. My dad didn't allow us to have coffee until we were 15 years old, and still we don't have it as a habit. It may keep the baby active, but I guess babies do need that extra sleep.

I don't think that it is good at all for a child to have coffee. The last thing I need is a child who is wired up and won't go to sleep. I have a hard enough time getting the kid to bed as it is. And I wouldn't think it would be healthy in the first place...but who knows.

If the caffeine in coffee is bad even to adults how much more damage could it bring to children. Your friend should know what is right and what is wrong when it comes to feeding her child. She is by now preparing her child to become restless and hyperactive. Caffeine is addictive and her child will sooner or later get addicted to coffee which also lead to heart palpitation and sooner or later heart disease.

I strongly believe that children should not be given coffee to drink. As you stated in your discussion, coffee makes adults nervous and anxious and make them become addicted. These symptoms would be even worse for children, because they would probably become hyper with all that caffeine.

There is nothing wrong in giving coffee to the children. Even my son drinks coffee from his tender age. i will give him 1 small cup in the morning and evening. But he is not addicted to it. But there is a difference between filter coffee and cappuchino. Filter coffee is a little bit diluted and we use that only and add a pinch of coriander powder, and neem flower powder for health. It protects us from the ill effects of the coffee

I am not sure if it is good or bad for a child. I don't give my child coffee but I don't know if that is right or wrong. I think messing with a child's sleep pattern so it better fits your life is a bad way to parent, but I don't know that for sure either. I tend to go with a more baby led approach.

Generally in our place no child is given coffee upto5-6years of age.Doctors also won't suggest coffee for childre.we agree that caffeine in the coffee will make us so active that we will cheer up in two minutes.but it is also not good for health also if u give too much of coffee for children.Will anyone suggest you to give coffee for your children?

Your friend is incredibly selfish. Caffeine affects more than the child's wakefulness. It can hurt their kidneys and liver. You didn't say how old the child is but children operate on the schedule that their bodies tell them to, the ideal schedule that promotes their individual growth and development. By doing this, your friend is upsetting her child's body to a degree that can stunt the child's growth both mental and physical. Better he or she should begin putting the child to bed later, gradually, a few minutes at a time. 5 minutes later one night, 10 the next few nights and increase it in 15 minute increments. Of course, this will mean the child will awaken later, too. Children need a certain amount of sleep that cannot be adjusted without danger to them.

hi getbrowser no indeed much as I love my four or five cups a day it is not good for small children as it contains too much caffeine in it, it is a drink for adults not little kids and really really should never be given to a baby ever. That is just plain stupid and foolish.

Hey getbrowser! I have never heard of anything so absurd in my entire life! Who in their right mind would give a child coffee? It isn't good to give a child caffeine as it is, but coffee? What kind of insane people are they? Why would they even think that this is in any way a good idea? Caffeine is addicting in the first place and who would want to do that to a child!

I would not recommend giving coffee to a child. It is acidic and the caffiene content is very high, and it can lead to heart palpitations, hyperactivity, sleep loss, diarrhea, indigestion, and more. It is also addictive. I started drinking every morning while in college, and it has been a part of my morning routine ever since, though I've been trying to transition to green tea instead. When I was little, my grandmother would give me coffee if I started having an asthma attack. My mom would get mad and say the practice was an old wive's tale. It actually did seem to help though, between the steam and the increased heart rate. (Many asthma medications have a very similar effect on heart rate.) So if I had a child who was having an asthma attack and I didn't have medication on hand, I would consider giving coffee as a temporary fix, but first I would have to do some heavy online research to make sure I wasn't doing more harm than good.

well i think coffee is good for health for everyone because coffee gives energy to do work but i agree that people should not be addicte for anything because limits does matter weather its coffee or otherthings

I don't think coffee is good for children, especially the caffeine in coffee. Even some adults get sick because of the caffeine. I have a younger brother who is 12 and mom doesn't even let him drink caffeinated tea, let alone coffee.