Coffee drinkers: at what age did you start drinking coffee?

I started drinking coffee when I was three years old. When I was born our family was struggling, instead of milk my mother gave me coffee, just to warm my stomach. It is not a good thing, but my parents do not have a choice. Maybe that is the reason why I become addicted to it. I don’t blame my parent, I love coffee very much. I started to become addicted at the age of thirteen when I started to be in highschool. Those were the days when I have to stay up late to study. And then the rest is history. If you will ask me do not give your child a coffee until they reach 16, so that to avoid them from being addicted to it.

I drink coffee rarely in a day.I usually prefer tea rather than the coffee.Since i read in an article that over usage of coffee will affect your health and will produce excess fat in the body.i m not sure about the truthfulness of this but i will prefer not to use coffee much even though not avoiding it completely.So i suggest you people to reduce the amount of coffee you consume and it will do good.be in mind that over consumption of anything is harmful to health

We grew up very poor so in the mornings we ate what the adults ate- coffee and bread usually before school. I can't say that i started drinking coffe on my own regularly till about 30 years of age.

i saw one discussion earlier i responded which asked what was the first discussion that i made. i cannot recall what was that discussion of mine that i created first after joining mylot. and that was only two to three years ago. so this could be more difficult for me to recall at what age i start drinking coffee. but i am sure, my parents never let kids at younger age to drink coffee.

I think I started when I was 12 or 13..I was just so curious as to how it tastes..and I really liked it..I even mixed in my KoKo crunch..But I don't really drink coffee on a regular basis..and i don't think children should be allowed to drink coffee...

I didn't start to drink coffee until I was 15 I can still remember it. It was Thanksgiving day and my dad made me my first cup of coffee and over the years I have made it sweeter than I should. My boys will not be allowed to drink coffee until they are 15 or older and my husband has no say so. But I will give boys a sip if they have chest congestion it seems to clear it up.

I started drinking coffee at 15 when I was in high school..I needed something to help jump start my brain...and it isn't much different then pop some let their kids drink..both are stimulates. If I had children I would let them drink coffee at the same age I started.. but not alot..and only small cups not mugs of it..I would limit the creamer and sugar..and maybe tell them if they feel they are old enough to drink it that they are old enough to pay for the creamer. I only drunk one cup a day..still do drink one, maybe 2 cups a day..depending on how sluggish my brain is feeling..it can help in waking ya up..but can have a downside..a few hours later when the caffeine,sugar rush comes off..can make them actually feel tired.

Ooops, Had to come back to the front and answer the question. I didn't drink coffee until I was an adult. I remember my Grandmother made a water and milk mixture so I thought I was drinking tea with the adults. I agree with children not drinking coffee and I have a couple of health reasons. Coffee has caffeine and acid. I realize that cola sodas also have caffeine. I think children should be restricted on caffeine also.

When I was a child, my breakfast was a cup of coffeee with milk and a piece of bread with butter or jam. It did not srunt my growth (1.72m is not bad for a woman) and as for addictions, I think I´m the kind of person that gets addicted to many things. Right now, it´s mylot

My mom says when I was like two I would get on the table and drink any coffee left in the bottom of the cups! Then my daddy and I used to have coffee together on the weekend nights while we stayed up and watched movies all night. I guess that started when I was about 10 or so! My kids started drinking coffee as early as they wanted too. And my nephew used to drink what was left in my cup when he was about 18 months old. I'd turn around and my coffee would be gone!

hi,my parents had a habit of drinking coffee in the morning and Tea in the evening.I had a sweet memories still of when my mom asked to seve coffee/Tea in a up to my father from kitchen....i used to have a sip from that out of curiousity... But my mom offerto drink coffee when i was [completed 10+2 studies]@17 years age...

I just started drinking coffee last year since my uncle advise me to drink coffee before working out. I frequently go to the gym to work out and coffee serves as an energy drink.

I didn't start drinking coffee until I was in my twenties, and my kids came down with chicken pox. After six weeks of sick kids, I was exhausted! Coffee was just enough of a boost to get me through the day.

I didn't start drinking coffee until I was in my late teens. I think you are right that it's not a good idea for kids that are very young. After decades of dependency I have finally managed to kick my coffee habit (2 weeks and counting) and I feel a lot better and healthier. It does seem to me that coffee is addictive!

I started when I was in my 20's, but my first three children did try it at a young age, probably around your children's age. And they would drink it occasionally throughout their teen years..They say drinking coffee while still growing will stunt your growth, but my son is over 6 feet and my one daughter is an inch or two taller than I am..The other daughter,however is 3 inches shorter than myself.. So whether this is true or not I don't know, maybe all my children would have been taller, like my 6 foot son would have an extra inch or two if he didn't drink it.. I think as long as they don't get addicted, drinking it every day and getting withdraws when they don't get it, they should be ok..

hi nixxi, now a days most of the people and children are drinking tea and coffee,i have not remembered when i have started drinking coffee,from the child hood onwards i am drinking coffee and tea,but instead of coffee they are drinking boost,horlicks and other drinks,have a nice day

well i didnt drink coffee till i was in highschool maybe 15-17. I think its bad for to start really young because youll be dependent to it more.

I was about 12 years old when I started drinking it. I had to have a pot of coffee ready for my mom for when she got home from work. I learned how to make it and then started having a cup, then 2 and then I was hooked. I love it and cannot go a day without it.

In my case, I started at the age of fourteen and now I am addicted to coffee. But it doesn't worry me because I usually tended to low blood pressure since I was a child. So coffee helped me in my case. Further to kids, I also have to children and sometimes they ask me for a cup of coffee when they see that I am preparing one for my husband and me. What I do in that case is, instead of denying the usage of coffee to them, I prepare another drink based on cereales which is natural and has got a similar taste to coffee. But the side effects are not the same. So they think that they are drinking coffee and are happy.

I actually started drinking coffee at the age of 13. I started drinking coffee because of school work that was a pain to do. But, the good news was I was never addicted to coffee. But, now a days I drink energy drinks to battle those nights when I need to study for long exams in Med school. If the time comes that I will have kids, I do not see any harm if my kids want to drink coffee. As long as, they are at the right age, say 14 or above.