How much sugar do you let your children have? Soda?

Soda for a 1 year old? That is frightning! BABIES DONT NEED SUGAR! I drink soda, and my son who is nearing 3 often will grab a can ( when its mostly empty) and he gets a few sips. Or sometimes he will want what im drinking, so ill pour about a half inch in a cup and water it way way down before giving it to him. And even that isnt good. I would rather him not get it at all, But its not often that he does. Maybe 2-3 times a week. He gets sugar in his apples and pears. In whatever fruit happens to be that days snack. He gets a lollypop when he is good at the store, which we go maybe 2-3 times a month to a store, so its a treat. On very very rare occasions he gets 2 tablespoons of ice cream as a treat. Most of his sugar intake is from fruit. I was going to say he gets jello alot, but then i realized i buy that sugar free as well hehe. Its not over protective, its smart. Children when on sugar get high. They have a sugar overload and it crashes their system in a manner of speaking. When is sugar ok? Well like i said, i use it as a treat, and i feel my son gets too much of it. Its ok when hes at his grammies and she makes him a fruit and yogurt smoothie. Its ok when we go to the store and he gets his lolly pop. Its ok when its in his apples and pears. Im not sure how much is in manderine oranges because that is his most favorite fruit, its citris though. And again, i think he gets too much...

Soda for a 1 year old? No way! Its not just the sugar, but the caffeine, the dyes, and the empty calories. Not to mention starting a habit that young, when in reality none of us should be drinking any soda. I think sweets and sweet drinks like that should be held off until at last 3, and then only in moderation afterwards.

My children only get to drink soda when we go out to eat, which is rare. I buy the low-sugar oatmeals and cereals I just don't think all that processed sugar is good for them. I would be so mad if I found out someone was giving my baby soda. Think of their developing teeth and bones. And the way sugar reacts with children he would be bouncing off the walls.

There needs to be more mums like you. I don't have children myself, but seriously you can see what sodas, caffeine and excess sugar is doing to adults, teenagers. Imagine the effects on toddlers. It tastes good to adults, off course it does, but the effects are terrible. I suggest they always have been detrimental to health, we have sugar overload causing all sorts of problems from diabetes, obesity, depression and the fairly new ADD and ADHD. I don't think you are overprotective, more wise I would say.

I have to say I will give my 1 1/2 year old and 2 1/2 year old have cookies and stuff like that occasionally but I don't let them have soda ever and I don't let them have juice. Juice has more sugar in it than soda. It's bad in my opinion.

I'd do everything I could to keep them from having any soda at all, and as little sugar as possible. I'd get them used to eating fruits and vegetables first, make sure they are really into those things. I think after a year old they can have a little tiny bit of sweets once in awhile (but still no soda at all). That soda is bad stuff..it can lead to all sorts of problems later on. Also I'd only make sure they ate whole grain breads, and as they got older, try and teach them the dangers of junk food and too much sugar, because they will be around those things when they start school. My kids were raised vegetarian, and they had some sweets for sure, and they drank soda a little, too. Now that they are grown, they don't eat sweets very much, they eat healthy and are healthy. And still vegetarians for the most part (they may eat fish once in awhile). I cooked for them all the time, and we rarely ate at fast food places. So now they have little attraction for fast food places, and rather would cook for themselves.

I limited my sons sugar intake for as long as I could but after age 2 it is a loosing battle. With being in daycare and then going to school it is almost impossible to control how much sugar a child intakes in one day. Soda is much too youung for a one year old, maybe two years but that is even pushing it. Even when he started drinking soda, I made him stick to Sprite/7Up/Serria Mist for a very long time.

I didn't let my kids have sugar when they were babies. Even now they're 9 and 15 and I try to limit their intake. They can get soda when we go out. I very rarely have it in the frig. Maybe around holidays. My husband likes it in his lunch, so I buy cans but I don't put them in the refrigerator. If I did, they would drink them and nothing else. They know they need to ask before taking one.

I am not a mother yet but, I had helped my aunts raise their kids. I feel that all that you are sying a=is practical. You should not give soda to your child until he is atleast 5 years of age as these sodas can be harmful. And dont worry about your mother she is just acting like all grandparents do. But, you now have to be strict with her and tell her that is some matters you are correct and just enjoy being a mother

I try not to give my children lots of sugar. my one son does not drink soda at all.

well i try not to give them sugar! ofcourse my kids love some candy, and every day she can have one. when we drink soda she wants it too, so i take her sippycup, fill it with water and put a very little soda to it! she thinks she drinks soda too so problem solved! and ofcourse my parents and parents in law give my kids candy, icecream and whatever you name! but i just look the other way and say to myself, oke they don't go there every day and like their grandparents! so i let them do what they want to do!(even i don't agree with them)

Over edible sugar is been harmful for for child.

I try to limit my girls sugar intake. We all suffer from low blood sugar so we shouldn't have any. My biggest dilemmea was when they were on formula as babies. It conatained sugar, but was the ony formula suitable for vegans so I let them have it. I am wondering whether the reason behind my eldest daughter having worse low blood sugar is because she was on formula from an earlier age. Anyway as to the present, I might let them have one small sweet with sugar in every other day but that is it. I used to not give them any, but when people wanted to give them treats they would give them artificial sweetner which I think is worse so I now give them sugar instead.

I justread an article about sugar. It has NOTHING to offer the body as far as nutrients, vitamins, etc. However, it does help you put on weight and that's a bad thing. I limited my childrens sugar intake and substituted it with fruit, no-sugar products and the like. They grew up doing a whole lot better than those who had plenty of sugar. There is a sugarless world out there and it's a lot healthier than the alternative.

kids should not being able to have any kind of sugar after 4pm i believe, kids are hyper enough with out sugar lol sugar gives them way too much energy so they will be unstoppable for hours!!!

no sugar at all! I try to refein from giving sugar since it's critical and might affect their sugar level in the blood.

I completely hear where you are coming from. It's easier to take care of a baby when they are inside of your tummy, because once they get out in the world-- it's a scary place to be. I don't let my little girl have pop, but when she was 9 months old she lost 6 oz. and it ended up being due to my milk supply but my Dr. told me to give her icecream to help her gain weight-- so I did.. & that was the first sugar she had ever had-- but I do give her a sucker at the Dr.'s office and now that she's potty training-- I'll give her mini M & M's for going potty for the reinforcement-- but other than that I don't really like to give her sweets because I don't really like what they do to their teeth & also, once you start on the sweets-- they have an acquired taste for it-- where as if you don't introduce sugar-- they don' thave that need for it which I think is awesome. With my next baby I'm not going to give into the sugar thing.

My son is almost 2 and he's never had soda. I've only given him VERY diluted juice. I also don't give him many sweets. He gets one or two treats once awhile but that's about it. He doesn't even know what chocolates or candy are. He's never had them. I don't think sugar is ever good for kids.

well i only give my kids 7up or sprite or orange soda.. but they do not get it every day sometimes i do let them have a little pepsi but its once in a blue moon. too much sugar for kids is not good. i have even learned to trick my kids by getting them sum sugar free snacks.. they seem to not know the difference. but if its a baby i wouldnt give any soda.. juice water or milk is cool..