toddlers drinking fizzy pop

Bun

When we were at under ones when my son was, well, under one, we had a visit from a dental nurse. She said that fruit juices and squash were equally bad acid wise. She obviously encouraged water and milk, but said that as long as these drinks, (together with squash, and fruit juices which are all acidic and have a fair amount of added/natural sugar) were drunk wherever possible as an accompaniment to food, the damage would be minimal. Otherwise only let them have drinks when they are thirsty, not give them a bottle of juice constantly to keep them quiet where they can let the juice 'pool' and cause more damage. Interestingly she also said that breastmilk is very sweet, and recommended none of that after the age of one for the same reason we are worrying about fizzy pop, which does make you wonder......

ailuro2

My gp told me he never lets his kids have drinks with artificial sweetener,better with water or full sugar but get them to clean their teeth.

The fizz in cola etc makes it acidic and it still rots your teeth,even though it is sugar free.

Our 8yo dd is allowed a cola when we are on holidays,so perhaps three times a year. She usually has water or milk to drink the rest of the time.

Plenty time for her to get hooked on fizziness when she's older.

RadoJo

Apart from the tooth rotting issue (which I don't think is likely to be a problem if the intake is regulated) did anyone see the 'Truth About Food' where they measured 2 children's responses to sweets and processed foods versus all natural snacks?
They had one party where they ate all natural food but were stimulated by the entertainment which left them hyper, badly behaved and over excited.

The other party had sweets, crisps and fizzy drinks but no noticeable effect on their behaviour as the tone of the party was much more calming. The parents were speechless, but realised that they had been blaming their children's bad behaviour on their diets, but they were actually capabale of controlling themselves perfectly when they wanted to.

Don't know if this helps, but I found it interesting and it made me realise how easy it is to excuse poor behaviour when you think there is another cause, and then that reinforces the idea in the child's head that they are not responsible for their actions.

I think your concern shows that you are not about to allow you child's teeth to rot, and it seems that your approach is sensible, so I wouldn't worry too much that your little one will get bad habits!

StartingAgainKayla70

My daughter is two and a half, she has never tried fizzy pop, and I wouldnt allow her to have it even if she wanted it. The only time she has juice is when she is constipated, I try and prolong things like that for as long as possible. Because once they get the taste of it they are like a dog with a bone.

Curious_George_2

my daughter is almost 7 and she has had coke/pepsi all of 2 times in her life, both at birthday parties that i did not attend with her,
she knows she is not allowed "black" so it really doesnt bother her, and she has never asked to have it.
we always have a selection of drinks in so she couldnt care less if we are drinking coke and she has something else.

the girl could drink milk til the cows ran dry and not want anything else!

sonee2405

Myself and brothers& sisters and all our cousins love coca cola.We get through cans and at least 2 bottles a day which meant that it was extra hard for us when we had children to keep it away from our little ones.Well we didn't,Our kids drink fizzy pop and even our 6month old has the odd sip now and then.Nothing wrong with their teeth so far once your addicted you get headaches if you dont have a can at least once a day,my sister took our little one out once in her buggy when she was about 20months old , baby was holding a can of fizzy pop and drinking it slowly she didnt cry or kick up a fuss no matter how long my sister shopped as long as she had her can, no damage donw and shes perfectly healthy

Curious_George_2

sonee2405 wrote: »

Myself and brothers& sisters and all our cousins love coca cola.We get through cans and at least 2 bottles a day which meant that it was extra hard for us when we had children to keep it away from our little ones.Well we didn't,Our kids drink fizzy pop and even our 6month old has the odd sip now and then.Nothing wrong with their teeth so far once your addicted you get headaches if you dont have a can at least once a day,my sister took our little one out once in her buggy when she was about 20months old , baby was holding a can of fizzy pop and drinking it slowly she didnt cry or kick up a fuss no matter how long my sister shopped as long as she had her can, no damage donw and shes perfectly healthy

The problem with posts like this... is as much as your hoping its a troll post, you just know its real.

tinkerbell1978

oops i dont think the occassional drink of fizzy pop is too bad it stops their curiosity at least and it makes it less of a big deal, was not sure what to say though when a friend and i sat down for dinner and her 3year old was drinking a glass although small of red wine now that im not so sure about!
dont worry too much though the odd one cant hurt your sis prob thought it would be a nice treat dont be too hard on her am sure she wont do it again if you chatted to her about it she prob understands now its not the best treat to give a kid!

Mark7799

Juicy_Tube wrote: »

Don't know-but hope someone else can answer this?

JT x

You can find some research to prove that just about anything is bad for you or for children. In moderation, most things are acceptable - it's up to parents to decide what 'moderation' is, make their own decisions and stand by them.

hollydays

Someone I know gives their kids "fruit shoot" drinks because she says they are healthier (for their teeth maybe) but I tasted one and it is the most sickeningly sweet thing I have ever tasted-the child already has a very sweet tooth so I dont think that is helpful