toddlers drinking fizzy pop

SusanCarter

Any food or drink which is either sugary or acidic can promote tooth decay. This would include fruit juice hence why it's generally recommended that you dilute it for young children.

Whenever you eat or drink anything it makes your mouth more acidic and therefore more at risk of tooth decay. Your saliva counteracts the acid and gradually returns the mouth to normal. This means that if you are going to have a sugary or acidic drink, it is best to have it with a meal rather than between meals as then your mouth will spend less time in the more acidic "danger zone". (Apparently the reason sugar free chewing gum can help is that chewing it promotes saliva production and returns the mouth to "normal" and out of the "danger zone" more quickly.)

Unless your sister is looking after your child every day and giving fizzy drinks, it's unlikely to do any harm as it would be prolonged exposure rather than an occasional treat which would be more likely to cause harm. Ultimately it is your choice what you do and it is certainly not going to harm your daughter if you don't let her have this kind of thing and then when she is older it is up to her.

Personally, my mum didn't let us have sweets or chocolates and we were only allowed things like choc biscuits/fizzy pop occasionally (e.g. at a party, visiting relatives etc.) The reason was that she didn't want us to have the same trouble that she has with her teeth. Between me and my three brothers (age 26, 24, 21 & 21) we have no fillings and although we all eat all these things now, it is in moderation as we didn't develop a taste for them and I am glad my mum did that for us when we weren't old enough to know the risks and make the choice for ourselves.

emmaroids

ollarbabe wrote: »

SERIOUSLY AM I THE ONLY ONE READING THIS THREAD WITH BEMUSEMENT AND DISBELIEF. WHY ARE YOU ALL MAKING SUCH A BIG FUSS ABOUT A CHILD HAVING A DRINK OF POP? i AM THE MOTHER OF 6 ,AGED FROM 17 YRS DOWN TO A 1 YEAR OLD, AND LIKE EVERY MUM WANT THE BEST FOR MY KIDS.I'VE ALWAYS BEEN AN AT HOME MUM, COOKED "PROPER MEALS",MADE SURE THEY DIDN'T EAT TOO MANY SWEETS AND RUIN THEIR TEETH ETC ETC. BUT IN ALL SERIOUSNESS IF I EVER GOT TO THE POINT OF GETTING THIS WOUND UP OVER SOMETHING SO INSIGNIFIGANT THEN I'D THINK..."GOD I REALLY NEED TO GET OUT MORE " PERHAPS THE ORIGINAL POSTER SHOULD BE GLAD THAT HER DAUGHTER HAS A LOVING AUNTIE WHO WANTS TO SPEND TIME WITH HER NEICE RATHER THAN MAKING THE POOR WOMAN FEEL GUILTY ABOUT GIVING THE CHILD THE "WRONG" DRINK. I'M NOT ADVOCATING FEEDING KIDS RUBBISH BUT HEY KEEP IT IN PROPORTION LADIES. DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL THINGS. RELAX AND ENJOY YOUR KIDS.

no need to shout, crikey have you been on the fizzy pop all day and your all hyped up?

David_B_2

alwaysonthego wrote: »

my dd1 is 2yr 10 months and my sister admitted they gave her fizzy pop when they took her out.I nearly had heart failure, this is something I would never give her. My sister did not see a problem but promises she will not give dd it again. Does anyone give their children fizzy pop, I was wondering:eek:

Our son is only 20 months old and NO we do not give him fizzy drinks. We are lucky because like his mum and dad he drinks water 98% of the time and milk the other 2%

alwaysonthego_2

ollarbabe wrote: »

PERHAPS THE ORIGINAL POSTER SHOULD BE GLAD THAT HER DAUGHTER HAS A LOVING AUNTIE WHO WANTS TO SPEND TIME WITH HER NEICE RATHER THAN MAKING THE POOR WOMAN FEEL GUILTY ABOUT GIVING THE CHILD THE "WRONG" DRINK. I'M NOT ADVOCATING FEEDING KIDS RUBBISH BUT HEY KEEP IT IN PROPORTION LADIES. DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL THINGS. RELAX AND ENJOY YOUR KIDS.

I do enjoy my kids, and I did not try and make my sister feel guilty, just asked her not to give dd fizzy pop. At home dd enjoys milk and water and occasionally has some diluted pop. DD is not 3 yet and it is my responsibility to ensure she eats a balanced nutritious diet. When dd can choose for herself, than yes in moderation.

ktb

emmaroids wrote: »

no need to shout, crikey have you been on the fizzy pop all day and your all hyped up?

:rotfl:

yeah ollarbabe easy with the caps. It makes the posts much harder to read & makes you come across very aggressive and patronising.

Although I dont have kids yet I am personally very particular about what I put into my own body and fizzy drinks and squashes with chemical sweeteners are a big no-no.

I totally understand the OP's concern as I would be rather upset if my brother gave any kids of mine something that I deemed unsuitable - they are my kids and why the hell shouldnt I rule as to what they can and cant consume!

But as has been pointed out on here many times moderation is the key - no harm is going to come from the occasional fizzy drink or chocolate bar but when kids are consuming them regularly I dont believe it does their developing bodies any good especially if it is at the expense of water, fruit & veg etc.

I used to work for a company that was affiliated with Red Bull and we used to give out free cans at sporting events - but we weren't allowed to hand them out to anyone we believed was under 16... I honestly dont think that a strong stimulant like caffeine is something that kids should consume regularly (it is in red bull, coke, tea, coffee & chocolate etc). Just the fact that you get withdrawl from caffeine is a massive warning against for me...

spinning_hamster_wheel

nope I wouldn't give DS (20 months) fizzy pop. When he was 6 months old I met up with a girl I know who also had a wee boy (10 months at the time) he had an inch of milk left in his bottle and she poured some of her diet coke in the bottle too. So her son was drinking this vile looking greyish mixture, which apparantly was his favourite! She kept offering my DS (without asking me) her DS's crisps and milkybars; this was all in the space of one lunchtime.

Katgoddess

SUGARY DRINKS + BACTERIA IN MOUTH + ACID = TOOTH DECAY

Snaggles

We let DS have the occasional fizzy pop as a treat, but we quite often fob him off with fruit juice watered down with sparkling water, and he never notices the difference between that and something like Fanta etc. Oh the innocence of youth! Otherwise he drinks mainly water and milk

cobbingstones

No! I never let her have it. My MIL gave her some and I was livid. But its personal choice.

MM

shirlgirl2004

My DD is 2 1/2. She's never had squash, crisps, chocolate etc etc. She drinks water between meals. With her breakfast she has milk and with her dinner she has very dilute fruit juice. I eat chocolate etc and she quite happily tells me I'll have tooth ache when she sees me eating choccie

I'll dictate exactly what she eats for as long as I can. When I went to collect her from pre school last week they were handing out sweets because it was someones birthday. The assistant asked DD if she'd like some sweets and DD just looked at her blankly she doesn't know what sweets are :T I just gave her a pack of raisins instead. I know raisins have sugar in them but it's more to do with the additives and refined sugars I'm trying to avoid.