To not give my toddler juice?

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I don't give my 14-month-old DS juice. He likes water, likes milk - and I don't see the need to start him down the slippery slope of dental issues with juice (I know you can mitigate against this but it seems like a pointless risk to take if he's happy with water and milk).

I often see reference to giving kids - even babies - juice, which seems so matter of fact that I feel like I'm the only mother who's an 'evil witch' and doesn't.

He eats very well - meat, veggies, fruit etc so I'm not worried about vitamins at all.

AIBU to not give him juice? How long did you hold out for (on the juice-giving front)?

I am 39 and I only have juice on a night out when I want to get off my tits.

What a bizarre Aibu. Give juice, don't give juice. It's really not something to worry about

YABVU and cruel to deprive your toddler of a sugary drink.

I guess you can hold out a long time on not giving them juice if you don't buy juice and stick in the fridge. My dentist always puts the horrors into us about juice. It's teeth dissolving muck as far as he is concerned. We buy it sometimes but not usually. Water is better.