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diet coke at infant school disco?

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GruffalosDad · 12/02/2016 18:24

AIBU to think this is not a suitable drink for 4 year olds?

Not sure if I am being pfb! I Still water down fruit juice when I get chance (do give it undiluted ic we buy bottles/cartons when out)

What age do kids start on the fizzy stuff/coke?

Pretty sure diet is a worse option than the full fat stuff too!

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YouAreMyRain · 12/02/2016 21:37

Most of you are missing the point.

Coke has caffeine in.

My DC have fizzy drinks but never ones with caffeine in.

LilacSpunkMonkey · 12/02/2016 21:39

Ok then, can't get worked up about the ocasional bit of caffeine either.

Unless they're hooked up to an intravenous drip of coke 24/7, it' really not a big deal.

4yoniD · 12/02/2016 21:43

DD1 is 8 and doesn't think of fizzy drinks as being for children, generally. I don't argue! If her school started offering them, she would change from seeing it as an adult drink to a treat for kids. No thanks. YANBU.

Openmindedmonkey · 12/02/2016 21:46

It's the caffeine that stopped me giving it to mine; 9yo dd still doesn't have it. 13yo ds doesn't either as he has braces & the Orthodontist explained that fizzy drinks stain yr teeth when you're wearing them - I could've hugged her!

Carlywurly · 12/02/2016 21:50

Yanbu and I'm a Diet Coke addict. My dcs never have it. Lemonade at a push. Don't care if that makes me precious.

PeaceLoveAndMincePies · 12/02/2016 21:54

YANBU what happened to the blue Panda Pops of my childhood? Now THAT was a school disco treat!

Katenka · 13/02/2016 05:53

I really can not get upset about my kids having a bit of caffeine.

Ds (5) has an occasional cup of weak tea. Doesn't bother me at all.

If you don't want your kids to have it don't give them it and tell them not to drink it. They may not listen, but everywhere can't ban everything just because some parents don't want their kids to have something and don't want it on offer.

NeckingtheNightNurse · 13/02/2016 06:10

YANBU its caffeine ??? I would not give it at home to my 6year old yet. My 12 year old likes it now and again which is fine of course as a treat. I think sugar free lemonade or orange fizz perhaps but would children that age really want that ? but Diet Coke no !

MattDillonsPants · 13/02/2016 06:38

YABU. My friend's 7 year old has never tried fizzy drinks...which I didn't even know was a "thing" and inadvertently offered her a glass of lemonade one day...her Mum shot over and intercepted it "She's never had anything fizzy!"

Poor kid!

Mine have at parties...they've not got fillings or anything.

sportinguista · 13/02/2016 06:47

DS won't drink anything fizzy, he doesn't even much like fizzy sweets. We haven't forbidden it but he just doesn't like it anyway, not even orangina which was the only thing they had in a cafe once. Mind he is a bit of a fusser as he wouldn't take bottles when was a baby or a dummy.

I don't think it's a huge issue as a one off, friends served it at their party a while back but had to get squash for DS. Some of the kids won't like anyway and as long as it's not the only option ok. Personally I don't think it's ok for anything more than an occasional treat, for adults or children.

NeckingtheNightNurse · 13/02/2016 06:54

Nothing wrong with fizzy it's the caffeine in Coke or Diet Coke I would object to

Graciescotland · 13/02/2016 06:55

Squash only at our school too. I'd be a bit unimpressed at diet coke tbh. I know it's a party but they'd be just as happy with squash surely?

Janeymoo50 · 13/02/2016 07:08

It's a disco, fun, dancing, partying. No way give them anything more than tap water and dry bread crusts.

BasinHaircut · 13/02/2016 07:29

Diet coke does sound like a bit of an odd choice for a child. I think it's an acquired taste.

If I was going to do fizzy for a child's party it would be cherryade or orangeade.

In my experience people who froth about this sort of thing have very little concept of what constitutes healthy eating and cling on to things such as sweeteners etc to satisfy themselves that they are doing it all right.

GhoulWithADragonTattoo · 13/02/2016 07:31

My two are 5 and 7. I let them have lemonade but not Coke so I would not be happy.

OwlinaTree · 13/02/2016 08:33

Don't complain about it. Parents and teachers giving up their own time to supervise a disco after school don't deserve critism for this, it's a non issue. Your child probably ate sweets etc at the disco.

Join the ptfa and make change from within

witsender · 13/02/2016 08:34

Weird, we would never have fizzy drinks at our school disco, even up to yr 6! My 5 yr old has never had one, bar fizzy water with squash type thing, no need.

witsender · 13/02/2016 08:36

We would get complaints if we did this, as a 'healthy' school.

jamdonut · 13/02/2016 08:43

Do you let your children have tea or coffee?
We have things at school that the parents get invited to and can have tea and coffee after, whilst there is fruit juice and biscuits for the children. We always explain that the children are to have juice, but some people seemed determined not to be told and get tea/coffee for their kids!!!

To be honest, a disco is not every day, and I think a cup of coke ( not a full tin, surely??) Won't hurt. So long as they are not doing it all the time.
Also, some parents don't seem to understand that 'energy' drinks aren't harmless, and create quite a fuss when we say they can't bring them with their pack-ups. You should have seen sports day! Apparently some children can't go without an isotonic drink and a snack after every race! Even though we were offering water and squash at intervals. And they are not the ones who then have to make the trek back into school every two minutes to take children to the loo,thus disrupting events while we wait...

Fratelli · 13/02/2016 08:59

Jesus Christ it's not like they're shooting up!

Pidapie · 13/02/2016 09:05

I would not let my little one have fizzy drinks, but am aware I might be OTT about it :P It's just so bad for you, why give it to them so early. My little one is happy with water and milk, I won't even let him have squash or juice because of the acid and/or sugar in it! (I fear for his teeth, as mine were awful when growing up, I don't want him to be in pain with it like I was!)

crazycatguy · 13/02/2016 09:10

We had a pop machine at primary school in the late 80s. Next to it was one full of crisps and chocolate. Despite that, it's this generation of kids that have an obesity or health crisis, not ours.

It's a school disco. They probably think the diet option is being mindful. Nothing to worry about.

CremeBrulee · 13/02/2016 09:19

YABU it's not what I would choose but it's not crack either. My DC wouldn't drink it anyway as they don't like fizzy drinks so if yours have never seen it then I don't suppose they would drink it either. No need to get your knickers in a twist over it.

SpotOn · 13/02/2016 09:46

I wouldn't be happy, but then I wouldn't be happy with about fruitshoots either.

I've learned to just be unhappy and suck it up. I give my DC organic stuff at home and accept other people are happy to give their kids crap, and when my DC are at other peoples houses/parties/school they'll consume a load of crap too.

LordBrightside · 13/02/2016 09:56

Get a grip.

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