2 year old having cup of tea at nursery

[Pumpkinsoup22]

My dshas just moved out of baby room. When I collected him the other day was told he'd just had a cup of tea and biscuit. I assumed they were role playing and really meant water or milk. However the staff member said no real tea. AIBU to think this isn't really appropriate for 2 year olds.? Before this I've never had any concerns at all with the nursery.

[campion]

I didn't give my DS's tea or coffee until they were much older. Guess what? They didn't like either and still don't as adults.
I now wish I'd been less precious about it and we could all have a nice cup of tea together!!

[EnglishRose13]

My two year old often swipes my coffee.

Arsehole.

[CouldBeAnyoneReally]

Come on folks it’s weak tea not methadone

[slipperywhensparticus]

my son hated milk but hv said he had to have it so i put decaff coffee in it and he drank it but we ran out he sobbed on the bus all the way to the town crying I NEED MY COFFEE I NEEEEEEEED COFFEE!! the morning commuters were all " i hear you son i know how you feel" never been on a more sympathetic bus ever

he has now started to drink tea when he goes to his friends house ive bought him some for home

[NotTheFordType]

Aww, this has reminded me how my Grandma used to give me the lukewarm tea off her saucer after my Grandpa had brought her a cup in bed.

[NoKnit]

What sort of tea? Herbal, fruit all fine to me. Black not so much

[GregoryPeckingDuck]

While it’s super cute tea and biscuits is actually a bad habit to get them into. Tea is a hit if a nonissue but daily biscuits isn’t good considering that they will already be having puddings.

[Hadalifeonce]

My HV advised me not to give DS tea when he was little because of the iron absorption issue.

[user1471426142]

I wouldn’t be happy with a toddler having tea as the tannins make it harder to absorb iron.

[ShabbyAbby]

Not heard of it at nursery, but my oldest DC has had the occasional cup since she was a toddler. I will give younger one some if he shows an interest and probably baby once born and older. I've heard it can effect iron absorption so I keep it to every now and then (maximum of once a week) and it's basically tea flavoured as I don't seep the bags for long.

[Namechangedbecauseiwantto]

I would not like this either, the only drinks they should be giving him at nursery are milk or water.
Even if it liewarm/weak or whatever, it's not up to them.

[LaurieMarlow]

Come on folks it’s weak tea not methadone

This site sometimes

[Happysummer]

What?! I'd be livid.

Are they giving a boiling cup of tea to toddlers? Is it the regular 'English tea' with caffeine? If so, I'd be asking them WHY?

It may be a fruit tea or something, but I'd be seriously questioning why they do this. Warm milk would suffice surely....

[LaurieMarlow]

I don’t understand why black tea has suddenly gotten such a bad rep.

You’d have to be drinking buckets of the stuff to affect iron absorption.

[CommunistLegoBloc]

If the staff want tea and biscuits then they don’t have to give them same to the children! When I worked in schools, we’d have a tea or coffee in a sealed mug whilst the children had their squash or milk. We didn’t think ‘oh shit, I’m having a black coffee, better give little Jeremy one too’

[FullOfJellyBeans]

I know a two year old who drinks Lapsang Soughing - he started having sips of his mum's and now asks for his own cup. She just makes it week with tons of milk. I very much doubt the nursery are handing boiling hot cups of builders tea to two year olds. I'd just clarify what they actually had.

[JiltedJohnsJulie]

I know this will go against the census, but honestly, I'd move nurseries.

[Liz38]

I'd not like that. I have what is probably an entirely unreasonable dislike of kids drinking tea. But neither DH nor i drink it so it's never been offered to DD at home. I'd have been put out if someone gave it to her as a toddler and I wouldn't be happy now. She's 9.

[AntoinetteOuradi]

My DC are now 15 and 17. I used to give them cups of tea when they were toddlers.They had tea for breakfast and mid afternoon (i.e. when DH and I did). Theirs was pretty weak and milky, but tea all the same. If I had toddlers now, I'd do the same again.

[LaurieMarlow]

i very much doubt the nursery are handing boiling hot cups of builders tea to two year olds

[ChandelierSail]

Is your child going to nursery in 1976?

[LaurieMarlow]

I know this will go against the census, but honestly, I'd move nurseries.

Seriously?

You wouldn’t just ask them not to give your child tea? Would that be too easy?

[Dvg]

I wouldn't want my child drinking ANY caffeine, if it was a one off i would have been okay about one tea but no, my child drinks squash or water and thats it.