Getting DS onto tea and coffee

[spanieleyes22]

Just wondering how did you start your dc on tea or coffee. DS refuses to try either ! It doesn't matter but I feel bad for him that he never has a hot drink . Maybe I didn't push it on him early enough . DD used to spend time at my parents and she always wanted tea if they had it so they'd give her a weak milky cup. I think she started on mochas and gradually started to like coffee

It's not a children's drink

Cosy juice or warm milk?

Why would you bother? Surely it's better for him not to drink it? If he wants a warm drink, what about milk or warm blackcurrant?

That’s what I was thinking. 🫖☕️

I always gave DS hot chocolate for a hot drink when he was younger. And milky tea to try but I wouldn't push it. I can't think why anyone would encourage children to drink coffee. You could also offer something like hot ribena.

My 28 year old son has never drunk tea or coffee. Never occurred to me to think twice about it. His brother drinks coffee by the pint.

Why would you want to? I think it's quite pathetic how many adults there in the world that "Can't function" without tea or coffee. Why would you push that addiction onto your child?

I only very rarely drink tea or coffee. It’s my choice

trying to push them on a child seem's really strange

what’s up with a hot Vimto?

Why on earth are you bothered about this? Tea and coffee are not compulsory and aren't developmental milestones.

None of my three showed the remotest interest in tea or coffee when they were children. Then DD1 and DD3 each went to separate universities and each came back as coffee lovers (amongst other things).

You don't need to "push" hot drinks onto a child?! Them not being keen on hot drinks is not a moral failing on your part.
Bizarre thing to be concerned about.

I really wouldn’t be encouraging caffeine.

DS used to have a camomile tea occasionally- maybe try that if you want him to have a hot drink. But really it’s not necessary.

Both of my adult children have never drank tea or coffee in their lives!

What?
Why does he need to drink them?
That's very weird.

My daughter didn't drink coffee until she was in her mid 20s and still refuses to drink tea because she knows she hates the taste of tannin .

Back away from the child Mrs. Doyle.

Is this the same brew troll??

What on earth are you talking about? You didn’t ’push it on him
early enough’? I think it’s really weird that you’re worried about this.

What about Bovril, Horlicks ( that's fortified with good stuff ) Ovaltine, miso, cuppa soups...

@Snowxmas
Haha my son came back after his first year with a big bag of Yorkshire tea, never drank tea or coffee before.
Now we have debates about whose tea is the best - mine (rooibus) of course

I used to have hot Ribena. These were the days when we were told all that vitamin C was good for us and no mention was made of the sugar content.

I was about 25 before I started.

My friend is 35 and still never tried one.

My DC is almost 17 and has never tried it.
They have had hot chocolate though.

I wish I didn’t start.
My teeth would have been much whiter and my waistline slimmer.

I definitely wouldn’t encourage it.

I'm a bit surprised by another thread about tea and coffee. There's one saying an acquaintance thought not drinking neither was attention seeking, another asking how they can train themselves to like coffee and I'm pretty sure another one but forget the details. I don't drink tea or coffee, neither are particularly good for you and any health benefits there are can often be negated by drinking too much so negate the health benefits or by adding sugar. Hot water, fruit tea and a good quality not full of sugar occasional hot chocolate are all viable hot alternatives. It's a bit like saying you couldn't possibly give a child plain water and give them squash or juice instead - usually a bias from their own upbringing/life/age.

I hope you've at least started them on the booze op. You ideally want them able to take a few shots by the time they start school

Neither of my children like to drink tea or coffee (or a brew as we say in Lancs). They might have an iced coffee, ice tea (both girl) or hot chocolate but neither will have a traditional brew. There both late teens.

TBF I only started drinking coffee at 32

None of my family drink tea or coffee, I have zero idea why on earth you'd want him to. Leave the poor soul be

I come from an age when kids were given tea, less so coffee as it was long before coffee being trendy. I was a tea addict from an early age (at least compared to todays kids) but at least it meant I didn't want squash or fizzy drinks which I don't think is a bad thing. I didn't like coffee.

However, when I was going to university my Mum felt not drinking coffee might hold me socially so felt I should try to get used to it. I think she imagined deep philosophical discussions fuelled by much coffee.

I never drank coffee, it never held me back - although to be fair where weren't many philosophical conversations at university - and continue to hate coffee to this day.