what age do you/have you given your children fizzy drinks ?

[tastychristmaspud]

Have offered ds (2.6) a few sips of things like fizzy water and he hates the bubbles so I can happily sit drinking diet coke or champagne (very happily in that case in fact!) and he doesn't pester me for some as soon as he sees the bubbles!

Both of mine have had fizzy drinks as a very occasional treat since they were about 2. By very occasional I mean Christmas, birthdays and holidays, that sort of thing. And just lemonade or Orangina, nothing with caffeine in it.

DS enjoyed fizzy water from about a year as I drunk it a lot and couldn't get away without offering some. Was never sure if it was bad for him or not so never gave him much. Now at 2.4 I have to hide my fizzy drinks in a mug and tell him it's tea! If he sees me with a can of something, he has to have a bit. Usually I tell him I'll get a straw, move most into a cup and give him just the dregs.

thanks excellent name just made me lol !

I can't stand them myself so I think it'll be quite a while TBH. Is a froot shoot fizzy, that seems to be what the kids round here go for. I've still got no sodding idea what it is though (please don't enlighten me, I'm blissful in my ignorance I'm sure)

I on't see how fizzy water can be bad for them. I sometimes give mine fruit juice mixed with fizzy water.

How was he after the champagne?

my friend who has trouble with her teeth has been told that fizzy water is VERY BAD for teeth

we give ds something like watered down lemonade or schloer at a party, probably started when he was nearly 3?

But how can fizzy water be bad for teeth? It's just water with carbon added isn't it? [confused emoticon]

at Franny pusher of fizzy drinks .

Both dds have wrestled some at about a year

then spat it out and shout yuck whenever offered . I am sure it will wear off at some point.

i have no idea but it does something very bad to the enamel

Icarus I know, the debauchery of it

yes fizzy water sometimes, although he often puts it down and asks for a drink (water). he is 2.8 and has had one real horror fizzy drink, dh v anti cos he thinks aspartame gave his mum brain tumour.

Fizzy water is more acidic according to my dentist.

DD who is 6 hates any sort of fizzy drink, she just doesnt like the bubbles. Nothing to do with me!

look wiki says this:

"Sparkling mineral waters show slightly greater tooth enamel dissolution potential than still waters, but levels remain low and are of the order of one hundred times less than soft drinks. De-gassing of a sparkling mineral water reduces its dissolution, but the total levels are still relatively low, suggesting that carbonation of drinks may not be an important factor per se in respect of erosive potential. [4]"

so not really bad after all

however friendly web dentist man says this:

It is good for your general health and well being to drink plenty of water. The problem with drinking flavoured carbonated waters is not that it will cause your teeth to decay but that it may cause tooth erosion. Tooth erosion is the chemical wearing away of enamel (white hard substance on the outside of a tooth). Flavoured carbonated waters are acidic and may cause the outside layer of enamel to demineralise and dissolve in your saliva.

The potential of carbonated drinks to cause enamel erosion depends on the acidity level of the drink and on the length of time the drink is in contact with your teeth. Drinks with ph less than 7 (acidic) that have prolonged contact with your teeth have potential to cause harm;.the lower the ph the greater the potential for harm.

The occasional drink of this type of water is not a problem but if you drink it frequently each day, it may become a problem. Some of your teeth may become sensitive near the gum margin where the enamel layer is thin and your front teeth may become more translucent. When cleaning your teeth, be careful to allow the enamel remineralise after drinking any carbonated drinks by waiting at least an hour before brushing with fluoride toothpaste.

You can also further minimise harm by drinking carbonated drinks through a straw.

By flavoured carbonated water does he mean Fanta-type drinks or sparkling Highland spring water? The type of fizzy water i give DSs isn't flavoured.

i think it must be water with things in.

dentists hate fruit juice. one once asked me if i ate a lot of fruit but i had to confess that i drank a lot of wine. my diet is better now, well i eat a lot more fruit. poor teeth.

Dd is 19 months and loves "shizzy" (fizzy water) which I drink a lot of. I didn't realise it was bad for her teeth. She only has the odd gulp of mine - I don't let her have tumblers of the stuff.

bottle with coke in it on the postnatal ward here

my friends dd (4) has loads of coke.i am always but each to their own I spose. She also eats rather alot of sweets. Apparantely the dentist said her teeth are fine

p.s did you see that article on the youngest Mum recently who had a 18 month oldish that she gave coke in a baby bottle!!!!!!!!!that was truly shocking

DD is 5 and sometimes has a little bit of melonade when we are out or at a party. Have allowed this since she started school, maybe a little bit before. DD can't drink anything other than water after about 3ish (if she does she will have an acccident at night) so it is very rare she gets the chance TBH.

My DS who is 2.5 appears to love Coke! Now I won't let him have even a sip because I know what it has done to my teeth (mouthful of fillings), however I had to almost shout at the ILs on the weekend (and other times) because they always let him drink theirs!

He hasn't tried any other fizzy drinks but I do know that he doesn't like the bubbles and I think with Coke, it's just because I won't 'let' him have it, that he always wants some. Does that make sense?