Children and Pop/Soda  

I think it is okay in moderation. It is not good though, I will let mine have it occasionally but make sure to tell them all the things that make it bad. No it is wrong for them to serve children tooth and gut rotting soda pop!!

I only have a 15 month old and he definitely doesn't drink any pop yet. We are thinking we MIGHT let him when he's about 3 or 4, but even then only rarely.

I think it's wrong for a daycare center to serve pop. IF they are going to, they should check with all the parents first. It isn't right to allow young children to have something like that without checking with the parents first.

yes, but its not like they drink it all day and every day. i will allow them to get some when we go out to eat as a treat. i dont buy it so its not in the house for them to want it. its our right as a parent to watch out for our kids and there health and weight. you are a great parent and she will appriciate it later

I let my daughter drink a little bit of pop on special occasions, like birthdays and christmas. But she doesn't really like the fizziness and will only have a sip. She's 6. The school she's in doesn't allow kids to bring pop or junk food for the lunch. It has to be water or juice, and something healthy to eat.

I have a 1 year old and a 3 1/2 year old and they do not get pop. I have let my daughter the 3 1/2 taste it and she doesn't like it. Yea good for me I don't have to worry about that. But I used to work in daycare and we had to notify the parents if we were having a party and pop was served. We had some parents that didn't allow their children pop so we just substituted it with something that they could have. Same as on field trips we used to get pop but get something different for the children who couldn't have it. I think that the daycare should have asked you first before giving it to your child.

My kids get pop on special occasions. I wouldn't be thrilled about a daycare serving pop, but I wouldn't complain if it were only a special occasion thing. There are certainly better choices.

You don't have many years left to control what he eats and drinks. Once they are in school, they have more and more opportunities to buy their own junk food.