Is Coffee Good for a Child?

coffee has caffeine and it's not good for children. doctors don't recommend letting children drinks a cup of coffee, better let them drink instead of coffee, it's not advisable.

No way my child drank some of my coffee once well a machiato I beleive the one with chocolate in it and she went wild and it has the highest content of caffeine so no this is not good for any child.

Hi ya getbrowser

I would have to say definatly no, I don't think that coffee is good for kids at all. I think it is very selfish of people to that just so that there child will sleep at night. I used to keep my son up until a suitable time for him to go to bed but that was through interaction with him and keeping him entertained until he got used to the routine. I would then give him a bath to calm him down again when it was time for bed. Giving coffee to a child is just being lazy and in my eyes wrong. People have seen what it can do to adults, think what it would do to a child.

hi getbrowser,


Doctors advice is not good to have coffee childrens or for adults. For adults having coffee makes the body temperature high and for childrens they dont grow and as well its not for health.

I do not mind my children drinking it as they are six years old and upwards.I would never give it to a baby as to keep them awake as they do need their sleep.I think that too much caffine is a bad thing for a child,and i think it is not a wise choice to give it to a child under say two years old.

I would like to add an input in this discussion and state that i did not start drinking coffee till like 16. And even then it was only like a few cups a week.

Coffee contains caffeine which gives a feel good factor and some say is addictive. There are people out there who genuinely need this to function however, most of us just drink it because we want to be a little perkier (and this is not a good thing).

As far as giving it to children. I would have to say that any one who does this is crazy. If anyone i knew did that to their children i would be shocked. Its an adults drink (as i was taught):D

Your friend is incredibly selfish. Caffeine affects more than the child's wakefulness. It can hurt their kidneys and liver. You didn't say how old the child is but children operate on the schedule that their bodies tell them to, the ideal schedule that promotes their individual growth and development. By doing this, your friend is upsetting her child's body to a degree that can stunt the child's growth both mental and physical.

Better he or she should begin putting the child to bed later, gradually, a few minutes at a time. 5 minutes later one night, 10 the next few nights and increase it in 15 minute increments. Of course, this will mean the child will awaken later, too. Children need a certain amount of sleep that cannot be adjusted without danger to them.

well i think coffee is good for health for everyone because coffee gives energy to do work but i agree that people should not be addicte for anything because limits does matter weather its coffee or otherthings

I definitely think that young children should not be given coffee to drink. It contains a large amount of caffeine, which is not good for them. It habituates them to the taste of coffee at a very young age, which runs the risk of turning them into coffee addicts later on. And furthermore, it may stain their teeth.

Now, having said that, I know one lady who gave coffee to her young granddaughter every afternoon when the child came home early from kidnergarten. This child did not later on develop any of the problems, and many people have assured me that in other cultures, this is really quite normal and is not seen as a problem at all.

Still, though, I would never do it.

I don't think coffee is good for children, especially the caffeine in coffee. Even some adults get sick because of the caffeine. I have a younger brother who is 12 and mom doesn't even let him drink caffeinated tea, let alone coffee.