Does cofee really stunt growth/ is it ok to give coffee to small child?

Question

My daughter who is 6 LOVES Starbucks in particular the mint mocha chip. Is there anything wrong with giving her one about once a week as a special treat?

Answer 1

no. coffee doesnt stunt growth. thats an urban myth.

compare caffiene in coffee vs soda. would you give your child that much caffiene? its up to you as a parent what she eats and drinks.

Answer 2

No, coffee does not stunt growth. What is bad for kids is the Caffeine and sugar. I would recommend getting her sugar free decaf starbucks- that should be fine!

Answer 3

Um, I dont know about stunting her growth, but too much caffeine cant be good for a child. Maybe once a week wouldnt hurt though. It's kind of like a soda, and she's 6, so I dont think it's a big deal.

Answer 4

I don't think it stunts growth. Kids drink pepsi like it is nothing. They are fine

Answer 5

Never give a child that much caffeine they don't need it nor do you or anyone for that matter...thats craps so bad for you. But once a week maybe Share one with her insted of having the whole thing

Answer 6

Caffiene really isnt good for anyone. I was hospitalized for having too much caffiene in my diet and the only thing I drank was Ice Caps from Tim Hortons. I was going up the stairs at school one day and had a huge pain my chest and it was hard to breathe. I was contemplating going to the hospital, my roomate told me that I mineswell because we were already late for class and going to the hospital wouldve been better then trying to explain to my bitchy teacher why i was late. I got to the hospitial and after checking my heart beat immediantly threw me on a bed, put an IV in my arm, grabbed me warm blankets ect. There was so much caffine in my diet that my heart had an extra beat in it. There are 2 sides of the heart, and one side was beating twice as fast as the other. If i were to do any phycial activity I could of had a stroke, at 17! And to think, I wasnt even going to go to the hospitial. I was there for 4 days, ona lot of medication until the beat went back to normal, and went threw lots of tests. There is nothing wrong with my heart, no abnormalities, no diseases etc. Since Ive taken the caffiene out of my diet I have had no problems.

Answer 7

Is it available in decaf?

I bought decaf coffee for my stepdaughter.

Answer 8

It's okay as a special treat but coffee isn't really good for you because of the caffiene. Also, starbucks coffees especially the blended ones like you mentioned have several hundred calories in them, they are pretty fattening.

Answer 9

in the country that my mother is from, the norm is that everyone has a cup of coffee with cheese or biscuits for breakfast everyday. including children

you should see how small these people are. so i do think that if you gave it to her everyday, it could stunt her growth.

once in a great while its not a big deal.  its like soda.  its funny how some people give soda everyday and think nothing of it.