I have been drinking coffee since I was 8 because I loved the taste of it, but in moderation, My mom would make me a small cup but it was mostly milk. It doesnt stunt your growth btw, that is a myth long since debunked.

In this instance, the flight attendent was dead wrong to give this child that coffee.

I don't think there's anything wrong with a child having caffeine if their parent is the one to make that decision. What was the flight attendant thinking?

My 9 year old likes a shot of coffee in her milk. She likes the flavor and it's not enough to keep her up or make her sick.

I don't allow my 8 year old or my 6 year old to drink coffee, aside from the occasional sip of mine if I get a specialty drink from a coffee house. It's for 3 reasons, 1, neither my husband or I *are* coffee drinkrs to begin with, so it's never around, 2, we limit their caffiene consumption to 1 can/drink per day of each weekend day, and 3, the whole starbucks addiction is expensive. I'd like to avoid getting my kids into the habit of enjoying a 7 dollar drink for as long as possible!

I have loved coffee since I was 10 and my daughter likes coffee and she's only 3! She only gets the occasional sips here and there but that's it or the last swig of a Starbucks drink, I'd rather buy her a smoothie which I usually do if I'm getting something from Starbucks since for me its a treat. Otherwise I drink tea when I'm at home. I say moderation is the key for every diet.

It's strange she got her coffee, it's even stranger she got her a Venti size! I've never drank anything bigger than Tall size, mostly have short size and it's plenty, why would anyone get a Venti size for a child?

The flight attendant was wrong she could have given her something that made her have a reaction far worse. She could have been intolerant to something in the coffee. I drink coffee but my 11 year old doesn't get any drink with caffeine. I don't want to start an addiction to coffee or soda this early in his life.

It is just insane to allow that child to have a venti coffee! I would be pissed if I put my child in someone else's care and they did something like that. My kids at 7 and 4 have never had soda or coffee because I see no need and there is no desire to try it on their part. Having a sip or a little bit here or there doesn't bother me, but fortunately they have not asked to try it.

I would never allow my children to drink coffee (ages 8 and 6) not even a sip. If they are thirsty they drink water, watered down punch, juice and on occasion very watered down soda and they don't even know the difference. I got so upset with my grandfather one time for giving my son a sip of coffee, thankfully he didn't like it.

My nephew used to have coffee on a somewhat regular basis as it helped with his asthma. It dialates the lungs to aid in breathing. He usually had 1/2 coffee and 1/2 milk, but it really helped. Coffee and tea are very common in many cultures and I don't see the harm in it when monitored.

I've been drinking coffee since I was about 5. My grandmother had little coffee cups (2 shot glasses worth of liquid) for me, my bro and cousins. We would always get decaf and it would be half coffee and half milk. I now drink about 16oz of (cheap!) decaf coffee every day because I love the flavor. I can't handle caffeinated drinks so I can't imagine how that little girl felt! Stupid stupid flight attendant!

both my boys, almost 4 and 22 months, love coffee. they want sips of it when i have mine. i'm preggo, so it's generally decaf, but i see nothing wrong w/ letting them have a little bit, even if it's caffeinated. i'll give them each a little cup if we're having a lazy morning. they don't drink soda, EVER, and drink milk and water for everything else. giving a child a venti, caffeinated drink w/o parental consent is a bit much. but a little here and there is no big deal.

I was a flight attendant a long time ago and we were incharge of minors once they were on the flight. Once they left the aircraft, someone else was responsible for them. I keep hearing that it was a flight attendant that gave the child coffee. Unless things have changed, they are blaming the wrong person.

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