My 12 year old son loves the smell of RossOro every time I make one for myself. Most of all, he loves putting the capsule in the machine and pressing the buttons. At this age, he is starting to desire adult stuff, so we’ve settled for a RossOro Decaf once in a while. I assume most of your kids have the same habits too but the question is – can children drink coffee and from what age?
Though there is no hard and fast rule about this, it is well known that coffee contains caffeine, which is a stimulant. Many pediatricians are inclined not to recommend coffee for young kids for various reasons. Of course, parental choice must come into play here. Caffeine has a dose-response effect. Since children are smaller in body size, it can take less to impact their functioning. Children and adolescents are also still developing in many ways and the impact of caffeine on their nervous systems and cardiovascular systems is not fully understood. Too much caffeine can cause issues such as increased anxiety, increased heart rate and blood pressure, acid reflux and sleep disturbance. Too much caffeine is dangerous for kids, and in very high doses, can be toxic.
As previously mentioned, caffeine is a stimulant that increases alertness. If your child feels that they need caffeine to get through the day or an activity, it would be more beneficial to work with a pediatrician to identify the root cause of what is creating the fatigue in the first place.
According to some scientists, the right age to start coffee drinking is during adolescence after the age of 12. This is, of course, down to parental choice though.
