Apparently there's a new kid's drink on the market. I would include a picture, but blogger is not cooperating this morning. anyway, it's called Spark, and is being pushed as a great way for kids as young as four to "jumpstart" their day. It comes in two formulas - one for ages 4 - 11 and one for teenagers. The younger formula contains as much caffeine as a CUP AND A HALF OF COFFEE! now, i can't even handle more than a cup of coffee (as Sheena can attest) because my hands start shaking and I go all twitchy.
how can it be ok to give a kid who is 4 years old that much caffeine?? doesn't caffeine stunt growth? won't it make them grow gills and webbed feet and turn into crazy hulk-like creatures??
i mean, i know we all want our kids to be super athletes and students and accomplish good things. but can't we do that after a bowl of cheerios? or wheaties? or even cocoa puffs? do we need to get kids addicted to caffeine at age 4? i don't think so. i think they'll get to it when they get to college and there's no need to start any earlier.
my mom got me hooked on the sweet stuff when i was in middleschool because she wanted a coffeshop buddy, (i don't blame you, mom, i revel in my addiction) but that was a nice, friendly, social reason to become addicted to caffeine. it wasn't a 7 year old gymnast who is chugging spark so that she can get through practice.
oh well. world is going to hell in a hand basket.
at least when i was growing up i knew that jolt cola was bad for me and drank it in secret.
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That article makes a big stink about caffeine being marketed to kids. How exactly is this something new?
It's ok to drink soda cause it's sugary and sweet and the caffeine is a side effect, but if you are drinking it specifically for the caffeine that's somehow worse?
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well, mr. notfunnycommentman, it's one thing to drink a soda, knowing it's sugary and caffeiny, or allowing your kids to drink said soda. it's another thing to give your kids "performance enhancing" drinks to make them "perform better".
i don't know. maybe i'm taking crazy pills.
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