Tea & Toddlers

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Just wondering if anyones LO drinks tea?
Someone told me that chamomile tea is actually quite good for LO's and as you don't add milk or sugar your not hyping them up.

DD1 is 20mths old (nearly) and often has a warm milo in the morning (no added sugar) but is constantly trying to sip at my tea, i have just started drinking GREEN TEA to try and be a little healthier and was wondering if it would be ok for her to try it and maybe have it once a week with breakfast on cold days?

I am not sure as i know tea has caffeine and i don't want to be giving her huge amounts of things like that.

Any advice would be great... TIA.

[Pandora]

Chammomile doesn't have caffeine in it just green. Not sure about then drinking it, mine don't but I have been known to add it to the bath water (chammomile ) when ds is constipated

[kelebek]

Chammomile is great for anyone to drink - cold or hot as it is calming and like Pandora said it doesn't contain caffiene. I know poeple who also put in the baths to soothe minor skin irritations and help calm LO before bed

[Deedles]

My DS loves drinking my tea. I get Rooibos Tea which is African tea. Rooibos tea contains no colors, additives or preservatives, making it a natural beverage. It contains no caffeine.Studies also show that this tea contains anti - spasmodic agents, which can relieve stomach cramping and colic in infants.
I still have it with milk like normal tea and it pretty much tastes the same but a bit sweeter and no way near as strong as normal tea.

[~Minny~]

DD who is 2.5 will drink green tea but i make it up in a big pot with a tiny amount of sugar and the equivilant of 1-2 tea bags. (i use the tea leaves in one of those strainer thingys) No milk or anything. Its good for metabolism, wind and general wellbeing especially when you have a cold. I heat some up in the mornings every now and then for her otherwise every couple of days she has it cold.

[thepixie]

I have a tea drinker.... she has normal tea white with a little sugar.
If you are on my facebook you will know my profile pic!
she has had green tea at yum cha and she drank that too

[Laranna]

DS has a "cup of tea milk" with me every morning but it is really just milk warmed in the microwave. I prefer him not to have real tea because of the caffeine.