Most parents don’t even want to give their kids too much candy in fear of the dreaded “sugar rush” (which may or may not be real) but Amber Rose says, forget candy… I’M GIVING MY KIDS COFFEE!
During a recent appearance on the No Jumper Podcast, the 34-year-old model and mother of two admitted she gives her 4-year-old son Slash and her 10-year-old son Sebastian coffee every single morning.
I give my kids coffee. Slash is 4, and he drinks coffee all the time. Every day. I also give them coke and root beer. Me and my kids sit, and we drink coffee, and we talk. It’s not a big deal. It’s really not. It’s only caffeine. It’s a little caffeine. It’s not bad for you.
I wonder where she got that information? While a little caffeine might not be a huge deal every once in a while, a steady dose of coffee every single morning seems a little excessive for a 4-year-old.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that kids under the age of 12 should avoid caffeine, even in small amounts.
The caffeine content in coffee can affect kids differently from adults, since their bodies are generally smaller and still developing, and they have different needs overall.
Some side effects include risk of dehydration, increased anxiety/stress, poor sleep, nervousness and developing a dependency on caffeine.
But something tells me Amber doesn’t care about any of that. She’s going to parent how she wants to parent.
