Comments on: Caffeine Kids http://baristamagazine.com/blog/2007/11/05/caffeine-kids/ barista magazine's blog Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:00:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Emily http://baristamagazine.com/blog/2007/11/05/caffeine-kids/#comment-717 Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:32:15 +0000 http://baristamagazine.com/blog/2007/11/05/caffeine-kids/#comment-717 Jon - the Mirage wasn't mine it belongs to Dean Morgan a roaster (and mentor for Scottie Callaghan the Aus Barista Champ)... Dean's daughter, Ruby who is 3 also loves coffee and plays on the mirage when it's not being used!! Lucky kids! Jon - the Mirage wasn’t mine it belongs to Dean Morgan a roaster (and mentor for Scottie Callaghan the Aus Barista Champ)… Dean’s daughter, Ruby who is 3 also loves coffee and plays on the mirage when it’s not being used!! Lucky kids!

]]> by: baristamagazine http://baristamagazine.com/blog/2007/11/05/caffeine-kids/#comment-708 Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:05:25 +0000 http://baristamagazine.com/blog/2007/11/05/caffeine-kids/#comment-708 Interesting question, Em... I remember drinking coffee on purpose as a kid to TRY to stunt my growth (since I was 5-feet-8-inches by age 11). Didn't work! Anyway, I think like all things it's OK in moderation, and everything I've read on the subject agrees. If Oscar were to start getting a crazed look in his eye in the mornings as he demanded his coffee, then, well, you'd have a problem on your hands. But if he's enjoying it, there's one more way you and your son are personally bonding, right? Jon's comment here reminds me of my visit to his house this last summer, and my joy at seeing how much his daughter, Aya, enjoyed espresso. I think it was part emulating her parents, part the connection to something her daddy made himself, and yes, part her personal enjoyment of the beverage. This will all be interesting to watch as your kids grow up. Interesting question, Em… I remember drinking coffee on purpose as a kid to TRY to stunt my growth (since I was 5-feet-8-inches by age 11). Didn’t work!

Anyway, I think like all things it’s OK in moderation, and everything I’ve read on the subject agrees. If Oscar were to start getting a crazed look in his eye in the mornings as he demanded his coffee, then, well, you’d have a problem on your hands. But if he’s enjoying it, there’s one more way you and your son are personally bonding, right?

Jon’s comment here reminds me of my visit to his house this last summer, and my joy at seeing how much his daughter, Aya, enjoyed espresso. I think it was part emulating her parents, part the connection to something her daddy made himself, and yes, part her personal enjoyment of the beverage. This will all be interesting to watch as your kids grow up.

]]> by: )on http://baristamagazine.com/blog/2007/11/05/caffeine-kids/#comment-706 Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:23:47 +0000 http://baristamagazine.com/blog/2007/11/05/caffeine-kids/#comment-706 This is purely unscientific, but I think it's OK. Our two year-old, while she doesn't get to play on a Mirage at ground level, really enjoys the role that coffee plays in our life. And while she may be able to blame us for stunted growth or ADD, she should have a discerning taste as she grows up. This is purely unscientific, but I think it’s OK. Our two year-old, while she doesn’t get to play on a Mirage at ground level, really enjoys the role that coffee plays in our life. And while she may be able to blame us for stunted growth or ADD, she should have a discerning taste as she grows up.

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