A study in the "Journal of the American Academy of
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry" found that kids who had been drinking
three cans of caffeinated soda per day experienced caffeine withdrawals. When
the kids went off the sodas cold turkey, their performance dropped
dramatically.
So what can you do?
1. Limit your child to one soda a day.
When you figure one soda, keep in mind other sources of caffeine the child is
having during the day, like chocolate, iced tea, etc.
2. Just like you wean
adults off drugs, wean a child off excessive caffeine gradually.
3. You can
begin to substitute fruit juices for sodas.
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