decaf?
green tea?
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omg: after making appearance in life 1, AV, Humor and now chai threads are penetrating in parenting forum 
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Older one sometime gets a kick out of that. She asks for tea (once or twice in a month) and we usually give her decaf with Soup spoon, and she drinks few spoons full and that is it
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when it's cold I give couple of sips to mine.
But I have caught my little one sneaking and drinking leftover chai. She is gonna be a chai drinker.
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my 2 year old nephew love chai in fact he would stand in front of us and ask us. he is doing it since i think he was 8 months 
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She doesn't right now but I wouldn't mind starting her on it.
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Oh reminded me that my older one specifically love Ginger wali chai, especially on the days she is feeling itchy throat in the morning
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I was gonna start this topic.. lol.. My son lovesssssss chai. He is only 10 months old. His dad is totally against it and says its not good for kids.. So I also wanted to ask why is chai not considered good for kids? As far as I remember, in Pakistan baray buzurg say that its good to give some tea to kids that helps them clear congestion.
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^ Your hubby's concern would be possibility of addiction, and the fact that chai is a combo of caffeine and sugar - both of them are not good for kids as it could make them hyper active. A little quantity (1/3rd or even 1/4th cup) should be ok I think (but not regularly).
I dont let them drink it.. They just come over, take their sips, dunk their cookies and "god knows where ive been fingers" and totally ruin my precious chai moments!! Some would say Im an inept mother... To them i say.. U havent met mine!!!
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According to the health pro's you shouldn't give tea to a child under the age of 2 as it inhibits iron absorbtion from their food.However I have given weak tea to my son who is 16mnths due to d winter & to cure a lil cold.
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why NOT? if your tea doesn't have alcohol in it, sure! :D
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We siblings weren't allowed to have tea for almost 10-12 years of our early life, wonder why but probably a good decision since none of us are hooked to any such drinks at all. There are many people who are in a way addicted to coffee, tea, carbonated drinks. So thankfully, that's not the case with us and I guess it is because we weren't allowed to have it an early stage.
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Yeah my parents didn't let us have chai either. Only time we got chai was in the form of doodh pattee and that too with our paratha and achaar during the colder months for breakfast.
None of us siblings are hooked to chai either. But Jr. now wants to have a sip of our chai or coffee. Thanks to his nana dada giving him a sip from their chai.
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I don't give tea to my children but elder one gets away with sips if ever I make tea. I don't drink tea and my husband either.
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my 2 year old had it with honey when she was having chest congestion , cough and fever it just made her feel better...she barely had 5 tea spoons
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sometimes.
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My husband is a big chai addict…me, not so much!! Actually, I never drink tea. He’ll let he boys dunk cookies/biscuits in his chai, and sometimes he’ll give them a little cup of there own behind my back 
they call it “special chai” 
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we both love chai n when my older one was like 3 yrs old ,he used to give her a sip or two n now at 5 ,she wants her own cup 
, which im not happy abt …when he makes tea ,sometimes he gives her abt 1/4th cup mixed with milk