"Derek" > wrote in message
...
> While intrepidly exploring rec.food.drink.tea, Yuriy Pragin rolled
> initiative and posted the following:
>
> > My 1.5 year old son loves drinking uncooked puerh. When he sees
> > a cup in my hands he right away climes on my lap. The question
> > is maybe it's too early to drink tea at his age? Any ideas?
>
> I'm in the same pot, myself - 1.5 year old son, loves drinking my
> tea.
>
> Personally, I figure anything that's good for me is good for him.
> But I steer him away from my afternoon or early evening cup.
> Caffeine tends to mess up naptime and bed time.
>
> Also, I don't add any sugar to anything I serve him.
>
>
> --
> Derek

My son is now 17 month old and I let him have tastes of my green teas,
mostly because they are cooler tempwise. Sometimes he can't get enough and
sometimes he has a couple of sips and doesn't want any more. He also enjoys
drinking barley tea, so most often I'll give him a cup of that if I'm having
some tea. Doesn't seem like the tea should be a problem as long as they
aren't getting too much caffeine.

Blues