My 12 yo DSS is staying with us this week. DW bought him a Coke slushsy at the movies when I was not around. It was around 6 PM, and he was not getting any other caffeinated drinks so I was a bit concerned that he might not sleep well and that his parents probably did not give him caffeine.
The next day when I picked him up from day camp, he did seem to be tired, but he claimed he slept well. I ask him if he drank caffeinated drinks and he said he never drinks caffeinated drinks. I pointed out that he had a Coke at the movie the night before and that Coke contains caffeine. As the conversation proceeded a bit from there he said a number of contradictory things and started getting upset, so I dropped the matter. It seemed odd to me at first, but I concluded that he was just trying to throw up a smoke screen as a mechanism to get the freedom to consume some caffeine when he cared to.
I told my wife that I figured his parents did not want him to drink caffeinated drinks given the way he reacted when I ask him about it. I have never seen him consume any when he was at home or around his parents.
Probably pretty typical.
I think it would be better if kids got some guidance on caffeine, what it does, how to manage it's use and all that. But this denial game I encountered is probably pretty typical.
The next day when I picked him up from day camp, he did seem to be tired, but he claimed he slept well. I ask him if he drank caffeinated drinks and he said he never drinks caffeinated drinks. I pointed out that he had a Coke at the movie the night before and that Coke contains caffeine. As the conversation proceeded a bit from there he said a number of contradictory things and started getting upset, so I dropped the matter. It seemed odd to me at first, but I concluded that he was just trying to throw up a smoke screen as a mechanism to get the freedom to consume some caffeine when he cared to.
I told my wife that I figured his parents did not want him to drink caffeinated drinks given the way he reacted when I ask him about it. I have never seen him consume any when he was at home or around his parents.
Probably pretty typical.
I think it would be better if kids got some guidance on caffeine, what it does, how to manage it's use and all that. But this denial game I encountered is probably pretty typical.