Best Child Specialist Indirapuram. Wether to give tea/ coffee to our children or not. Tea coffee and energy drinks are basically caffeine containing drinks often children tendt to take these drinks to stay awake and feel more energetic However excessive caffeine intake can lead to serious consequences such as increase in heart rate or abnor rhythm of heartbeat it may also lead to other disturbance such as poor sleep restlessness , anxiety depression and tremors No Caffeinayed or carbonated drink should be consume by children less than 5 years old .In school going children and adolescence tea/ coffee intake should be limited to maximum of half cup per day( 100 ml )and in 10 to 18 years old one cup per day (200 ml) provided no other caffeinated products (Cola and chocolates) are being consumed. Caffeinated energy drinks are as strict no for all children and adolescents.