I made the mistake of letting my son try my tea 😂

No way…. This just happened to me too and she’s now got her own very very milky tea 🤣🤣🤦🏽‍♀️

You can get decaffeinated tea, maybe try that 😊

@Karen decaffeinated tea isn't safe, it's full of tannins which hinder iron absorption. Iron is extremely important to toddlers x

@Samantha oh I didn't realise that 😳, thanks for sharing.. I only know of adults who drink it, me and my little one don't drink tea so don't look deeply in to these things but that is good to know xx

@Samantha yeah this is why I didn’t even suggest decaf tea because I was told about all of that even after people saying it was safe for them to drink when it’s actually not, Rooibos I know is organic and all natural which is why I thought that might be a better alternative, thank you x

I'd do a little more research into possible side effects of ther herbs in it but it sounds like a very good option, we give my lg horlicks occasionally (sugar) and she's loves that. X

@Samantha yeah I’ll definitely look into it more before giving it to him, I currently give him hot chocolate which he loves so he’s still got something he likes even if he can’t have tea yet haha x

As a South African we were brought up on Rooibos from a very young age... we all still drink it in my family 😊 Mostly without milk though x

@Jess do you give it to your little one? X

I had actually completely forgotten about it till I saw your post... but she has a bit of a cold at the moment and it's got great healing properties so I'm definitely going to give it a go today... so thank you 😊

I’ve never heard that kids can’t have tea till 12🤦🏼‍♀️ my daughter used to have a tea every morning from about 1.5 she’s now 2.5 and has a hot chocolate now, I’ve told health visitors& midwife’s she loves her tea and noones ever said anything xx