What's your opinion of kids drinking coffee? I was raise Mormon and didn't start drinking coffee until after I joined the Navy so I have no expirence with this. I see kids aged 13 and 14 at Starbucks getting coffee all the time and think it's not good, but am I wrong? I don't think my kids should drink coffee until they have grown.
My family was huge coffee drinkers (and tea drinkers). Which is odd, since I grew up in the deep South. But I remember asking my dad why he was drinking coffee when it was already 90 degrees and he said it kept his temperature regulated - inside was the same as the outside.
Anyway, as a kid, like any kid I'm sure, I always wanted what the grown ups had. So a "treat" was a cup of coffee. It was basically a demitasse cup of milk with a splash of coffee. I never really liked it until I got much older, but it sure was nice to pretend.
My point is, I think like so many things, if you don't teach that it's okay in moderation and instead just straight up ban it, then it's going to be a lot worse as a "I'm going to sneak this with my friends" thing.
Shame, like we are talking about coffee like it's alcohol.
Paying $5-6.00 for coffee is crazy IMO. 
