I've read that one of the symptoms of ADD is the reaction to stimulants. Specifically, they tend to have a calming effect instead of the typical jolt of awareness.
I'm not the parent, but I drink light or light-medium roast coffee only, black, and I can take a nap (edit: or just go to bed for the night!) any time after it with no problems. The only thing caffeinated coffee does for me at this point is make me poop and keep me from blinding headaches.
I think the awake/alert factor I get from having my morning coffee at this point is a learned response, not a chemical one; a decaf coffee is just as good at perking me up in the morning as a non-decaf. If it weren't for the headache spikes hurled straight through my brain by satan himself I wouldn't even bother.
Edit: That's not true, I actually do love the taste and ritual of making coffee too; it's a whole thing to me. It's like a Japanese tea ceremony, but with coffee.
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I think the awake/alert factor I get from having my morning coffee at this point is a learned response, not a chemical one; a decaf coffee is just as good at perking me up in the morning as a non-decaf. If it weren't for the headache spikes hurled straight through my brain by satan himself I wouldn't even bother.
Edit: That's not true, I actually do love the taste and ritual of making coffee too; it's a whole thing to me. It's like a Japanese tea ceremony, but with coffee.