We saw this article being shared on social media:
Taking to the social sharing app, @MissGU_ shared a picture of her child’s snack
box with the caption: “My child was expelled from school on Friday, “But what
did I do wrong mina because I didn't have juice so I gave her a non alcoholic savannah.”
We then found out that it was a fake post: The original post surfaced in 2020 in response to a alcohol brand releasing its non-alcoholic cider for the sober-curious
drinker, and since then has spawned a number of memes on Facebook and Twitter.
While chatting to IOL Lifestyle on the subject of children drinking non-alcoholic
drinks, educational psychologist Mandy Arnott said: "The controversy around
whether youngsters should be consuming non-alcoholic drinks is only the tip of the
iceberg of a much bigger problem and one that needs to be addressed with great urgency in our country.“
Arnott said non-alcoholic drinks were seen as a substitute and precursor for the consumption of alcohol at a later stage.
This alcoholic brand also posted “It’s legally a Non-Alcoholic drink, and available
at grocery stores, we still don’t sell it to kids. NOT FOR PERSONS UNDER 18.
• Frankie - some of these drinks are not 0%
• Anele - You wouldn’t send your child with a pipe to school with grass and no
nicotine
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