The poor little darlings need to be sucking on a can of coke 2 or 3 times a day it seems, so yes you are right, we cannot expect them to give that up, now can we?. Not without a right royal tantrum anyway.
Now, how about YOU giving your kiddie winks a special type of Coke or pop, that has a good dose of naturally occurring flouridie in it, eh.
You are happy. Your children will be happy, and I will be over the moon.
It is about time our young mothers/parents were made to learn simple responsible parenting skills, although in many cases it would be less than a decade since they themselves were children who had not been taught how to look after themselves. And so it goes on. Maybe you're right. Flouridate the water and stuff the consequences.