7 Ways To Get Your Child Drinking More Water Easily

Water is one of the most important ways to keep your child healthy. As a result of not drinking enough water your child could be exposed to diseases associated with dehydration such as kidney stones, vomiting, fatigue and dizziness, and even experience blood in the urine caused by serious infections.

To avoid these situations and keep your families health at optimum levels, I have included 7 of the best ways to get your child drinking more water.

Be an example

To get your child drinking more water sometimes the best way is lead by example. This means having them see you drink from your water glass or bottle regularly. This helps them establish a good habit by simply copying your actions and wanting to be like mummy.

Get them a water bottle

Sometimes all it takes is getting them their very own "special" water bottle with straw, which they can take everywhere they go. You could get them a really cool water bottle that has pictures of characters they love such as Dora The Explorer or Spiderman to make it more fun for them to drink. A straw is important because it may assist in the consumption of water.

Give them their own special cup or straw

Allowing your child to have their own special cup or even crazy straw is a great way to have them drink more water. The best way, is to allow them to choose their own cup, and then allow only water to be filled in there. Leave their special cup somewhere they can reach. This will allow them to fill their own glass when they’re thirsty.

The pee test

Explain to your kids about the pee game! It’s very simple and it’s a really good way to have them drink more water and staying well hydrated. Explain that "dark=drink more water" and "light=Good" and that when you reach light it light it means you’re winning. This usually encourages your child to drink more water because no one likes loosing

Make drinking water fun

Make drinking water fun by racing your kid to their 8 cups of water a day. The winner gets to have a special treat as a reward. Make the reward something that will really drive them to win like a small piece of chocolate or scoop of ice cream for example.

Make the water tasty

Add some frozen or fresh fruit to their water like frozen blueberries or raspberries, even some lemon and mint. Perhaps even make a special drink called the "spritzer" which is carbonated water and ¼ cup of fruit juice. This will make drinking water extra fun, super tasty and also exciting.

Have water easily accessible for them

One of the easiest ways to have your kids drink more water is simply having it easily accessible for them to drink. You can do this by having cold water bottles in the fridge that they can just grab or have a water filter jug filled with water on your bench, which they reach and pour. If you’re lucky enough to have a fridge that includes a filtered water fountain on the door, you’ll find your child to drink much more water because it’s fun and convenient to get.

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