Toddlers and young kids generally avoid water intake and prefer to consume sweetened beverages, which may be harmful to their health. As the water is an essential component of human diet, it helps to hydrate body organs, resolve digestion problems, improve cognition and dental caries. Kids must have sufficient intake of water for strong physical and mental growth during the early years. Children spend most of their time at nurseries, childcare or schools, parents as well as school organizers must make sure to provide clean water to keep kids hydrated all through the day. Usage of kids water bottles regularly at school would be an easy, cheaper and helpful solution to encourage children to drink whenever they feel thirsty. Younger kids can also be motivated in more interesting ways to keep themselves hydrated and energized.
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Availability all the time
While playing, kids usually don’t realize that they are thirsty enough to drink water. Parents would be aware of the importance of water intake for their children and give them water to drink at regular intervals. For school, give them attractive aluminium water bottles that they can enjoy on every sip. While staying at home keep a glass or cup of water near them to let them reach out each time they want to drink. You can also carry the kids water bottles along to picnics, sports event and holiday trip, to develop the habit of sipping liquids on the go.
Give them freedom
As children become 2-4 years old, they love to copy elders and like to drink on their own with Sippy cups and kids water bottles to express their independence. You can let them enjoy their freedom to drink water with their favorite Sippy cup while playing around at home. Or let them feel excited to go to school by carrying personalized aluminium water bottles to share their happiness with fellow kids. By putting a water dispenser at reachable place for kids, you can also motivate them to get the water by themselves and instil a sense of responsibility in them.
Offer healthy choices
Instead of giving many options in beverages, juices and drinks to kids, keep healthy and useful choices like water, milk and fresh fruit juice to them. By limiting the number of drinking alternates, you can help kids develop the taste for nourishing beverages. Always dilute the sweetened juices with half portion of water to cut down the harmful sugar and calories. Add fruits in milk to change the taste on alternate days while providing nutrients to make kids healthy and strong.