Some parents like me always have a hard time to get your child to drink more water. Well, it all depends onn how much water they are already drinking. If they are already drinking a lot, do not force them anymore. It's not a problem at all.
However, some kids just do not drink water. And that's a headache. Here's some ways you can encourage your child to drink.
We did a search and compile some suggested ways.
1. Wilted Plant – Show kids how important water is to plants. Just a day without water can cause the leaves to wilt. The good news is that water can perk up a plant immediately if it hasn’t been dry too long. Water is as necessary to our bodies as a plant.
2. Lead by Example – It is really easy to start the day off with a cup of coffee and neglect water, but lately I have cut back to one cup of coffee a day so my first cup is water instead. I was surprised how quickly this became a habit and how satisfying water can be even before coffee.
3. Make Water Available – I have found in my house that whatever is the most available is the most consumed. If we don’t have cookies, then none are eaten. The same goes for soda. If the fridge is stocked with water instead of other options, that is what the kids grab.
4. Pack Water – Sending a water bottle in the kid’s backpack or sports bag makes it really easy to drink when needed later in the day.
5. Water Bar – I love this idea to set up a water bar with ingredients to add like cucumbers, lemons, limes, mint and rosemary. Kids can create their own special mixture to drink.
6. Fruited Water – Last time our family was on vacation the resort we were staying at had fruited water stations throughout the pool area. One day the water dispensers may be full of brightly colored watermelon and another day might be orange slices with a few raspberries. I noticed that we never passed one without helping ourselves.
7. Be Persistent – Kids don’t like change and would prefer to eat like elves…sugar, sugar, sugar. Make it your goal to outlast their water resistance for their own good.
8. Do Some Water Activities – The internet has drinking water activities appropriate for children although they could be modified for multi-age kids within a family.
9. Body of Water – Investigate how about 60% of the human body is water. In fact, in kids that might even be higher since babies’ mass is nearly 75% water and it decreases with age. Get out a ruler and measure 60% of their height. Fill buckets with water that are as heavy as 60% of your child’s weight to demonstrate how much water they really are and how much they need to stay being!
10. Take a Water Pledge – Have your kids take the Pledge to drink more water. And in turn reward them.
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