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5 Tricks for Getting Your Kids to Drink More Water Want an easy way to quickly improve your child’s health? Give him or her a glass of water. Water is crucial for good health, especially for children. But getting your child to drink water regularly can be a challenge. Check out these helpful tips on getting your child into the habit. Make it Fun When compared to fizzy sodas or brightly colored juice drinks, water isn’t always very appealing to kids. The answer? Make it fun. Give your child a special water cup or a fun straw to add some color and excitement to the drink. Try creating a game with your child around drinking water. You can use colorful or decorative

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5TricksforGettingYourKidstoDrinkMoreWater

Wantaneasywaytoquicklyimproveyourchild’shealth?Givehimorheraglassofwater.Wateriscrucialforgoodhealth,especiallyforchildren.Butgettingyourchildtodrinkwaterregularlycanbeachallenge.Checkoutthesehelpfultipsongettingyourchildintothehabit.MakeitFunWhencomparedtofizzysodasorbrightlycoloredjuicedrinks,waterisn’talwaysveryappealingtokids.Theanswer?Makeitfun.Giveyourchildaspecialwatercuporafunstrawtoaddsomecolorandexcitementtothedrink.Trycreatingagamewithyourchildarounddrinkingwater.Youcanusecolorfulordecorative

cupswithcharactersonthem.Tellyourchildtodrinktoacertainmarkeronthecup,whetherit’sacharacter’sshoesorashapeonthecup.Thiswillgiveyourchildagoalandmakehimorherfeelmoresuccessfulwhentheyfinishtheirdrink.MakeaGradualChangeIfyourchildisalreadyaccustomedtodrinkingotherbeveragesduringtheday,itmaybeahardtransitiontoswitchjusttowater.Oursuggestionistomakethisagradualchange.Tryreplacingjustonedailyjuicewithwatertostartwithandthenworkyourwayupaccordingtoyourchild’sneeds.BeaRoleModelKidsareveryobservantandtendtolearnmorebyexamplethanwords.It’simportantwhencreatingnewhabitswithyourchildthatyoupracticewhatyoupreach.Whentheyseetheirparentsenjoyingaglassofwater,theymightseeitasmoreappealing.Settingagoodexampleforyourchildhelpsbothofyoubecomehealthier.MakeWaterEasilyAccessibleWhetheryouprovideyourchildwithawaytorefillawaterbottleorpurchasedisposablebottles,it’simportantthattheycangettoitwhenthey’rethirsty.Trygettingyourkidsinvolvedintheprocessandallowthemtofilluptheirowncupsorbottleswithwater.Itmaybemessyatfirst,butthiscangivekidsasenseofindependenceandgetthemexcitedtofilluptheircups.AddFruitforFlavorManykidstendtorejecttheideaofwaterbecausetheydon’tlikethetaste.Addflavorbyaddinginsomefreshorfrozenfruit.Youcanevenreplaceicecubeswithfrozenblocksoffruit.Thisaddsafruitykicktothewaterwhilealsokeepingitniceandcool.Onceyourchildfinishesthewater,havethemeatthefruitinsideforaddednutrition.Whataresomeofyourstruggleswithgettingyourkidstodrinkmorewater?Letusknowinthecomments.Adviceorrecommendationsareforinformationaloreducationalpurposesonly,notasubstituteforavisitorconsultationwithyourdoctor.http://bluehealthsolutions.com/2016/10/14/5-tricks-for-getting-your-kids-to-drink-more-water/

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