The topic of drinking more water for children in hot summer directly rushed to the top three in the discussion circle of mothers!

Not only does the old man say that drinking more water is good for your health, but this concept is also common sense. Because of the hot weather, children themselves are prone to sweating, and when they are crazy, they sweat more and consume more water in their bodies. It is especially important to replenish water in time.

But sometimes, children who drink water incorrectly will also hurt their health ~ parents should not be too careless.

For example, babies who are breast-fed or formula-fed within 6 months do not need to drink extra water unless they have a fever or diarrhea and dehydration. Add complementary food after 6 months, and you can choose to give some water after meals or between meals.

1, lure the baby with delicious water such as fruit juice and vegetable water.

Parents also take pains to let their children drink more water, but this behavior will make the baby drink water for tasting, and then give the baby tasteless boiled water, which will inevitably lead to rejection.

Moreover, if children are often given sugary juice, it is easy to cause dental caries.

2. Give children water before going to bed.

There must be many families who have this habit. Some of them give their children some water to clean their mouths after drinking milk. Some of them are afraid that their children will get thirsty if they sleep too long at night, so they give them some water before going to bed.

But this will make the child's kidney burden heavier, especially after drinking water before going to bed, the child is easily awakened by urine at night, increasing the number of urination, affecting the quality of sleep, and is not good for growth and development.

Step 3 force children to drink water

Many children actually don't like drinking water, which will worry adults.

Some parents can only urge their children to drink water by bullying and indulging. This method will aggravate their rebellious psychology and resist drinking water more.

In fact, the baby's drinking water needs are different, so be flexible.

You see, the baby is growing, and the demand for water is constantly changing, but mothers should pay attention to the fact that the total water intake of the baby in one day includes the water in food and drinking water, such as water in complementary food+milk or formula milk+drinking water+water in fruits and vegetables, not just the water needed every day.

The main factors of children's water shortage are exercise, complementary food, milk and water, weight, temperature, humidity, season and sweating. Whether to give the baby water depends on the amount of urine!

If the urine volume is sufficient (it will pee within 3 hours), the urine color is light yellow and clear, indicating that the baby has enough water. On the other hand, if the baby has not urinated for more than 3 hours and the color is turbid, it is necessary to drink water properly.

PS: In special cases such as fever or diarrhea, give your baby more water to prevent dehydration.

This requires parents to use some clever tricks. As long as they are patient enough, a nobody can do anything.

You can play fun cheering games with your baby, and you can let your child drink water by playing.

For example, changing a beautiful cup for a baby, many babies are value-controlled, and like fresh and beautiful things, which can arouse his interest in picking up the cup and drinking two mouthfuls.

The biggest feature of children is their strong imitation ability. Adults can often take two sips of water cups and let children imitate them.

In addition, when playing with other children outside, if you see other children drinking water, you can also feed your baby with water, because children will also drink water with them, and the efficiency of drinking water will double ~

Encouragement is essential, and babies like to be praised, so if babies drink water, adults should also give a positive response. For example, "Wow, the baby is amazing, take the initiative to drink water!" Give children a lot of motivation.

Although it is not recommended to give your baby fruit juice directly, if your baby really doesn't like the taste of white water, you can also add fruit slices, such as orange slices or lemon slices, which are slightly fruity and not too sweet, which is easy for children to accept.

Babies with "drinking difficulties" can appropriately increase the intake of liquid in complementary foods, such as making some refreshing soup.

To sum up, in fact, parents don't have to be particularly anxious to let their baby drink water, because if the amount of milk is guaranteed and complementary food is added comprehensively, the baby usually drinks white water several times, and the water intake will easily reach the standard.

If the baby doesn't like drinking water, try some methods to make the baby fall in love with drinking water.