chatelaine:

Dr. said is ok to let child drink anything like ribena and 100% fruit juices, not necessary plain water.


Honey is good for kid too. Sometimes I mixed honey in water for my children and Ribena as well.

insider:

Emmm... think I will follow my TCM sinseh's advice to stop drinking cold water to protect my internal organs from pre-mature aging. Am a TCM supporter coz of personal experiences...

Shera:

I will remind my children that water is a good monster fighter so that it will drive away the yellow monster followed by white monster (colours of the pee).


Whether they did drink a little or alot, I will always try to praise them tog with claps. Please note the drinking water referring to normal boiled version.

I'm still learning, hope to hear more tips :celebrate:

insider:

... Parenting is a long learning process that sometimes we thought we are doing things right (whether something looks nice or looks right) for our kids but eventually we may learn that it is not so (and hopefully nothing fatal happening yet by the time we discover).

insider:

for those who can read Chinese to have some basic TCM point of views about water:


http://www.jkzy.net/sjys/xj/2010-06-03/6137.html

Tons of such general TCM info available in the net and I will contribute only one. TCM is about 养生...

Those who can't read Chinese and only believe in ang mo medicine of course can choose to feed kids with ice and later coke, fries, etc...

insider:

So many 'mouldy' water bottles found in classrooms!).


... Buying a practical bottle is not an easy thing to do (coz if it's practical, usually it is plain and 'boring' but my kids all using 'boring' bottles coz can't find 'interesting' one for them...)

insider:

carebear:

Says who? :roll:
All the old wives' tale!

carebear,

Though it may be 'old wives' tale', you may want to study more about this with research from TCM point of view to balance the cold water consumption. TCM is against food that is colder than our body temperature in general as such causes damages to our internal organs in the long run.

I heard from several old men/women (met them when my dad was in hospital) that one of their habits (and maybe secret to their long life) is to have lukewarm water every morning and all told my dad and me to do the same.

I have the habit to drink cold water too as well as my eldest son. My eldest daughter doesn't take cold drinks at all coz of sensitive teeth and I don't allow my youngest son to have cold water due to his weaker lungs and probable asthma attack.

If you have time and mood, would suggest you to go do some research on this under Asian context (cannot use the western research as their physical is different from Asians) and then decide accordingly. No harm reading (unless you totally disbelieve in TCM). What you are doing/allowing now for your kids may impact them for life later (for girls, I can't remember whether will it weaken their pregnancy ability if feeding cold water from young - TCM point of view).

Just sharing coz I think it's important...

PS: incidentally, today my TCM sinseh told me to stop drinking cold water as it will cause my internal organs to be 'cold' （寒）and therefore weak and will suffer as I age further.

PS: Was chatting with my kids during dinner time just now. Daughter was saying we are doing all the wrong things for our bodies. Instead of drinking lukewarm water and showering under water of normal temperature, we are drinking cold water and showering under hot water. She told my eldest son, \"You keep showering under hot water, next time you'll have lower sperm count!\" and my son cannot be bothered... hahaha...

ningning:

Hi! thanks everybody there, thanks for your tips and advices. Now i am more confident to try get her to drink more water. cos i felt defeated each time i tried unsuccessfully to get her to drink! :celebrate:

tankee:

carebear:

Give her cold or ice water.

Sure drink one!
My kids will only drink ice water, otherwise they rather remain thirsty.
Rather than risking dehydration, i give them ice water and they have been happily drinking since young.

I do not think it is wise to give 1 year old ice water. :shock:

carebear:

Give her cold or ice water.

Sure drink one!
My kids will only drink ice water, otherwise they rather remain thirsty.
Rather than risking dehydration, i give them ice water and they have been happily drinking since young.

tree nymph:

try different straws? different cups? different colour water bottles? just don't give her water from the milk bottle. and you have to keep giving and giving until she drinks water.