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How much should children drink at school?
We all know how important it is for adults to drink at least 2 litres of water a day, but what about children? Recent research has revealed that two thirds of parents do not know how much fluid their children should be drinking each day.
When they’re at home, most parents will make sure that they provide lots of refreshing H20 to keep their little ones hydrated, but what happens when they head off to school? Parents have no way of monitoring their drinking habits, which means that most children come home thirsty, tired and irritable!
Nutritionist Jo Travers warns that being dehydrated at school could affect a child's performance, ‘Children are less likely to recognise the early stages of thirst meaning that they may forget to drink water regularly. Dehydration negatively affects their cognitive function, visual attention and motor skills.”
According to European Food Standards Agency kids should be drinking between 1 and 1.5 litres per day and water filtration experts BRITA have some fun tips to help kids see drinking water as a fun experience.
- Challenge them – set them a goal to have drunk a certain amount whilst at school and reward them with a treat once they get home (we find chocolate works well!)
- Bottle it – they are more likely to remember to drink if they have a full bottle of water next to them, rather than having to remember to
- Stick it on – BRITA has created limited edition stickers which show them how much to drink during the day. The fun design means they’ll be the envy of their friends!