It’s getting hot around here. My kids have always been goodwaterdrinkers, and now they are even better. My husband found the most adorablehydration packsfor kids to take hiking. Yesterday when the kids got these, of course they wanted to start using them right away. No big deal I thought. So they drank, and drank, and drank, and drank. Well we went to a softball game for pack meeting last night. The flip-flopper had drinken so much she had to pee really bad, as soon as we arrived. I made her go behind a tree. Twenty minutes later, she had to go again! Twice in one hour. Then at 10:00 last night, I heard Ketchup boy whimpering in his room. When I went in to check on him, he had stood up next to his bed, pulled his pants down and started peeing ON his bed! Like it was the toilet! He had no recollection of the event when he woke up this morning. TOO MUCH WATER!
People have asked me how much is enough water for your kids. And the truth is, it changes constantly. Depending on what they eat (lot’s of food contains water), depending on the weather, what activities they are involved in that day, etc. It comes back to the good old urine test (light yellow is good, dark yellow, not enough water). What you need to remember, is always have it available to them. When you go to soccer games, hiking, playing outside, make sure they know where they can get a quick drink when they are thirsty. Always provide a glass of water with your meals, and drink the good stuff yourself.
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People have asked me how much is enough water for your kids. And the truth is, it changes constantly. Depending on what they eat (lot’s of food contains water), depending on the weather, what activities they are involved in that day, etc. It comes back to the good old urine test (light yellow is good, dark yellow, not enough water). What you need to remember, is always have it available to them. When you go to soccer games, hiking, playing outside, make sure they know where they can get a quick drink when they are thirsty. Always provide a glass of water with your meals, and drink the good stuff yourself.
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