Re: Re: How do you teach a child to like/drink water? Thanks,Antoinette

June 30, 2007

Thanks, Antoinette! The only problem with just leaving a cup around for Garrett

is that if he doesn't like it, he decides to play with it instead. He will sip

up the water and then have fun spitting it out. I have no idea how to teach him

not to do that. He only does that when he is not thirsty and does not like the

drink offered (which is several times per day) and gets frustrating for me

because just saying No and taking the drink away does nothing for him because he

already wasn't thirsty.

Any advice on that? Thanks for the tip about the sports cup. Maybe we need

to spend a little more time outside in the heat and work up a thirst.

Dana

kikijabunce wrote:

This is what worked for us.

Get a special water cup (larger than typical for a child) with sports

lid on top. Fill it with lots of ice so that it " jinngles " and is

fun.

If the child is old enough to understand, have them pick their own

sports water cup at the store. Dora, Blue Clues and Spiderman, make

it even more fun. A new cup makes it more fun and special.

Leave one out for each child, and leave them in the family room, away

from the influence of the refrigerator (with the juice) and kitchen.

It is amazing how during a hot day they will just go to them. Keep

them refreshed and always full of ice. No need to say anything. I

think when I hounded and moaned about it...things just got worse.

They knew they had me then...and wanted juice instead.

I tell them...juice is only for meals, and they don't get much even

then. So they fill up more on foods than liquid. Just a matter of

fact in our home.

On the most partt they know I am the boss....or try to be LOL! kids

are fun. They know how to get us!~

Antoinette and family of five silly Yaks SCD 2/06

Dana

and Garrett, 3 years old as of Mar 24

SCD One Year!!!!!

Celiac, ASD, Speech and Motor Apraxia, sensory processing disorder

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