Dad Asks For Help To Get His Son To Drink Water Instead of Juice

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So, instead of simply denying cold turkey, we wanted to know your best tips and tricks for helping a dad get his son to drink water instead of juice. Here are some of your suggestions. You may also visit sites like https://diamondh2o.com/residential-water-treatment/residential-water-softeners/ if you are planning to install a water filtration system in your home.

Dewayne Wheeland: Definitely not trying to be rude or crass, but don’t let a 2 year old rule the house. You’re the parent. When you say something, mean it. Your son will get thirsty eventually and have water be the only choice and juices be a privilege. Don’t make mistakes like this because all those juices will eat away at the enamel of the baby teeth coming in.

Brittney Wills: You could try slowly watering down the juice. Start with 3/4 juice and 1/4 water then over a few days gradually up the amount of water you add to the juice. Worth a shot??

LukeandRach Stevens: Make water the only thing available. I have done that with both my kids and that is all they are allowed to drink. As a treat when we dine out they can have a small lemonade or juice. The only thing I keep in my house is water and milk for coffee/tea.

Jessica Lehmann: Would he drink it if there was ice in it? For our littles, ice makes everything more fun. Also, we always put milk or juice cups back into the fridge after our meals but they can always have a water cup out, we even let them have that in their beds. I think just having access to it at all times has helped their water consumption.

Andrew Hislop: My son does the same sometimes. Is his pee light or dark? If it’s dark he is probably dehydrated. If light then the milk and juice is hydrating him enough. Water it down like people say if you are worried about acid erosion on his teeth and buy sugar free natural juices too. Get him to try https://www.sqwincher.com/ and see if he likes it Also telling him he can only have something he likes before he takes a big sip of water works for me.

Alberto Vargas: I bought a green water jug and started to drink it around my son. Started to tell him I was going to get strong just like hulk (son loves the hulk) eventually made it fun for him to drink out of it. 6+ months later he only drinks milk and water, vs milk and watered down juice. Good luck, son is almost 3 now.

Louis Long: As long as he isn’t terribly over weight, there are worse things he could be drinking. Some kids drink soda all day. I did agree with those who say to water the juice down some. Maybe even try infusing water with fruit. Put some orange slices in a pitcher of water, see if he likes it with just a little flavor.

Nick Dresch: We give our son water and put propel packets in it. Not a whole packet but some of it in his cup. Gives him multiple servings, drinks water but has some flavor as well!

Tin Domingo: My son was the same way. Actually he alternates between milk and juices. So what I did was put in a bit of juice then dilute it with water, little by little he got used to the taste. Then it was less and less juice. I think they love the sweet taste so it was just a matter of adjusting the sweetness level. Now he drinks water after he plays and as for the juices, I try to give him freshly made juices with no sugar in it. It’s healthier for him, and also opens him to various tastes.

I hope this trick helps!

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