My four year old son comes home from preschool with his water bottle full every day. In the morning he drinks a small cup (150mls or so) of semi skimmed milk. I think he gets a cup of water or juice at lunch time, not sure if he drinks that. He then has another milk with a snack when he gets home (150ml) and then a water with his tea. He manages 150mls of water but only because he doesn't get dessert if he doesn't finish his drink. By choice he probably wouldn't bother with this either. He has a water bottle to take to bed and he occasionally has a few sips from this.
Preschool have suggested giving him squash in his school bottle. I'm not sure about this because I don't want him sipping on squash throughout the day, if he's having squash i think it would be better with meals, rather than sips here and there. He does need to drink more though but not sure how to get him to? I drink cold herbal fruit tea. Not sure if this would be healthier than giving him no added sugar squash or should I try diluting orange juice (the kind that goes in the fridge not squash). Any ideas? X