to think that thanking your own organic juice to give to your child at a party because you disapprove of the squash provided by the hosts us just rude?

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Obviously I don't think I'm being unreasonable and would really just like you all to join me in my disgruntled ire. But go on, give it a shot at putting the other side of the story. No behavioural issues involved, if anyone was wondering whether that might be a possible tactic.

There's your difference then, Lottie. The parent in this instance allegedly just served their own dc with something different. The fact that the host knows exactly what it was implies that there was an element of ensuring this on the part of the serving parent...

I would say the age of the child would make a difference, too. Children too young for school won't have the capacity for understanding that a school age child would...

No, it doesn't you need the solutes as well, such as those in squash, and to take both in together to replace the water/salt lost in sweating. If you just take in the water, it will just be removed by kidneys, to prevent blood getting diluted, - bit of an over simplification, but you get my drift.

Well I don't think it's rude and I wouldn't say anything to the parent. Each to there own an all that.

But if this is just one example of other generally poncy PFB behaviour from that parent, then yes I would inwardly snigger. And feel sorry for the child too.

I felt quite sorry for a child who came round on a playdate the other day. There were 5 kids in total all with a parent (yes - I am mad) and I asked if they wanted a drink. They all asked for orange squash but one mum said to her dd 'no - you don't like squash' and she said 'I do like it but you don't let me have it'. She had to sit with her water bottle from home while everyone else drank squash.

The child might not like squash...

I hated squash, and wouldn't drink it. If somebody hadn't given me something different I wouldn't have had anything to drink.

But water should have been fine.

All depends why she was doing it. It seems a bit sniffy on the surface, but maybe her child has a horrible reaction to the additives in many squashes or maybe her child just plain won't drink squash.

water doesnt hydrate?

I guess all the kids taking their water bottles to school to keep them hydrated during classes are wasting their time...

i cant belive all the parents on here that wont give their kids squash... what do all these kis drink?? is it water all the way here

hey Lottie how are you ..and how's wilf??

I took DD to a party one time and there was only fizzy juice for the kids to drink so I took DD out to the vending machine and bought her a bottle of water .
I dont mind her having squash (preferably if it's sugar free) but never anything fizzy nor even at a party .

Some parents are bonkers

yes it was rude

Frasersmummy"water doesnt hydrate?

I guess all the kids taking their water bottles to school to keep them hydrated during classes are wasting their time... "

largrely, water is allowed inschool because it does less damage when if it spills, but no, it doesn't hydrate the way weak squash would

crabapple, I think the kids would be getting plenty of solutes in the food they're washing down with the drink.

ourvyve - very propably, but if they were very active, hot and sweaty, could be why the mother didn't want her sbild just deinking water.

NHS health guidelines state clearly that drinking water helps avoid dehydration, and that Britons should drink at least 1.2 litres per day.

The Department for Health disputed the wisdom of the new law. A spokesman said: ?Of course water hydrates. While we support the EU in preventing false claims about products, we need to exercise common sense as far as possible."

I can't believe that there are people who think it's perfectly normal to bring their own organic juice to a birthday party so their precious little darling isn't soiled by ingesting some squash

Yes, it's rude and ridiculous.

this was in response to the eu saying water shouldnt say on it that it rehydrates...

seems a bit pointless to me, since i'm guessing the food at the party was probably as unforgiveable as the evil squash... (i have a friend who does party bags for her kids' birthdays with sliced up apples in them. imagine how popular they are)

Wow- this is the MOST mumsnetty AIBU thread ever

crabapple99 You're completely wrong, water hydrates just great, better than just about anything else, you do not need anything else in it (sweat is less salty then the fluid in your body so you actually have a surplus of salts in your body when you sweat and are dehydrated through sweating) If you're losing fluid in other ways, then you will probably need salts, certainly if you keep drinking loads of water, but just from sweating nope.

More importantly, a typical no added sugar etc. squash doesn't contain any appreciable amounts of salts at all (high fruit ones will contain a little more).

Now the osmoality of the fluid does change exactly how easily the fluid can leave the stomach and the higher osmoality of the squash may be slightly easier, but the difference is tiny and would be rendered irrelevant if they had biscuit with their drink. There would be no noticeable difference between the two drinks and in any case if it was relevant, then you should have stopped your child exercising and got them drinking MUCH earlier.

OP YANBU it's inappropriate to bring your own food to a party unless you either bring enough for everyone or have very specific needs (religious or allergy) needing organic juice rather than water is rude.

frasersmummy - have you looked at the NHS guidelines yourself, they don't refer to WATER, except to quuote another source - they refer to FLUIDS, and specify examples, including weak squash

Personally, I think it is rude to offer squash to guests! It's full of additives and sweeteners and is not a suitable "drink" for any child. I HATE it when someone offers me "juice" and it turns out to be squash, don't take the piss! Offering squash to guests just says you don't want to spend a penny more on them. Not coming from the UK, it is weird that it is so widely given to children, this is totally unacceptable in other countries... What's wrong with juice (made from concentrate even) - which child would refuse that?!

wasabisaucefortuna , Are you being serious?

Well I would, but then I'm allergic to the sulphite in squash and won't expose my DD to it either.

YABU

My ds reacts to colourings in cheap squash and become unbearable within five minutes of drinking it.

Plus I think it's shit giving children drinks full of artificial sweeteners.

I would never make a fuss...

YANBU

YANBU
it's rude and silly. Water would have been fine.