Does your DC primary school allow squash through a hot day?

[Neowwwm]

Sent my DC with a non- see through bottle with juice in today as since weaning and trying - DC has never drank plain water. Teacher removed the bottle stating water only in the day which will be provided with their own water bottles from school and juice only at lunch time.

AIBU or should this rule be relaxed during heatwaves?

@Silverswirl

Someone has a different opinion to you. Swearing and name calling belongs in the playground and won’t alter my opinion I’m afraid. Thankfully I am free to have a discussion and yet make my voice heard. Your patronising put downs won’t change that.

Facts are not opinions. 🙄

This argument doesn't work though because I actually did end up in hospital as a child because I refused water, and my mum had never given me anything other than formula or water until that point. My eldest very nearly ended up in hospital when she got a UTI because she wouldn't drink, and again she hadn't had anything other than formula or water until that point because I didn't want her to be like me. My youngest then was the same and I think the only reason she has never been quite so poorly is because she is breastfed.

When I was at school it was water only at lunchtime. Nothing during the day except water fountain at playtime. I refused to drink water so had nothing from 8.30-3.30.

He will be ok with just lunchtime drinks.

I think in this especially hot weather you get your priorities sorted out. In this case the priority is that children do no get dehydrated and become unwell. All other considerations are secondary to this IMO.

Yes in an ideal world children aren't drinking squash all day (although when I was a child ribena was promoted as a health drink because it had vitamin C and we drank it continously), but if that is all they will drink then so be it. better squash than thirsty. I never had this constant spilling problem people seem to fear - and the children I taught drank out of beakers, so with bottles even less of a problem.

I've lived in a very hot country and the priority is you keep dehydrated, you never go anywhere without a drink, drinks are always available, doesn't matter what they drink, just make sure they do. Dehydration can lead to all sorts of nasty problems.

Yes - that's the reality for many people with sensory conditions like autism.

Yet numerous posters on here have decided that it's the parents fault and children would obviously drink water if they were never offered anything else 🙄

Absolutely. Completely agree.

Have you looked into those air up products? They are water but you put a flavoured pod at the top of the bottle and it makes the kid thing they are drinking juice due to the smell. Comes in different fallout pods for variety too.

There's nothing wrong with squash. It's just the usual mumsnet ridiculousness. Chucking around terms like chemicals and sugary in a bid to prove they're the world's best mummy. Pathetic really.

What an ignorant attitude you have.

Children with autism, ARFID or SED often struggle with plain water. I am very lucky my youngest autistic child with ARFID will only drink water, however my eldest child with autism wouldn't drink water at all and would actually become dehydrated rather than drink water.

Please go away and educate yourself before you start spouting your ignorant rantings from your high horse.

Well we went 18 months with just breast milk because he wouldn't drink water

How long would you be prepared to wait without trying an alternative, especially if the hcps were saying try squash?

It’s fine as an occasional drink but not as a main drink to replace plain water.

It’s fine as an occasional drink but not as a main drink to replace plain water

I didn't ask for your opinion.

You're one of the clowns who thinks saying "chemicals" makes something poison. Water is chemicals you know. Everything is chemicals.

Well I've never heard of a child dieing or becoming seriously ill from having a bit of squash in their water instead of plain water (not counting allergies/other medical conditions obvs)

most of us who's children have asd or other disabilities that mean they refuse water have far worse things to worry about than water refusal

Decay is the top reason for paediatric hospital admissions. Stop giving your kids squash ffs!

Ours is Robinson Fruit Creations. It says 'no added sugar' and on the nutritional stuff on the side says Sugars 0g.

Someone pointed out that the ph also matters and I accept that.

As far as teeth are concerned I think half the problem is that everyone is sippity sipping on drinks all day. How can kids be concentrating if they're constantly fiddling with water bottles. There has to be some sort of happy medium. Whatever happened to just having your drink, finishing it and then going about your day.

I am aware I am now sounding like my mum, so I'll be off now

Meant to say
It’s fine as an occasional drink but not as a main drink to replace plain water
Squash has juices with citric acid which decays teeth. Plus artificial sweeteners.
Speak to any dentist - it’s a bit no.
Yes sugary food is bad but because you would usually just eat, swollow and then saliva helps to keep harmful bacteria at bay but covering and coating your teeth, that gives some protection which is why sweets should always be given with meals and no just lots of snacks.
With fruit juice or squash as a main drink, teeth are being attacked over and over by the citric acid. Saliva has no chance to coat and protect. All day, every day.
Its a huge risk of forming dental decay.

Well Ds has got to nearly 13 and has perfect teeth even having drank only squash for life!

he also has a feeding tube because he has such a limited diet so even if his teeth weren’t perfect that would be rhe least of my worries!

Our school has always allowed squash

Assuming you want your children to have good oral health you would want to support this surely?

Water only in the classrooms here, but you can send in separate drinks for break and lunch regardless whether they have school lunches or not because they’re not drunk in the classrooms (just not fizzy drinks.) I suspect they’d make an allowance for those with special needs because the school comes across as very inclusive but I’ve never asked and no one has ever said anything in the playground.

Don’t be obtuse.
and yes. I am perfectly entitled to give my opinion. You really don’t need to ask me for it and I am sure as hell not waiting for your royal ‘permission’ 🤣

I just send my son in with diluted squash in an opaque bottle, not had any issues over the last 4 years. He absolutely refuses to drink water and even hates weak squash as its too much like water. As it happens he does have ADHD/sensory issues but I don't believe that's why he's been given the exception by various teachers. At the end of the day, it's one bottle over a 6hr period, hardly the end of the world.

@ElBandito fruit juice has sugar in

Not in a rude way but I never understand when people say that their children just never took to drinking water.

It never crossed my mind to give my kids squash from a young age so they wouldn't know any different.

If you bin all squash, kid will soon get thirsty enough to drink water.

Given the numerous posters who have explained throughout the thread yes it’s rude!