Toddler won’t drink water

[Sleepingonmyfeet]

This is a bit of a worry as he will drink juice and squash which I know he isn’t really supposed to have. Just wondering if it’s better not to have these at all? As he really drinks nothing otherwise.

My DD is the same. She (now aged 11) drinks almost nothing. I started making more soups to get liquid inside her. I'm happy for her to drink squash if it helps (but we tend to drink around mealtimes and snack times only so it's not all day long - I assume therefore better for teeth - so far her teeth are OK).

“ My DD2 never drank water. She drank diluted fruit juice or squash. Very weak. Even as an adult at 24 she prefers to drink water with a splash of squash. She has perfect teeth.”

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Mine had sugar free squash because they wouldn't drink water at that age. What's the problem with sugar free squash?

Try the water fruit shoot....then refill it with water so it looks the same. It's the novelty of the bottle for some (my ds) so worth a try.

My dd (3) has never drunk water. She just will not entertain it. She also doesn't drink anything else, only milk.
She is asd, so she has aversions to other liquid, and until she's old enough to understand language we've no way of getting her to even try and drink.

We spoke to her doctor, who said whilst it's not the ideal as long as she is drinking something and getting enough liquid in a day to ensure she's no dehydrated then that's okay. Also regular brushing of teeth to avoid damange, (we were recommended to do 3 brushes a day just to ensure they stay clean as milk can cause trouble)

You are the parent. Stop buying fruit-shoots.

How old is he?

DD1 didn't drink water until 1 🤷🏻‍♀️

You just need to have it accessible at all times and not give any juice. If he needs, he'll drink

I am indeed the parent but he isn’t with me all the time and nor am I solely responsible for all food and drink that finds its way into the house.

@Sleepingonmyfeet

I don’t think he’d be interested in the colours or straws etc, to be honest. Or ice cubes.

Try it and see...? Got to be worth a punt for the sake of £2?

@tiredanddangerous

Mine had sugar free squash because they wouldn't drink water at that age. What's the problem with sugar free squash?

Because your kid is having artificial sweeteners... Not great :/

I wonder if we maybe make to much of a thing of this these days. I literally just drank apple juice as a child - not squash, full on juice from concentrate, that’s it. But my teeth are great, I’ve never had a single filling and I’m fit and slim and healthy. I’m not saying I’d recommend it obviously - I don’t let my child drink that much undiluted juice, no where near - but if I came out the other end well there then I really can’t see how squash can be any harm. It seems a bit of a 21st century non issue. Children aren’t losing teeth or getting fat from squash as much as some people would like you to believe that.

Ah, yes, the most accurate of all studies... anecdotal data.

We shouldn't really be giving anyone shitty artificial sweeteners