The body of a baby contains 80 % of water, instead adult body contains 60 %. For this reason paediatric dehydration is so dangerous. Children who drink little water become sleepy, rapidly get tired and loss their energy.
Studies have found that about 60 % of school-aged children suffer from dehydration. As a result, kidneys suffer, a child feels weakness, he/she may lose consciousness, memory and attention gets impaired.
There is also a myth that dried fruit drinks or fresh juices are more useful for health than a regular water. In general sugar is added to this beverages. Making dried fruit drinks is a separate discipline, you should clearly know time and temperature for boiling every fruit so that not to lose vitamins. If you habituate a child to drink dried fruit drinks in a childhood, it is very difficult to like water as he/she will become an adult. All our habits originate from childhood.
Why children require water to drink?
It helps functioning of the stomach and intestines via activation of its work. Successful digestion contributes to health of the whole body;
Clean water contributes to detoxification and cleansing body via kidneys and liver. This is an essential part of treating influenza and acute respiratory viral diseases;
Water eliminates stress and anxiety. Rightly so, it is offered to drink during a strong emotional stress;
A clear water helps in active brain functioning in adults and children;
According to the researches, sufficient water intake reduces the possibility of oral cavity diseases and dental cavities about two-fold.
One of the gifts you may give to your child’s health is teaching her/him to drink clean and sugarless water. Giving your child tea, juices or any sweet drinks at night is a big mistake. Sugar, which is left on the teeth deteriorates their condition and provokes cavities. A child does not know a taste of sweet beverages since birth, since the best investment in your child’s health is teaching her/him to drink clean water, and for his/her teeth health – bring your child to a child dentist in time (already at the age of 6 months).
