One of the issues that has been worrying me lately is that children drink very little water, which is a problem I also experienced with my own daughter, and they try to meet their water needs with tea, fruit juice, carbonated drinks, etc...
I know me. And my daughter takes her father as a role model. For this reason, I drink water frequently to help him consume enough water and I often explain how important water is for our health, give examples and make up stories from time to time.
"Water" is for all living things, as well as for babies. And it is a vital nutritional element that is indispensable for our children and cannot be replaced by anything else. For our children, not only drinking water, but also the amount of water to be consumed and the properties of the water to be drunk are very important throughout childhood, especially in infancy. Kidney functions of babies are inadequate until the age of one. For this reason, the water to be given to the baby should have low mineral content.
In the first six months of life, the baby meets both its nutritional and water needs with breast milk. 90% of breast milk is water. After the sixth month, the baby should start to drink water while his fluid needs continue to be met mainly with breast milk. The baby starts to eat semi-solid and solid foods from the 6th month. In order for both the kidneys and the gastrointestinal system to function more healthily, it is necessary for the baby to start drinking water. In addition to breast milk, the liquid foods that the baby consumes along with the new supplementary foods he begins to consume cannot meet his daily water needs. For this reason, the baby also needs to drink water.
Dear mothers, as your baby grows, his need for fluid also increases. And it is not possible for the baby to meet his fluid needs without drinking water. It should never be forgotten that babies need more water per body weight than adults. In some special situations during infancy, the baby's need for water increases. Dear mothers; Our babies have diarrhea more frequently between the ages of 6 and 24 months. A baby with diarrhea loses fluid through vomiting as well as watery stools, and his need for water increases. Similarly, babies' fluid needs increase during hot months, when the environmental temperature increases, or during feverish illnesses. However, babies do not perceive their thirst and go away. They are insufficient to achieve. For this reason, mothers should know the situations in which their babies' water needs increase and monitor whether their babies develop signs of dehydration. The fact that the baby wets the diaper less frequently and in smaller amounts than usual, urinates darker in color, has dry tongue and lips, and sunken eyes appear as signs of dehydration. Dear mothers, you can also monitor the frequency of going to the toilet to understand whether your child consumes enough water. If your child goes to the toilet every 2 hours and the density of urine is normal, this may mean that your child's water consumption is sufficient. In babies, the frequency of wetting the diaper with pee is an important indicator of whether there is sufficient water consumption in the body.
Dear mothers; Insufficient water consumption reduces not only physical but also mental performance and leads to impaired concentration. Made works; It has been shown that children who consume insufficient water lose their concentration in class and their learning abilities decrease.
Water consumption varies depending on each child's age, gender, weight, height and activity level. However, there is a daily amount of water that every child must take.
So when and how much water?
• Between 6 -12 months: 30 ml-100 ml
/> • Between the ages of 1-3: 1-3 liters
• Between the ages of 4-8: 1-4 liters
• Between the ages of 9-13: It is appropriate for them to consume an average of 1-2 liters of water per day.
After starting solid foods when your baby is 6-12 months old, we need to give water every 3 hours after meals. For ages 1-5, 100 ml of water should be given every 2-3 hours at the end of meals. Water given before a meal causes the abdomen to swell and the water-filled stomach to receive insufficient food. After a while, the problems of malnutrition emerge. Therefore, it is beneficial to give water to your child after a meal. However, if most of you are overweight, it is very important to gain the habit of drinking plenty of water in order to prevent obesity and the health problems it creates. These children should be given water to drink one hour before the meal, their intestines function and basal metabolism. It is very useful in terms of accelerating your reading. Dear mothers and fathers; The best drink for the child is water. Drinking sugar-added soft drinks to meet water needs increases the risk of obesity, causes unbalanced nutrition of the child and deterioration of dental health.
Adolescence is one of the most important periods of growth and development. Achieving adequate bone calcium density during this period helps prevent health problems such as osteoporosis caused by osteoporosis in later ages. Drinking appropriate amounts of water with calcium content contributes to meeting the increased calcium requirement. Again, adolescent children tend to drink soft drinks with high sugar content. This is how they meet their water needs. These drinks are a source of abundant calories. Drinking such drinks to meet water needs significantly increases the risk of obesity. In addition, they should drink at least 1.5-2.0 liters of water daily, depending on their physical activity status. Adolescents who do sports should consume more water.
Dear mothers, do we know what quality of water we should use for your baby?
Studies have shown that the nitrate content of the water used in baby food is 15 milligrams per liter and the nitrite content is 15 milligrams per liter. It should not exceed 0.05 milligrams. In order to protect dental health, it is necessary to pay attention to the fluoride density of the water used in baby food and the water to be given to the baby. The fluoride content of the water given to the baby should be 0.5 milligrams per liter, or 0.3 milligrams if fluoride supplements are given. For this reason, studies have suggested that the safe intake level of fluoride for babies is 0.4 milligrams per day. It is known that this value is beneficial for teeth and reduces tooth decay. In addition, research has proven the negative effects of water containing high amounts of fluoride on children's dental health. Many studies conducted on children have shown that water containing 2 mg/L fluoride leaves brown stains on the teeth, while water containing 4 mg/L fluoride causes bone disorders. In this case, according to the research results, water containing more than 1 mg/It of fluoride should be treated. It does not contain microorganisms, is tasteless, odorless, colorless, has a certain pH value and has a certain pH value. � Waters that do not contain any minerals but contain some of them in certain amounts should be preferred. It would be beneficial not to prefer plastic bottle and bottled water. Water in plastic water bottles that have an old filling date, have been kept for a long time in places with unsuitable outdoor conditions, have been exposed to sunlight, and have cooled down to 60 C - 70 C is very dangerous. It may contain various chemicals and carcinogens. However, not every bottled water is clean and natural spring water. Nowadays, drinking water purification systems, preferred by some families, are used to supply drinking water at home. In order to make these devices useful, there are some points that must be taken into consideration first. We should not choose poor quality and uncertified products. Filter change times must be observed. Filters that are not changed for a long time may be the source of microorganisms that will harm the health of our children. Cleaning and maintenance of the devices should also be done when the filter is changed. Some techniques used in these devices purify the water. Water is very important in meeting the vitamins and minerals our body needs. In this regard, the deficiency of some minerals such as calcium, magnesium and potassium in water that has been purified with the same technology device for a long time can cause various diseases.
Dear mothers, do not keep water in plastic feeding bottles. (Do not use plastic feeding bottles if possible) Drinking prayers for our children Also store a STAINLESS STEEL THERMOS OR GLASS BOTTLES.
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