The Importance of Keeping Your Kids Hydrated!
The single most important nutrient in our body, water is essential for good health. Our cells, tissues and organs all require water to work correctly. Water removes waste, lubricates joints, and keeps our body temperature steady. It is essential for healthy blood flow and sodium/potassium/electrolyte balance.
Water is particularly crucial during the summer months, and while exercising. Keeping your kids hydrated during the heat of the summer is vital and one of the most important things a mom can do to keep them healthy and feeling good.
In order to stay hydrated, kids need water. Fruit and vegetable juices, or fruit, can also be good sources of water. Soda is not an acceptable choice as most sodas contain caffeine, which is actually a diuretic, and therefore counterproductive.
Water is lost when we breathe or sweat, and during elimination. Hot weather, and physical activity increase the rate of loss. It is crucial that this lost water be replaced.
One of the most common misconceptions is that we need to drink when we are thirsty to prevent dehydration. Actually, if your child is thirsty, he or she is already dehydrated. بيبال The best solution is to make sure your kids drink plenty of water, and drink it regularly.
Dehydration can reduce endurance, decrease strength, cause cramping, and slow muscular response. معنى روليت Some symptoms of dehydration are dry mouth, fatigue, headache, confusion and dizziness. As things worsen, heart palpitations may occur, and fainting is possible.
If you are headed to the beach, to a park, on a picnic, or any excursion during the summer, be sure to take plenty of water with you. The best case scenario is to bring permanent water bottles filled with cool water. Bottled water has become a huge problem because of the resultant plastic waste and should be avoided if possible.
Each child (as well as you!) should have their own bottle. Exercising or playing, especially at high intensity in the heat, makes kids particularly vulnerable to dehydration. Make sure your kids drink water before, during, and after that beach volleyball game or body surfing the waves.
Of course, just bringing the water won’t help if the kids won’t drink it. بى اوت كيو If your kids aren’t fond of the taste of water, you can add slices of lemon, lime, or orange for a fruity flavor. Big chunks of watermelon are a great choice to bring along as well, for they are 92 % water and delicious to boot!
How much water do your kids need to drink? It varies. The old adage of six to eight eight-ounce glasses a day, while reasonable, doesn’t apply to all. Some may need more, while others will be fine with less. If they’re thirsty, they need more.
You may find it difficult to keep track of how much water your kids have consumed. One easy way to keep it consistent is to serve a glass of water when they get up in the morning, another when they have breakfast, a glass at lunch and at dinner, and one more at bedtime.
Another good solution is to just be sure they have a small glass at the start of every hour (although this is easier at home than during summertime play).
However you do it, there is no single more important health protocol for your kids than hydration. Follow these guidelines, and your kids will have a wonderful summer no matter how hard they play, or how hot it gets.
