How much Water per day?

[cinnamongirl]

Hi all,

Just a quick question from me. How much water/fluids should children aged 4-5 be drinking in a day? OH has 2 kids and I don't believe they get near enough water...they might be drinking alot of other things at their mom's house, but I'm more concerned with them having less of the sugary drinks and more healthy choices, like water. But, I don't think they ever really drink water when they're at their home. Does it matter, so long as they are getting enough to drink?

 

[mommyof3co]

Its really good for them to have water vs sugary drinks and juice. My older 2 are 4 and 6yrs old, this is what they have a day. 1 cup of milk with breakfast, usually they will have juice for lunch (it's about 2-3oz of juice with 3-4oz of water), milk with dinner and then they have water the rest of the day, like with snacks or whenever they are thirsty. They can get it on thei own so I don't know exactly how much they drink a day but I would say atleast 2-3 cups.