Why does a child drink a lot of water? Photo: Getty
Does the child really drink a lot of water?
"Little" and "a lot" are relative concepts. Everything depends on age, needs, physical activity and body weight. It is the same for children.
But each age has its own approximate figures.
- Up to 3 years - this is 0.8 l.
- Until 7 – 1 liter (up to 1.7 l).
- After 7 years, the indicators approach those of adults (1.7 liters and more).
Sometimes a child drinks a lot because"errors" of parents. It's all due to children's failure to follow basic rules (nutrition, rest, sleep). You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to notice the obvious...
Why does a child drink a lot of water?
Both very young and older children often reach for another glass of water for similar reasons.
- Improper nutrition. This refers to the use of dry foods, the absence in the diet of fruits and vegetables (only in the strawberry water more than 95%), fried, sweet food. And salty causes thirst, so after eating a piece of herring or sausages should not be surprised to desire to drink.
- High temperature in the room.
- Lack of the necessary quantity of the drunk water during the day. Juices, teas, cocoa and coffee also provoke thirst.
- If a child drinks a lot of water, you can search for reasons in psychology. Sometimes children are forced to draw attention to themselves in such a simple way.
- If a baby asks for juice or compote, it’s a matter of habit or hunger, not thirst.
But if everything happens like in that joke, whenthe daughter asked her mother for a glass of water all night (and she promised to give her a belt) and even said that along the way, on a hike for willows, it was still possible to bring water, it was necessary to look for the "snag" in health.
A child drinks a lot of water: other reasons
Sugar remains a parents' worst nightmarediabetes. Drinking a lot of liquid, the child often goes to the toilet. If it is retained in the body, the limbs and face begin to swell, you need to urgently see a therapist. This is how possible kidney pathologies manifest themselves. The instructions for some medications, sports nutrition can also provide an answer. And teenagers sometimes drink more liquid so as not to want to eat. Anorexia can be noticed by other signs. Perhaps the child just likes water. If the cult of healthy eating and reverence for the liquid drunk reigns in the family, there is nothing to be surprised about. But it is also possible that the son or daughter is "eating" on the side "forbidden fruits" - chips, crackers, chocolates. Attention and a frank conversation without moralizing can lift the veil of secrecy.
