Originally Posted by Kajada:
We drink water all day. No juice at all and milk only if a family requests it - none have so far. Open cups at the table and sippy cups (the hard spouted kind, not straws) or water bottles the rest of the time. The cups and bottles stay on the kitchen table though; the kids don't carry them around. I drink so much water every day (and all night lol). I would have a really hard time being limited to 3 drinks a day, so I don't impose a limit on the kids.
It is not limited to 3 drinks a day it is limited to it being served 3x a day. Each meal takes about 1/2 an hour or more to finish so they have access to as much water as they want in that time period. I have refilled cups 2-3 times at lunch or at snacks and have no problems doing it! Some kids choose not to drink anything and I remind them to drink at that time as well. Once they get into a routine they start drinking more at those times if they need it. We really don't need as much water as you think!