milk and water are the main things my DS drinks , when we are out or at a party juice (somethimes watered down sometimes not) is allowed , but my mum and mil give him softdrink , grrrr i dont even drink it ..... but its the 80/20 rule here , 80% of his diet is great and 20% is treat or food you buy when your out ...
its not easy to control what your kids eat when your out , but as long as they brush their teeth and expend their energy then i think they are ok !!
breastmilk and water only until about 2 and now he will have some skim milk as well. I'm a no juice mummy as well, the older boys always want juice but i tell them to eat an orange lol.
I was much "better" with my first two children... basically only milk and water and diluted juice until they were about 3yo. With my current 2yo toddler he will just grab any drink my 4yo or teenager leaves lying around. Whatever my 4yo demands my 2yo has to have (I make it more dilute). In winter they start the day with a very dilute hot chocolate. I'm still BFing my 2yo so actually his day starts with a BF in bed (and ends the same way too with often a lunch-time BF as well).
One thing I have never used are "toddler artificial milk" the stuff in a tin that looks like formula. What a complete waste of money that would be. I guess some children might need it if they are having trouble consuming solids but even then by 2yo they should be able to have smoothies etc with some blended superfoods like In-Liven etc.
Both my DSs - 3 1/2 and nearly 2 - only drink water and cows' milk. It's all they've ever had and they don't miss anything else. This is in fact all they should be drinking, so don't doubt yourself, you are doing a great job. Many parents give juice but this is not a good thing. It is bad for children (and adults if we are going to get technical!) and also can have the effect that it makes them want sweet drinks all the time so they drink less water. Stick with what you are doing hun, well done to you.
Milk, water, diluted juice or cordial (on special occasions) and for a real treat when we are out a milkshake shared with her sister. No softdrink at all whatsoever. He actually asks for water more than anything else, both my kids do. I think because I never made a fuss over YOU MUST DRINK WATER they don't see it as a chore. But then I love water too so maybe thats why.
You are doing a great job!!! Keep the juices and uneccessary drinks away for as long as possible. If anyone questions why my girls don't have juice I just tell them that is it not recommended by the dentist!!!!
My DD is nearly two and a half and she has mostly water and a bf morning and night. She has a small cup of tea (using on of our already dunked tea bags and a lot of milk) for an occasional treat and sometimes a smoothie (normally home made) or a plain cows milk. A babycino a few times (another treat). And when we go to church on Sunday she has a little bit of (very diluted) cordial at supper. She once wanted to try a soft drink and I let her go ahead because she tried to drink it too fast and I imagine got bubbles up her nose 'cause she pulled away and made a face! Hasn't asked since...
Charlie drank only milk and water until he was two, but my DH now buys him juice and the occasional choc milk when we're out. He has never had soft drinks before though.
wow this is great i see most people think the same way as me....
it might stem from the fact that i only really drink water, and my ultimate vice is coke... i don't do cups of tea or coffee, or juice really..... i don't mind juice, but prefer water.... i am completely and utterly addicted to coke though and can even remember being a kid and having an unhealthy love for it.... i guess i am trying to avoid the same thing happening to my dd..... there is no way she is ever going to try coke.... fizzy drinks yeah i suppose once she is older now and then, but NOT COKE!!
Oscar has never had anything else to drink so far. I am keeping him away from juices and cordial for as long as possible. He loves water which is fantastic so I keep encouraging it as much as possible!
I know a few women with coke addictions. I can understand in a way: I'd struggle to avoid my 2 cups of coffee each day. Maybe what you could try is not keeping it in the house... at least not in large bottles. Buy a 750ml bottle so that you are forced to ration it and that when your children are older you will notice the level go down faster! If it's just a small bottle then it looks more like some ONE'S bottle... not just something available to who ever opens the 'fridge.
I was only able to give up coffee on a few occassions when it simply wasn't kept in the house. If you really want to quit i'd start there... allow yourself to buy it when you are shopping... maybe allocate one single venue (cafe/supermarket) where you allow yourself to buy it so that you aren't doing a total ban... psychologically that should be better/easier to cope with.
You could also check out a thread i started last year... don't know if it's still up... about what a single can of coke does to you! LOL That should make you even more determined to keep it away from your kids... I'll see if I can find a link.
good work being so focussed on this too BTW
ETA: Ok here is the link to the Coke drinking thread
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