# Presentation: 049620

## Water

- Agua

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**Notes:**
Talk About Drinking Water!

What do you give your child to drink?  
Did you know that what kids drink is as important as what they eat?

## Watch Your Child Grow and GlowVea a Sus Hijos Crecer Y Lucir

**Watch Your Child Grow and Glow****V**ea a Sus Hijos Crecer Y Lucir

**Stay cool**
**    ****Refrescarse**
**Satisfy their thirst**
-     **Saciar la sed**
**Keep a healthy weight**
**    ****Mantener un peso saludable**
**Move waste out of the body**
**    ****Eliminiar los desechos del cuerpo**

**Water helps your child...**
**El agua ayuda a su hijo a...**

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**Notes:**
Water helps kids grow and glow.

Why do children need to drink water?

drinking water helps your child stay cool
satisfy their thirst
keep a healthy weight
move waste out of the body

## Water-pure and simpleAgua–pura y simple

**Water is quick and easy:**
**El agua es fácil y rápida:**
**No mixing or sticky spills**
**    ****Sin mezclas ni derrames pegajosos**.
**Doesn’t stain carpet or clothing**
**    ****No mancha la alfombra ni la ropa**

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**Notes:**
Water is pure and simple. 
Water does not need any sugar or colors added to it.   
Busy parents like serving their children water because it is quick and easy.  
Water does not require mixing and spills are easy to clean up. 
No more sticky counters!  
It also does not stain your child's clothes or your carpet.  

## Pour Good Health Into Your Child.Ofreczale a Su Niño Excelente Salud. 

**Water- **water is good for your child anytime. Try serving water at snacks or after active play.
-      **Agua-** el agua es buena para su niño a cualquier hora. Trate de servir agua con las meriendas o después de jugar.

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**Notes:**
Pour good health into your child.
Water is good for your child anytime.  Try serving it throughout the day to satisfy your child's thirst.

## Why is Fluoride in the water?¿Porqué contiene el agua fluoruro?

- Fluoride is a useful nutrient.Fluoruro es un nutrimento útil.
- Fluoride helps to make our teeth and bones hard and strong.Fluoruro ayuda a los dientes y huesos ser más duros y fuertes.
- Fluoride reduces the risk and prevalence of cavities.Fluoruro reduce el riesgo de caries dental.

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**Notes:**
How do you feel about fluoride being in the drinking water?
Are you afraid to drink the water because of the fluoride?

Fluoride is a beneficial nutrient and is present in small quantities in the body.  Fluoride is important for bones and teeth.

When consumed in optimal amounts in water and food, and used in toothpaste, mouth rinses, and at the dentist, fluoride:
is a useful nutrient. 
helps to make our teeth and bones hard and strong.
reduces the risk and prevalence of cavities
(Adapted from., The Impact of Fluoride on Health, J AM Diet Assoc.  2000; 100: 1208-1213.)

## Low-fat milk– your child needs 2 cups each day (16 ounces total).
    Leche baja en grasa- su niño necesita 2 tazas cada día  (16 onzas en total).
100% juice-  give only one small cup of juice a day (4-6 ounces).
    Jugo al 100%- dé solamente una taza pequeña de jugo al día (de 4 a 6 onzas).

-     **Leche baja en grasa-** su niño necesita 2 tazas cada día  (16 onzas en total).
**100% juice-  **give only one small cup of juice a day (4-6 ounces).
**    ****Jugo al 100%-** dé solamente una taza pequeña de jugo al día (de 4 a 6 onzas).

**Pour Good Health Into Your Child.****Ofreczale a Su Niño Excelente Salud.***** ***

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**Notes:**
Pour good health into your child. 

What else should children drink?

In addition to water
Children 2 -5 years old need 2 cups of low-fat milk each day.  Use food model to show serving size.  
Give only one small cup of 100% fruit/vegetable juice a day.  Show juice serving size - 4 oz for children 1-3 years old and 6 oz for children 4-5 years old.

Milk and 100% fruit/vegetable juice are food and they can make your child feel full.  Offer milk and juice as part of a meal or snack.
Offer your child water when he/she is thirsty.  You child will be satisfied and will still be hungry for nutritious food at meal or snack time.

## Limit Sweet DrinksLímite Las Bebidas Azucaradas

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**Notes:**
Limit the amount of sweet drinks you give your child.  
Examples of sweet drinks are things such as sodas, fruit punch, and Kool-Aid, and Hi-C (show examples).  Your child does not need the extra sugar in these drinks.  

Demonstration from Professor Popcorn Curriculum: How many teaspoons of sugar in a 12-oz can of soda?

Ask participants: How much sugar do you think is in a 12-ounce can of soda?  (Listen to guesses.) 

Then have the audience count with you as you spoon 9 teaspoons of sugar into a clear plastic glass.  Wow!  9 teaspoons of sugar.  

Do kids need this extra sugar? 

## Children That Drink a Lot of Soda, Fruit Drink and Punch May...Los niños que beben muchas gaseosas, bebidas con sabores artificiales y altas en azúcar pueden...

**Get more cavities****Tener más caries**
**Have trouble keeping a healthy weight****Tener problemas en mantener un peso saludable**
**Be too full to eat healthy foods at meals and snacks****Sentirse demasiado llenos para comer alimentos saludables a la hora de las comidas y las meriendas**

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**Notes:**
Children that drink a lot of soda, fruit flavored drinks and punches may:

get more cavities;
have trouble keeping a healthy weight and may become overweight;
may be too full to eat healthy foods at meals and snacks.  

Offer water instead!

## Hints for ParentsConsejos Para Los Padres

**Serve water in a fun, colorful cup.****S****ervir agua en vasos, de colores brillantes.**
**Use water bottles.****Usar botellas de agua.**
**Add seltzer water to fruit juices.****Añadir agua con “gas” a los jugos de frutas.**
**Offer water with a straw.****Servir el agua con un sorbeto.**

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**Notes:**
It may take some time for your child to like drinking water. To begin, buy less soda, fruit flavored drinks, and punches and set a good example for your child by drinking water throughout the day.  

Then try a few of these tips to make drinking water fun.
Serve water in a colorful cup.  Make this a special cup only used for drinking water.
Serve water with a straw.
Use water bottles.
Add seltzer water to fruit juice.
Offer water with a straw.
Mix ice and fruit in the blender for a cool slush.  Make sure to blend well and remove any large chunks that may cause choking.  This is a refreshing treat for hot days!

What other ways can you think of to help your child drink more water?
What will make it hard to make this change?

## Water Safety TipsConsejos Para La Seguridad Del Agua.

**Lead may be in your water if you have old plumbing.  Let water run until it is cold before drinking or cooking with it.**
**Si usted tuviera tuberías viejas podría ser posible que su agua tuviera plomo.  Deje correr el agua hasta que esté fría  antes de beberla o de cocinar con la misma.  El agua tibia absorbe más plomo.**

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**Notes:**
Most tap water is safe for healthy children and adults.  If you are worried about your water, ask the health department about having it tested.  If you have old plumbing, lead may be in your water.  Be sure to let water run for a few minutes before using it for cooking or drinking.  Use cold water.  Warm water absorbs more lead.