Why Should Children be Kept Sufficiently Hydrated While Going to School?

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Everybody needs to drink water to keep sufficiently hydrated to
deal with their day either at work for adults or for children at
school.

It is important to get into the habit of drinking a glass of water
several times during the day and to teach children the healthy habit
to drink water during their breaks at school.

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During the school year, remember to raise awareness of the
importance of daily hydration.

Water is essential to life!

Newborn babies are made up of 75% water. This percentage decreases
with age: an adult body is made of 60% water on average. When
children drink water, it hydrates their little bodies. Water is
everywhere: it reaches every cell, every organ and notably their
brain.

More than 2/3 of the brain is made of water[1]; it is a complex
organ which allows us to think, memorize and learn and much more! The
brain mainly develops during childhood, which is an important period
of learning. As a consequence, good hydration is important for a
child's brain and the entire body.

How to keep children properly hydrated

It is important to keep children well hydrated even before they
feel thirsty.

To maintain the water balance in your children's bodies and
compensate for the water lost during the day, it is essential they
adopt healthy habits from an early age by drinking water regularly at
home, at school and at any other moment.

If possible, give them a bottle of water to bring to school: put
one in their schoolbag or sports bag.

After-school the day is not over: children have an afternoon snack
as they often go straight to their football practice or music lesson.
They love these activities and they want to do their best.

Put bottles of water in accessible places: on the dining table, in
the fridge, on their desk at home. You can also take bottles with you
when you're heading out. So when they ask for water, you can have it
handy for them.

Encourage children to drink a glass of water when they wake up in
the morning. In fact, even while sleeping at night, children lose
water.

If drinking water throughout the day becomes a habit, children
will keep on doing so when you are not with them.

Plain water should be the first choice to hydrate your child's
body. Water is nutrient essential for hydration without bringing any
other elements to the body. Over- consumption of sugary beverages can
lead to excessive calorie intake.

Nestlé Pure Life .... "Drink better, live better"

Nestlé Pure Life provides water with a pleasant and refreshing
taste that can be enjoyed by all families, at an affordable price, at
home or on-the-go.

To keep children properly hydrated, Nestlé Pure life has
developed, in many countries, "small format" bottles especially
designed and adapted to kid's little hands, with convenient short
caps and attractive playful labels using "Looney Tunes" cartoons
characters, thanks to a specific partnership with Warner Bros.

Nestlé Pure Life is today present in more than 40 countries
worldwide: Around 1 100[2] glasses of Nestle Pure Life were enjoyed
every second around the world in 2012.

(1): 73% of an adult's brain consists of water (Mitchell, J Biol
Chem, 1945: 625-637) (2): One 230ml glass of Nestlé Pure Life (7.8
billion liters a year = 247 liters per second)

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