There was a time when all my wonderful son would drink was milk, drinkable yogurt (kefir) and water. Now he, without pause, rejects anything that isn’t juice and it must be juice he approves of. I have been really good to make sure he is drinking about 90% water and 10% juice, but he is now verbal and can tell me “no wa wa mommy, more juice please.” And just to clarify he isn’t really asking he is demanding in a polite way that lets me know if I don’t comply there will be long bouts of screaming. Very often I end up letting him watch me drop a little (drops) of juice in the cup and sometimes that works. I think hubby is part of the problem–sorry I love you babe–he doesn’t water down the juice nearly as much as I do. But how do I get him to stop drinking so much juice and not need to start medicating myself with massive amounts of alcohol in order to survive the fits of rage and tantrum? This kid has no problem crying and screaming for lengths of time.
What do your kids drink and how do you get them to drink it?
Embracing Imperfection 
Have you tried chocolate milk! Its a great way to get kids to drink milk!
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We started with First Juice which doesn’t require the watering down. So, even though it definitely does not taste as good as other juice, you can give it to him straight from the juice bottle so perhaps that may work. But, obviously if the main issue is taste rather than observing the waterin’ then it likely is not gonna fly.
Good Luck!
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Well, Teeny still loves his “bah-toe”!
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Hi! I’m new to your blog and last year I adopted my beautiful daughter from Ethiopia. She didn’t like milk when we first came home so I added a flavored yoghurt drink to the milk. She loves it now and she’ll drink it just as much as her beloved juice. I try to use organic brands if I can find them. Good luck!
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