With simple access to water, ensure better performance in school children

With simple access to water, ensure better performance in school children

school year begins: new ways for sufficient water intake for pupils

On July 7, 2024, various studies were published, which indicate that students drink too little during their learning time. Low lack of fluid can lead to listlessness, headache and weakness in concentration, which can affect your full performance potential. In order to counteract this, experts recommend that parents create incentives at the beginning of school to ensure that their children eat enough fluid.

The research institute for child nutrition (FKE) recommends a daily fluid intake of 850 ml for children from the age of seven, which increases up to the age of 17 to 1,400 ml in boys and 1,100 ml in girls. Nevertheless, according to the Robert Koch Institute, many young people do not achieve these goals.

A lack of liquid can have a negative impact on the cognitive skills of children and adolescents. Studies of the FKE have shown that children who drink less than half a liter of water or less than 25 percent of their daily needs in the morning do worse services than children who drink more. Access to water during everyday school life, for example via water dispenser, can positively influence the amount of drinking of the students.

There are different ways to motivate students to drink. In addition to a drinking bottle as a gift at the beginning of the school year, a drinking app can also be useful, which is reminiscent of the fluid intake during school breaks. Parents can also address the topic of drinking water fountain at the parents' evening to support the school in providing water.

Overall, it is important that pupils consume enough fluid to ensure their performance during everyday school life. Through targeted measures, parents and schools can help children drink enough and thus support their health and performance.

- Nag