More and more schools are now changing the way they provied drinking water for their pupils. Once, children could only get a drink of water at break time or lunchtime, now there should be water coolers and bottles in classroom.
Research has shown that we need to drink at least eight glasses of water a day, even more in hot weather. If we don’t, we start to dehydrate our brains cannot work efficiently and we can get headaches. Scientific studies prove that children who drink the recommended amount of water. ‘if children do not drink enough water they are storing up problems for adulthood, such as kidney disease and high blood pressure,’ a leading kidney specialist has stated.
Schools too have seen the benefits of supplying their pupils with water.
Teachers of class of 9-10 years old reported that after a month of drinking water whenever they wanted to, the children’s attention spans improved. One head teacher said that simply stopping for a drink seemed to help children to re-focus on what they were doing. A class teacher said, ‘the children seem less tired and they seem to enjoy drinking water.
“We all know that we should drink more water.” Said a spokeswoman for the National Kidney Research Fund. “The idea of allowing children to drink water in classrooms starts a good habit for life.”
(Malak Ejledi 10 A)
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