The experts at DANNON Natural Spring Water are offering these tips to help keep your children healthy and hydrated this summer and beyond:

Carry bottled water with you on outings and have a supply available for backyard cookouts, picnics or the beach. Substitute cool, refreshing water, which contains no calories or caffeine, for other beverages.

Remind your active child to take water breaks every 15 or 20 minutes when playing outdoors or participating in sports activities.

For kids under age 7, try a small-size bottle to satisfy a kid-sized thirst. DANNON, for example, sells small 8.5-oz. bottles filled with its natural spring water with added fluoride, which helps your kids to build strong teeth.

Personalize your child's water bottle by writing his or her name on the label, by adding a colorful sticker or by tying a colorful string around it. You'll make it easy to avoid mix-ups.

Add a bottled-water holder to your child's bike to make it easy to stay hydrated while riding.

Carry cold bottled water along on road trips to quench your child's thirst in the car.

Bottled-water experts say that active children lose two or more quarts of water daily. Teach your kids how replenishing their bodies with nature's beverage this summer will help keep them cool and healthy.

 

DANNON Natural Spring Water is a brand of Danone Waters of North America, Inc., which is based in Pasadena, Calif. Other DWNA bottled water brands include Evian, Sparkletts, Naya, Volvic and Ferrarelle.