The exact amount of water appropriate for your child will depend on their age and how active they are. Older children participating in sports or playing outside in high temperatures will need to drink ...

Seven in 10 parents admit they feel guilty that their child isn’t drinking enough water. That’s according to a survey of 2,000 parents of kids ages five to 12, split evenly by the U.S. regions.

Lead in drinking water is not just a problem of child-care centers, however. A recent nationwide report found that 53% of school districts in California had lead in their water at one or more taps ...

Kids in the Northeast are in the most hydrated region, with the average child drinking 4.8 glasses of water, compared to 4.4 in the Southeast which is the least hydrated.

The Minnesota Department of Health has released an interactive online map showing lead level test results in drinking water at all state public and charter schools and licensed child care centers.

About 1,700 licensed child care centers in California — a quarter of the nearly 7,000 tested so far — have been serving drinking water with lead levels exceeding allowable limits, according to ...