My 5 year old never drinks anything. Ever. The only way to get her to drink something is to tell her she has to sit there until her drink is gone. It doesn’t matter what we give her; water, juice, tea, milk. It takes her days to finish one cup of something. I asked her if she gets thirsty and she said yes. I asked her if she gets her drink when she’s thirsty and she said no. I don’t know what to do. We always have a drink where she can get to it and she knows that. The poor child has to be severely dehydrated. Any mamas know what I can do?

Also, we struggle with her pooping herself and getting constipated because she holds it in. We make her sit on the toilet everyday but instead of trying to poop she will just sit there. I know dehydration can contribute to constipation as well. It feels like an endless cycle with her. 😞