I think keeping the bad stuff out of the house is the key. We just returned from vacation with visits to grammy and gramps, where soda is freely available. Of course, DS chose that. But if you don't have soda around, they'll drink whatever's available when they're thirsty. With our DS4, we still have some issues with juice, because DS has a dairy allergy and I do allow juice with calcium and a soy drink that has juice in it because he doesn't like the taste of most dairy alternatives. But recently we got him to drink more water if it's kept very cold in the fridge. He also has some Sigg aluminum bottles that help keep the water cold. We've had success with these pitchers - he can serve himself: Kid-Size Pitcher

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