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July 3, 2025 8 mins

Summer fun means staying hydrated, and we're making it easy and tasty in this ParentingU ExtraCredit episode!  

April Hamilton, RN, a pediatric gastrointestinal and healthy weight and nutrition nurse with Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health, joins host Stephanie and her daughter Riley Jo to share creative ways to help kids drink more water. 

From spa-worthy cucumber-mint water to strawberry lemonade with freeze-dried fruit, April’s got fun and flavorful hydration ideas that kids (and grown-ups!) will actually want to drink. She even shares her recipe for a refreshing LSU-themed mango spritzer and introduces a special cane and maple syrup created by a Louisiana doctor. 

  • Easy hydration tips

  • No-sugar-added drink ideas 

  • Smart ways to use juice without going overboard 

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