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Saturday, March 28, 2015
Ten virtues you should teach your children.
It is very important to teach good virtues to growing children. It helps them to build good characters leading to a happy and successful life.
You can teach them these virtues by tell stories that brings out these strong characters in them and you know a story told to a child sticks to their memories.
1.Honesty
They say its the best policy. Teaching a child to tell the truth no matter what is great gain even if they still get punished .
2. Cleanliness
They say is next to Godliness. They have to learn to always be clean in body, clothings, study area,after playing in a room-tidy it up.
Teach them basic chores of cleaning up after themselves and the negative effect of being untidy or unhygienic.
3. Non violence
Children need to know that word or action taking in anger or envy has equal consequences. They have to be as polite and calm as can be. Teach them no violence in action,thoughts and speech. Teach to love, forgive show mercy and compassion to others.
4. Contentment
Children need to be taught to be satisfied with what thier parents provide for them. If they learn to be contented with thier food,snack,toys etc it will discouraged the act of stealing. Contentment leads to happiness.
5. Consciousness
Children must be taught that life has a purpose and there is a higher being -God,controlling there universe. They should be aware of their purpose and be focused on fulfilling It.
6. Self analysis
You must teach your children to listen to their thoughts, speech and consider their actions always. Self analysis will help them to be guided by themselves and improve themselves.
7. Non possessiveness
This is the act of giving and not expecting anything in return. Teach them -it is more important to serve. They should not have more than they need that a time.
8. Satisfaction
Children should know, when they are content with what they have,they are like kings and king who Is not satisfied with what he has is like a beggar.
9. Self surrender
Teaching children to self surrender to God brings out amazing talents in them especially at a tender age. Although its not easy to explain it to them. Self surrender to God leads them to faith and sincerity.
10. Austerity
Teaching children Austerity of the mind helps them to be free of negative thoughts or ideas. You can also teach them Austerity of the physical body -engaging in sport activities helps build discipline, endurance, obedience and strengthens the body. Teaching them how to choose words wisely and effectively is Austerity of speech and communication.
The ability to inculcate these virtues in them will help be successful people, you would be proud of.
Monday, March 2, 2015
10 Ways to Make Your Child Eat Vegetables
10 Ways to Make Your Child Eat Vegetables
Toddlers
and young kids do not want to eat vegetables. For parents it becomes a
difficult task to make their children eat healthy. Read on to learn
simple and proven ways to make your child eat vegetables.
When it comes to persuading your child to eat vegetables, it is advisable to be determined, but if you are pushy, things might get worse. Just remember that your purpose should be to make your child like most vegetables so that she is able to make healthy choice on her own in life.
So, try to help start your child develop healthy eating habits so that the bonding begins. Keep in mind that if you show her how much you enjoy the produce, she will get encouraged and enjoy the food a lot.
10 Simple Ways to Help your Child Like and Eat Vegetables
Here is how you can help your child like eating vegetables.
1. Set an Example
Research shows that children usually model the eating habits of their parents. So, if you opt for lots of vegetables and fresh fruits as well as other healthy eating options, your kids are going to like them too. Moreover, healthy eating is going to benefit you no matter what the reason would be to switch to it.
2. Make Sure Your Child is Hungry at Meal Time
For this you will have to make sure that your child does not opt for any filling snack or lot of junk, at least 2 – 3 hours prior to meal. Children eat well and what they are served when they are hungry.
3. Make a Schedule
Children need feeding in every three to four hours. So, it is advisable to make a schedule and let your child know what she is going to have for the next meal or snack time. For snacks also you can prepare something healthy at home and add vegetables to them as well.
4.Cut Down on Fast Food
Children obviously get attracted towards fast food and there are many reasons behind that. However, if you do not allow fast food items in your house and take children out once in a while for that, your children will understand that fast food can be consumed on rare occasions. This will automatically draw them towards eating healthy food including fruits and vegetables.
5. Educate Your Child
Even if your child is not old enough to understand about vitamins and minerals, you should tell her which of the vegetables is good for bones or blood or any other important part of our body. When your child will know what a specific vegetable does when eaten, she will definitely start eating it and after some time she will start liking it as well.
6. Plan Meals Beforehand
It is always good to plan what you are going to cook beforehand so that you have enough time for the preparation. This will save you from cooking anything on short notice and also save you from serving something unhealthy to your child. On the other hand if you will plan meals in advance you will be able to pay attention to cooking a balanced meal.
7. Involve Your Kids
Children like the meal that they help prepare or even serve. Engage your child not only when cooking, but also when you go buying vegetables and grocery. If you have some space in your backyard or even on terrace, start a kitchen garden and teach your children how to plant and harvest. This will make them have a sense of pride and will make them more enthusiastic and cooperative during meal time as well.
8. Make Food Enjoyable
If your child is young you can relate healthy foods to fun things that your child recognises and loves. You can also turn feeding vegetables into a game so that she has sufficient amount of green stuff for the day.
9. Reward Good Behaviour
It is human nature to get encouraged when praised. So, whenever you find that your child has behaved well especially during meal time, you should reward your child. You will find that praising your child has helped her keep trying new vegetables. You will find that your child rates food positively often.
10. Have Patience and Keep Trying
Some children are difficult as compared to others especially when it comes to eating vegetables. However, you should not give up trying. Instead, have patience and put in more effort with a positive attitude. Try to solve picky eating problem as early as possible.
When you are trying to make your child eat vegetables, you should not forget that children do not see the world as adults do. They are not aware of health and about the impact of food on health. So, you need to make them understand the importance of green vegetables by using their style. This will make your effort more effective.
When it comes to persuading your child to eat vegetables, it is advisable to be determined, but if you are pushy, things might get worse. Just remember that your purpose should be to make your child like most vegetables so that she is able to make healthy choice on her own in life.
So, try to help start your child develop healthy eating habits so that the bonding begins. Keep in mind that if you show her how much you enjoy the produce, she will get encouraged and enjoy the food a lot.
10 Simple Ways to Help your Child Like and Eat Vegetables
Here is how you can help your child like eating vegetables.
1. Set an Example
Research shows that children usually model the eating habits of their parents. So, if you opt for lots of vegetables and fresh fruits as well as other healthy eating options, your kids are going to like them too. Moreover, healthy eating is going to benefit you no matter what the reason would be to switch to it.
2. Make Sure Your Child is Hungry at Meal Time
For this you will have to make sure that your child does not opt for any filling snack or lot of junk, at least 2 – 3 hours prior to meal. Children eat well and what they are served when they are hungry.
3. Make a Schedule
Children need feeding in every three to four hours. So, it is advisable to make a schedule and let your child know what she is going to have for the next meal or snack time. For snacks also you can prepare something healthy at home and add vegetables to them as well.
4.Cut Down on Fast Food
Children obviously get attracted towards fast food and there are many reasons behind that. However, if you do not allow fast food items in your house and take children out once in a while for that, your children will understand that fast food can be consumed on rare occasions. This will automatically draw them towards eating healthy food including fruits and vegetables.
5. Educate Your Child
Even if your child is not old enough to understand about vitamins and minerals, you should tell her which of the vegetables is good for bones or blood or any other important part of our body. When your child will know what a specific vegetable does when eaten, she will definitely start eating it and after some time she will start liking it as well.
6. Plan Meals Beforehand
It is always good to plan what you are going to cook beforehand so that you have enough time for the preparation. This will save you from cooking anything on short notice and also save you from serving something unhealthy to your child. On the other hand if you will plan meals in advance you will be able to pay attention to cooking a balanced meal.
7. Involve Your Kids
Children like the meal that they help prepare or even serve. Engage your child not only when cooking, but also when you go buying vegetables and grocery. If you have some space in your backyard or even on terrace, start a kitchen garden and teach your children how to plant and harvest. This will make them have a sense of pride and will make them more enthusiastic and cooperative during meal time as well.
8. Make Food Enjoyable
If your child is young you can relate healthy foods to fun things that your child recognises and loves. You can also turn feeding vegetables into a game so that she has sufficient amount of green stuff for the day.
9. Reward Good Behaviour
It is human nature to get encouraged when praised. So, whenever you find that your child has behaved well especially during meal time, you should reward your child. You will find that praising your child has helped her keep trying new vegetables. You will find that your child rates food positively often.
10. Have Patience and Keep Trying
Some children are difficult as compared to others especially when it comes to eating vegetables. However, you should not give up trying. Instead, have patience and put in more effort with a positive attitude. Try to solve picky eating problem as early as possible.
When you are trying to make your child eat vegetables, you should not forget that children do not see the world as adults do. They are not aware of health and about the impact of food on health. So, you need to make them understand the importance of green vegetables by using their style. This will make your effort more effective.
Source :- India Parenting.com
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