Raising Happy & Healthy Kids

Todays topic is great and captures even greater depth in it. Raising a family or kids has never been easy. It requires a great deal of attention sacrifice and determination on parents’ part. Parenting is a demanding job yet rewarding too. As Parents, caregiver or role model we all want the best for your kids and family. We want our children do good in their lives.

We have explored some of the best strategies to help and guide us along the way. Let’s understand how we can foster a happy and healthy environment for our family and kids.

Emotional Wellbeing

Humans are very sensitive, we feel everything, words, actions, attention, care, ignorance all of it. These gestures do impact us that’s why we get motivated by some words of appreciation and get hurt by some critical words. Thus, emotional wellbeing is the foundation for a happy life. Kids demand love, understanding and support from parents.

Let’s see how this can be done.

• Listening: always pay attention to your kids when they are talking to you or saying something.
  
• Encouragement/ Expressions: give your kids space create safe space for them to express their emotions, if its by talking, writing or drawing let them express themselves
  
• Positivity: Always be there for them whenever they ask for it. Give them priority. Show empathy and resilience in your action to set the example
  

Eating Habits

Heathy food is the right of every child. On parents’ part it is our responsibility to provide them healthy mand nutritious meal. It is very crucial for overall health and development of your child.

Let’s see how this can be done.

• Leading from the front: First of all, show good eating habits by yourself to inspire your child. Because your child learns from your actions too.
  
• Offer variety of healthy meals: Provide range of fruits, vegetables and whole grains to ensure a balance diet for them
  
• Involve kids in Meal Prep: let your kids help you in cooking. Show them how heathy meals are made and why this meal is considered healthy
  

1. Regular Physical Activity
   

Children love to play, encourage physical activities on regular basis. Physical activities are essential form their growth and personality development. Children learn team work, co-ordination, sharing and companionship while playing as team.

Let’s see how this can be done

• Participate: take active participation with your children in sports and other activities.
  
• Make rules & Routine: daily activity with fun will encourage kids to make a habit of physical activity throughout their life.
  
• Join kids club: joining holiday camps and club is better way to go. Don’t miss out any opportunity of having fun with your family.
  

Healthy Sleep Habits

Sleep plays an important role in human life cycle ensure health and fitness. Children must sleep early and must have at least 8-10 hours of sleep every day. Make your child read a book before going to sleep. Deep sleep makes your mood ant set the tone of the day. You kid wake up smiling.

Lets’ see how this can be done:

• Make a routine: set a time for bed and wake up time in order to regulate their routines. This will set their internal clock and they will wake smiling every morning.
  
• Limit their screen time: kids should not be allowed to have their tablets or cell phone in bed,
  
• Create Cozy environment: their place of sleep must be calm and quiet. A comfortable bed will allow them have a better sleep. Arrange their place accordingly. Make sure their rooms are decorated with their favorite cartoon characters or sports celebrities.
  

Socializing:

Encourage participation is social events. It is important for relationships, connections and emotional intelligence. It will add to their confidence understanding for friendships. Socializing with good people grooms and enhance the personality of a child.

Let’s see how this can be done:

• Encourage group activities: team sports event, clubs and community events are the best examples. Always encourage your child to participate in such events.
  
• Arrange party events: Encourage them to play with friend as team. Arrange shorts activities and party time on regular basis.
  
• Teach empathy and respects: group event will allow your child to learn to participate and sharing of authority and also learn to respect other members in the team or group.
  

Academic Growth

Along with emotional growth children must experience academic and creativity exercises too. Foster intellectual and emotional development along with academic and creative learning. Children must be given a fair and balance way to learn and understand all aspect of personality development from their childhood.

Let’s see how this can be done:

• Encourage Curiosity: Listening to children and answer them what they want to know. Encourage them to ask questions never stop them while they are speaking. Support their interest and appreciate their curiosity.
  
• Create learning environment: arrange and set up a designated place for homework, reading and other creative activities.
  
• Appreciate and celebrate: Always appreciated their achievements and celebrate their accomplishments, this will help you to build their confidence.
  
• Don’t force them: never force your child to do something that you want them to do
  

  because you like it.
  Instead let them choose whatever they like.
  

Discipline

Make rules at home to discipline you child. Show them their boundaries so they will learn self-control. Discipline plays Vitol role in personality development. Make sure you have rules at home.

Let’s see how this can be done.

• Consistency: consistency is the key. If rules are made but not followed then do not make any rule, there will be no need of it. Once the rules are made, the entire family is bound to adhere the rules with consistency.
  
• Communication: Lack of communication at home leads to many problems. If the child is not heard at home then the child will find another place to speak to. Clear Communication is a must with children development.
  
• Appreciations and rewards: children adherence to rules must be appreciated and rewarded. It will encourage them to do better.
  

Family Bonding

Strong Parents creates strong family bonding. This bonding creates sense of security of a child. And children stay happy and feel secure with family members. It will allow children to speak freely with parents whenever they feel scared and threatened. Children will not hesitate to speak when they know that they will be heard and parents will listen and understand them.

Let’s see how this can be done

• Be Present: Parents must ensure that must be present in social gathering along with their children. Parents presence boost the confidence of children and they feel freedom to participate in games and other activities.
  
• Quality Time: Parents must provide quality time to family. Children must look up to both the parents for their curiosity and problems. Sit with your children every day.
  
• Make Rules: create rituals and all family members must follow the rules religiously.
  
  
  

Let’s Recall

Parenting and raising healthy and Happy family are not easy, lots of sacrifices from parents go into it. It involves a combination of healthy Habits, emotional support, appreciation and rewards. Create a balance life at home is the key. Being parents if manage to discipline yourselves according to rules you made for yourself as parents then you will be able raise a child with balance personality for sure. Children mostly learn from their parents by watching them. So, let’s discipline ourselves, our children will follow.