Top 20 Steps Makes Children Healthy and Decent Citizens. By: - K. K Dalai
Nowadays, every parent worries about growing children. Most children are slowly becoming stubborn. Distance in sports has started increasing. They forget to take food on time. According to education experts, in the last few years, the amount of education of about 78 percent of children has started decreasing. From above, Covid-19 is acting like ghee in the fire.
Giving birthday presents may make our children happy, but not healthy. Neither gift will be able to make him a brilliant and successful person. Instead, our today's lifestyle, thinking, and modalities will decide how their health and personality will be in the future. The effective way to keep them healthy can be like this:-
01. Change the old method:
The tired and outdated food menu has to be removed. There are a lot of excellent food items available these days which can be eaten without any worries. Even a snack can be a healthy meal if we have the instinct to make the right decisions.
02. A search of new recipes:
Discover recipes that help us make healthier and tastier versions with junk food and desserts. It is necessary to include a new healthy menu to attract our children towards a nutritious diet.
03. Motivate to eat:
Tell them how much you loved food when you were their age. In such a situation, they will get inspiration to try without panic. Indeed, many children do not like a particular food; while it is essential for their health, there are many options available to solve this small problem.
04. Choose healthy food choices:
Seeing people struggling with the consequences of a sedentary lifestyle filled with unhealthy food, Kids can get off to a good start with the motivation to stay healthy. You can learn to keep yourself healthy by not seeing it as a punishment. They can be motivated to look for the most beneficial option in any scenario throughout their life.
05. Keep all possible away from electronics devices:
Let us not forget how electronic devices stand like a wall between children's health and the future. Tiny age survivors do not understand this panic or are not ready to understand. We have to make them aware of the truth.
06. Prohibition on sports:
Do not ban their game because of your busyness. Children like to be active, so he starts playing (on the couch) whenever he has free time. At this time, they get a lot of pleasure from grouping sports activities. Games play an essential role in maintaining children's activism.
This pretext lets children realize the importance of teamwork and the mental and social response to victory and defeat. Sports help in strengthening and expanding their muscles. This is very important as the baby's body changes and grows too.
07. Take care of adolescence:
One who easily abstains from alcohol, smoking, and taking drugs is often called a good child, while anyone can fall into these temptations because of bad company, especially in adolescence. We should keep an eye on their friends. It is the adolescent stage that is most affected due to the difference in generation. This stage progresses in the context of friendship, representing the changing society and times.
The healthy example we should set as adults in this situation will help them understand how precious their bodies are. Of course, in the future, he will appreciate how the importance of discipline and self-love kept him from going down a dangerous path.
08. Keep an eye:
The stress of studies, lack of physical activity, distance from parents, the effect of radiation due to excessive mobile behavior, and the noise of frequent quarrels at home creates an unsafe environment. Which directly affects the children? As a result, he becomes stressed.
If your children remain silent, do not pay attention in sports, do not show sincerity in studies, ignore things, remain restless, sit alone, And if symptoms like inattention to food are seen, Maybe he is suffering from psychotic depression, Do not be afraid in such a situation, consult your doctor. Change the atmosphere of the house. Either shift the children from such an environment for a few days.
09. Have faith, do not curse:
Never feel sorry for your children because of any mistake made, don't curse your fate. Nor let such feelings develop in your children. The child did some wrong thing and then came himself and accepted his mistake, despite this, we scold him. But we forget that at least He dared to speak the truth. Do not favor the child to hide the mistake.
10. Never compare them with others:
Sometimes we compare our child to someone else, whether they are his friends, siblings, or anyone else. If you tell him less than anyone, he can gradually become a victim of an inferiority complex, and his confidence will weaken.
11. Do not give harsh punishment:
Children will make mistakes and mischief. This is the law of nature. This does not mean that we will ignore their every error. In such a situation, there will be a need for punishment. But punishment and scolding should be in proportion. Do not punish them physically under any circumstances. Hitting and beating make them violent. Too strict or too soft behavior can cause trouble for him later.
12. Explain them to natural results:
Make him realize the mistake. As in, instruct your child to keep the room clean and wait. When he was losing his things, then he would understand this. It may take time, be patient.
13. Take care of age:
Every child needs independence as he grows old, so take care of your child's needs according to their age and provide them enough space. Although it is not that easy, the need of the hour is that special care should be taken of the age of the children in the upbringing.
14. Do not follow the advice of others:
Everyone comes to give their advice regarding children, while every family has a different story and different circumstances. What has proved fruitful for their child may not be for your child. So listen to the advice of others, But execute them only if, When he's friendly to your family. No one can understand your child more than you. That's why no one better than you can decide what is right and wrong for your child.
15. Take care in words and deeds:
Sometimes we talk adorable things to children but do not follow them ourselves. Our child learns only what he sees us doing. We know very well that he learns many things by watching us without teaching us. Special care is necessary to your behavior in front of your children.
16. Act vigorously when necessary:
There is a saying that you should treat your child like a friend, but take care of this that it should not be reversed. Friends ignore every mistake, but parents do not. They have to stop their children from making mistakes and wrong decisions. Do not be afraid that they will turn away from us or get angry by stopping and advising them. It may be like this sometimes.
We have to be strict according to the circumstances. Along with showing the right path, you also have to walk a few steps with your child; we ask a child to learn to ride a bicycle but not run with him by holding the bicycle handle for a few days. You ask to play tennis, but do not play with him for a few moments.
17. Take care of the love:
The most prominent feature (and weakness) of every parent is boundless and unconditional love and affection hidden inside. Children get out of our control by showing excessive love. We need to show love and respect; it is equally important to teach them the correct values. They should not be relaxed too much, and their every little or big demand should not be fulfilled immediately.
18. Give enough time to your children:
By not giving enough time to the children, the distance between the children and the parents will increase; the result will be that you will not be able to understand them properly. You will fail to have a clear view of your children.
19. Be a Listener:
Listen to the first with patience. Maintain communication for maximum time with your child. Listen and understand their fears, feelings, and concerns. Our most considerable responsibility is to take an interest in our child in everything. So that if he is ever in trouble, instead of going to friends or other people, he will come to us.
20. Orders and Neglects:
Most parents feel it is their right to make rules for their children and impose a list of dos and don'ts on them. First, we should understand why rules are necessary? Our list of neglect is also very long, which is a sheer atrocity against children. We have to take care that of our efforts. Gave them whatever they had to give, but how much has nature gifted them? That's the truth.
Not from today but from now, we have to decide the way forward consciously. Otherwise, there will be no one to wipe our tears tomorrow.
Chennai, India
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