Forming healthy habits for children

Every adult has once lamented how difficult it is to learn something useful at his age. I would like useful habits to be developed in us in advance, and as life progresses we only strengthen them. Now you have a unique opportunity to instill in your baby the most useful habits that will greatly help him in the future.

 

Good habits do not include attending five clubs, learning two languages ​​and trying out for the Olympic team; do not be overzealous in forming a pool of habits, so as not to discourage the student from any desire to do anything with his life.

 

Correct eating behavior

A balanced diet is one of the components of a healthy and happy life. During adolescence, children are most vulnerable to criticism and may resort to drastic and dangerous methods of maintaining a low weight. The sooner you begin to explain to your child the basics of healthy eating and the relationship between the balance of healthy nutrition and sports with weight, the more likely it is that your child will not be interested in dangerous methods and diets.

 

The habit of eating right includes preparing simple and healthy dishes, visually demonstrating the food basket and its formation, as well as time management. Show your child that eating tasty and healthy is simple, and this process does not require much time and effort.

 

The habit of being of one's own opinion

One of the most wrong models of behavior is to raise a comfortable child. Of course, it’s easier when the child doesn’t argue or defend his decisions and agrees with his parents in everything because he understands that they only want the best for him. However, a child without his own opinion grows into an infantile adult, incapable of taking responsibility and avoiding any serious situations so that he does not have to make any decisions.

 

Have family discussion nights, such as discussing a book you've read or a movie you've watched. Invite your child to organize an hour of discussion, where each family member takes a specific role. Let's say one will be in the role of the main character, the second in the role of his friend, and the third in the role of the antagonist. Take the most striking scene and discuss who was right in it from the point of view of the movie characters.

 

A hobby can become a part of life

Whether to send a child to a sports or creative section is a personal choice for each family, but the sooner a child begins to show his potential and try himself in something, the more versatile a person he will grow up to be. Offer to do something creative with the whole family and determine the inclinations of your future Picasso or Messi.

 

This habit also includes proper management of your time. If a child has a job in which he feels satisfied and happy, then he will not want to spend all his time playing computer games or on social networks.

 

Sport is a joy, not a punishment

Children love outdoor games, but hate physical education lessons. For example, you can start with gaming exercises in the morning. Also reinforce this habit with personal example. You can start running together, or set aside 20 minutes a day to exercise as a family.

 

The best way to instill love in something is to show that you love it too. Children read mood and emotions, so if parents sadly do squats or do push-ups, the child will also have no fun doing this routine.

 

Daily routine, schedule and time management

Difficult, but one of the most useful habits. Children are spontaneous, chaotic and overly active, so words like “daily routine” can significantly lower their mood. Show by personal example that there is time for business, and time for fun, not just an hour. Make a simple regime with 3-4 tasks, between them place active rest, creativity and other favorite activities of the baby. At this pace, your student will feel not in a vice, but as if he is in control of time.

 

The habit of accepting yourself and your emotions

“Boys don’t cry” and “Girls should be modest” are outdated parenting attitudes. Teach your child to accept himself, that tenderness, embarrassment, joy and sadness are normal, both to feel and to broadcast. Tell us how to behave in different situations, how empathy can help other people, and a little sadness and tears will help you fight stress and not accumulate negativity in yourself.

 

How to help reinforce habits?

For a parent, it is important not only to give material benefits, but also to teach good habits, to distinguish between what is “good” and what is “bad,” to stand up for one’s own interests and not react to negativity from the outside. To establish good habits, you first need to do them yourself. No method works better than personal example.

Explain the specific benefits of each habit, what it can provide in projection for the future, when it will be possible to track the first results. Don't forget to reward your child for how diligently he follows all the rules.

 

Connect visual forms that help you track topics in real time. Checklists and trackers can be printed and hung in the room. Every day when your baby has done this or that thing, he will sketch, thereby he will see what path he has already traveled.

Be patient and good habits will become part of your family's life.