Raising Healthy Children
The 10 Things Kids Need Most
Babies and children need to know there is someone who loves them and that their needs will be met as soon as possible. A child needs someone to look up to when in need and a lot more.
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www.cyf.govt.nzWhat Every Child Needs For Good Mental Health
It is easy for parents to identify their child’s physical needs but a child’s mental and emotional needs may not be as obvious. Good mental health allows children to think clearly, develop socially and learn new skills.
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www.mentalhealthamerica.netWhat Does Your Child Need From You?
Mindfulness, active listening, empathy, boundaries with restorative justice and self-care are the hallmark qualities of flourishing families.
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www.psychologytoday.comDietary Recommendations For Healthy Children
Find out how much of what your child should be eating!
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www.heart.org7 Easy Ways To Boost Your Child’S Iq
Parents should be responsible to boost kids mental ability and analytic skills to get them prepared for the future. Kids are going to grow and start making decisions for themselves so we need to make sure they better be smart enough to make radica...
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www.tipsonlifeandlove.comTeen Emotional Problems Go Unnoticed
Teenage is a phase of physical and psychological development. Teens experience a lot of things for the first time and they have different level of enthusiasm and emotions about things in their life. A proper emotional support to the teens is much ...
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www.webmd.comBalanced Diet Chart For Children
Find out what you can eat to make sure you and your child are having a healthy and balanced diet.
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www.md-health.comAll About Sleep
Sleep is an important part of life in the growing age though its importance doesn't become any less in adulthood either. Among kids its especially more critical because sleep is the time when the major physical and mental recovery and growth happe...
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kidshealth.orgPhysical Activity In Children
Physical inactivity is a major risk factor for developing coronary artery disease. It also increases the risk of stroke and such other major cardiovascular risk factors as obesity, high blood pressure, low HDL ("good") cholesterol and diabetes. Th...
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www.heart.orgPhysical Activity Guidelines For Young People
How much physical activity do children and young people aged 5 to 18 need to do to keep healthy? To stay healthy or to improve health, young people need to do three types of physical activity each week: aerobic exercise and exercises to strengthen...
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www.nhs.uk10 Tips For Raising A Global Child
As parents, we all want what's best for our children. But how to give them what's best is not always clear. In today's interconnected global world, one of the greatest gifts we can give our children is to prepare them to thrive in the new world ma...
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www.huffingtonpost.comCross-Cultural Understanding
Reading books and watching TV programs about different cultures or diverse groups of people is beneficial but it isn't enough. What children really need is actual exposure to people of different races, religions, cultures and backgrounds from thei...
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www.sheknows.comKids Exposed To Nature More Attentive
Kids should really listen to grandma when she says, "Go outside and play." The idea that children's exposure to the outside world is beneficial in their development is not new. It develops much of their physical, mental and social skills. They lea...
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www.techtimes.comHow To Raise Financially Savvy Kids
Parents do great work in teaching kids good manners and how to be safe, make their beds and be culturally savvy. But so very often parents neglect the most important thing of all—to prepare them to be financially astute.
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www.forbes.comTeen’S Knowledge Of Family History A Sign Of Social Emotional Health
Teenagers who know their family histories are more likely to show higher levels of social and emotional health, according to a rare study that looked at how storytelling helps families function.
