A Healthier New Year Plan For your Child
Year after year we make resolutions to exercise regularly, eat well, and give up smoking and other bad habits. But most of us fail to keep our promises to ourselves. To us, give our family members especially our children a healthier new year is most important. The following New Year’s tips may help you to get a healthier new year. Just have a try to use them.
Make sure immunizations are up to date
The Epidemic of H1N1, raise a panic. Review your child’s immunization record with your pediatrician. Make sure your child is current on recommended immunizations.
Provide your child with a tobacco-free environment
Second-hand tobacco smoke increases ear infections, chest infections and even Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. If you smoke, consider quitting. Remember, your child loves you and will copy you – if you smoke, your children may grow up to be smokers too. Make your home and car smoke-free zones.
Read to your child every day
Start by the age of 6 months. Reading to children shows them the importance of communication and motivates them to become readers. It also provides a context to discuss issues and learn what is on your child’s mind.
Practice “safety on wheels”
Make sure everyone in the car is buckled up for every ride, with children in the back seat in age-appropriate child safety seats. All bikers, skaters and skateboarders should wear helmets and other appropriate sports gear.
Do a “childproofing” survey of your home
A child’s-eye view home survey should systematically go from room to room, removing all the “booby traps” that await the curious toddler or preschooler. Think of poisons, small objects, sharp edges, knives and firearms, and places to fall.
Help Kids Understand Tobacco, Alcohol, and the Media
Help your teenager understand the difference between the misleading messages in advertising and the truth about the dangers of using alcohol and tobacco products. Talk about ads with your child. Help your child understand the real messages being conveyed. Help direct your child toward TV shows and movies that do not glamorize the use of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs.
Pay attention to nutrition
Nutrition makes a big difference in how kids grow, develop and learn. Good nutrition is a matter of balance. Provide foods from several food groups at each meal. Emphasize foods that are less processed, such as whole grain breads and cereals and fresh fruits and vegetables. Review your child’s diet with your pediatrician for suggestions.
Be involved in your child’s school and your child’s education
Visit your child’s school, and find out how parents can help. Whether you become active in the parent-teacher organization or volunteer in the school, parent involvement matters. Your child will notice how important education is to you.
Make your child feel loved and important
Recognize every effort and increment of ‘progress’ or ‘improvement’ they make; don’t compare siblings; understand your child’s behaviors and emotions; recognize ‘hidden agendas’ like acting up, may be a cry for attention and help; not doing homework may be a sign of distraction or learning problems. Keep expectations for changes and goals realistic and use ‘baby steps.’ Celebrate their individuality and tell them what makes them special. Assure them that they are loved and safe.
Hope these tips are useful for you! Enjoy New Year family life!
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