How To Teach Your Kids To Stay Healthy

Kids with their young age do not exactly know why staying healthy is necessary. As parents, it is our responsibility to teach them how important health is and how they can always stay healthy. Should you want to know how to do this, I have here some tips that you can use to effectively teach your children some healthy habits.

Teach your kids to practice eating nutritious foods

Having a bad eating habit is one of the reasons why many children today are experiencing malnutrition. And, there are possible reasons why they have bad eating habits. It might be that their parents were not able to have them practice eating nutritious foods and maintaining a balanced diet.

Kids will just consume what their parents will put in their mouths. Moms, in particular, should be responsible enough to pick the right foods for their kids. Instead of giving them delicious foods that contain excessive amounts of calories and fats, it is better to put some nutritious ones on their plates like lean meats, vegetables, and whole grains.

I wrote more about this in my post: "How to Get Your Kids Eat Vegetables and Other Nutritious Foods"

Let your children get involved in planning their meals and snacks

When packing their snack/lunch box, let them pick which ones they like to have. Make sure to include only healthy foods in your list of options so that whatever they will choose you will be assured that the food items chosen will be good for their health. Letting them get involved in packing their lunch box is a proven effective way to train your kids how to healthily choose their food.

Introduce proper hygiene

Proper hygiene plays a vital role in maintaining a healthy body. Simple things like the washing of hands before and after eating can surely help your kids avoid getting sick. Kids are exposed to many contaminants while playing and doing their daily activities. So, to make them safe from disease-causing microorganisms, you must teach your kids the habit of proper hand-washing before and after eating. 

Also, make it a habit to let your kids take a bath every day and to clean their body, especially their feet and teeth, before bedtime. Do not forget to teach them simple things like covering their mouth when they cough or sneeze and properly flushing the toilet bowl after they use it.

Don't forget to add bright colored foods

Kids are fond of things that have vibrant colors. They will be delighted to open their lunch box if you will add foods with different bright colors. Not only will it make them excited, but it will also as well give them a good appetite.

Your kids may not fully understand the reason why you are giving them food items that they do not like or they do not find delicious at all. Or perhaps why they need to observe proper hygiene at all times. Just be patient and don't give up. In time, they will understand why and will thank you for teaching them all these things.

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