When it comes to health and wellbeing, we often focus more on how we feel as adults, rather than how our children look and feel. These days it seems that we have more control than ever over what our children eat and the things that they do, but sometimes that doesn’t carry over to the primary importance of their actual health and wellbeing. For instance, we’re really good at making sure they’re eating “something” all the time, right? If they’re definitely not going hungry we may think that everything is good… but it might not be. Sometimes a few changes to how you handle situations and your lifestyle can make all of the difference, and be pretty enlightening as well. With that in mind, here are a few things to think about and try.
Plan the meals
One of the first things to focus on would be the meals that your children eat. It’s just so easy to reach for convenience foods that you can quickly toss in the microwave oven, especially on the days when you are busy, but these are not the healthiest choices… if they’re even healthy at all. Have you read an ingredients list at the supermarket lately? Healthy cooking using wholesome ingredients is the obvious choice when you’ve got the time, but what if you don’t? Luckily, we have a healthy recipe section filled with ideas that are not only delicious but that kids can help make. They will LOVE our Healthy No Bake Cookies and Chocolate Avocado Pudding.
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Have an active lifestyle
Another thing to think about would be the lifestyle that you and the children have. You as an adult may force yourself to the gym or out for walks as part of your own self care and wellbeing, but are your children as active as they could be? Today there’s a lot of technology dominating the time of children, so you may want to try and encourage a more active lifestyle alongside it. Regular walks, playing outside and generally being involved in other things away from their gaming console and smartphones will do a lot to promote a healthy mind and body.
Encourage other activities aside from video games
Aside from having a more active life, you could also look at getting your children involved in things such as team sports or other activities they can do after class. The temptation to just play on video games can be too much, and there are many cases of children being exposed to violent or explicit material they are not ready for. While you can’t discourage them completely, team sports and games alongside it can help them to get a better balance on how they spend their time. Though this site tends to focus more on adults we do have quite ideas and DIY Crafts for Kids and Teens. such as our Fairy Doors and Portable Puzzle Mat.
Talk and communicate as much as possible
Finally, you may want to try and take some time to talk and communicate with your children as much as possible. It can often be hard when you feel like you have a never ending list of things that need to be done, but your children will value the time you invest in asking them about things. Talk about your day, what they think about and what they like. These things can make all the difference to their mental wellbeing.
Your children have a different set of challenges than you did while growing up. Providing for them is your greatest responsibility. But providing for their well being often means checking that they’re not too sedentary, that they’re eating well, and that they have a well rounded level of social activity that keeps them engaged and happy. Here’s hoping that these powerfully simple tips will help you to improve the health and wellbeing of your children.
