Importance of healthy habits: How to teach children good habits

Teaching children healthy habits is very important. Just like water takes shape of its vessel, similarly, children also develop habits y see of ir family members, especially parents. To teach children healthy habits one must incur se habits in mselves. 

Things to do

parents should make sure y dress well and look presentable all time. This helps in teaching children good hygiene and cleanliness. Talking about hygiene, making m learn to wear clean clos and taking a bath regularly is very important. It is responsibility of a parent to make m wash ir hands before and after eating food because habits are built over time. As children learn from ir parents, make sure that washing hands and legs is a priority whenever you enter house.

Always be generous towards kids and show m affection by kissing and hugging m. This will help develop a sense of belonging, family love and generosity. Avoid talking ill about or people in ir presence as your kids will develop a similar nature which will affect ir social life in longer run.

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When talking to ir grandparents, encour children to speak and mix up with m or take m on a visit to meet ir grandpa and grandma. If a person wants ir children to be kind and loving towards m, y will have to show m by doing same with ir own parents. Re a short story every day or every night because it will inculcate  love for reing in your children.

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Appreciate ir efforts and creativity, hear m out and ir cute stories. Ask permission before entering ir rooms, this will help children learn to do same when wanting to enter anyone’s room. Apologise to kids if you make a mistake. Apologising will teach kids to be humble. Teach children patience and gratefulness by t giving m everything y ask for. It is important to make m learn importance of money, ‘thank you’ and ‘please’.

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