It is important to teach a child respect at an early age. The way a child will treat themselves and others develops very early. If they get onto the wrong track when they are young, it will be very hard to get them back onto the right track later on. One of the most influential … [Read more...] about Teaching Respect By Example
Need to Know: Dealing with Your Picky Eater
Blame it on the taste buds. That is right. There is someone, well, something to blame. However, blame does not build a healthy body.The taste buds are little receptors that send impulses to the brain. These taste buds are on our tongue and at the top of the mouth. That is why … [Read more...] about Need to Know: Dealing with Your Picky Eater
Need to Know: Helping Kids Lose Weight
For many children, being told that they need to lose weight can really be a difficult thing to handle. Children are pressured to look like their teen idols do, thin and perfect. When they fall short of their ideal image of what they think that they should look like or what they … [Read more...] about Need to Know: Helping Kids Lose Weight
When Your Child Needs to Lose Weight
Children who are overweight often deal with issues of poor self esteem and poor self image. Popular society tells us that we have to be thin in order to be beautiful. We treat beautiful people differently than ugly people. In children's movies and fairytales it is the fair … [Read more...] about When Your Child Needs to Lose Weight
Teaching Your Child to Respect Diversity
In teaching your child respect, it is important that they learn to respect the differences in others. Below are some ways that you might use to teach your child that differences are what make us special.• Go to cultural fairs. Watch your city's newspaper for a nearby … [Read more...] about Teaching Your Child to Respect Diversity
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