May
30
Help Kids Build Self Esteem
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Quick Tip: Building Self Esteem
A great parenting tip is for young children (6-10) years of age that have a hard time with self-worth. Have the child stand in front of the mirror with one parent. Ask them to look themselves in the mirror and tell themselves they are a good child and that their parents love them and they are going to try to be good that day because they love themselves. It would not hurt if religious families have the child say that God loves them too. Have them also smile at themselves too. A parent can be behind them to see if they are truly looking at themselves the first time and monitor later, but this truly is something the child needs to learn to do by themselves. Once a day in the morning is good. This will build their self esteem and motivate them in ways beyond what a parent tells them because they will want to try to be happy, good and loving. I have seen this work many times. It is a very beautiful sight.
May
29
Kids and Vegetables
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Quick Tip: Encouraging toddlers to eat vegetables.
When your child sits down at the table hungry, serve the vegetables first. Don’t make a big deal about them having to eat them, or even say anything about them, just leave them alone for a minute while you are getting the rest of the meal served. A hungry child left alone with food in front of them will often start munching without thinking about it too much. If you serve everything together, they will eat what they like the most first, then you can often be faced with trying to get them to eat some vegetables at the end when they aren’t feeling hungry anymore. Start as early as possible with this tip and you will minimize dinner time arguments.