Raising Healthy Child

Raising a healthy child goes beyond the basic needs of providing food, shelter and clothing. It requires parents to invest resources - time, energy and money – to nurture their children. A child doesn’t wake up one day and assume the role of a socially responsible and ethical person.

Since our children bring us tears of joy, we used the acronym, tear, to help remember what it takes to raise a healthy child. Parents need to perform the following:

• Teach – instruct or help your child learn;
• Encourage – give praise when necessary, if they do a good job tell them;
• Adjust –correct unacceptable behaviors and guide them in the right direction; and
• Reprimand - scold a child and use punishment that corrects or strengthens.

Raising a Healthy Child

As I watch my children grow up, it is vital that I equip them with the knowledge to make the right choices because good choices lead to good consequences; alternatively, bad choices lead to bad consequences. Will my child choose a healthy snack, e.g., apple vs. candy bar? Does my child possess the ability to walk away when another child talks negatively about someone behind their back? To help you raise a healthy child, we will provide articles in the following areas: nutrition, fitness, well-being, and spirituality.