Make a record of all Joyous Moments

The day one, when the child was born happens to be the most joyous moment for any couple. You have someone to be taken care of. It’s the happiest moment which you cannot express in words. And each and every stage it is a pleasure to see the child grow. The parents can make this a joy forever by making note of all the joyous moments that you had, from the day your kid stepped into this world. Make a separate album for the child and record all his moments in it. You can capture some moments in your camera as a picture too. These can be events as the first day when he uttered some word, the first day when he tried to stand, the day he lifted his head and so many which you cannot make a list of. It’s a great pleasure for the kid himself to see, how he looked like in his first day, first month etc. If you have a video camera, you can even capture some memorable moments in it. Even after years, it will be a pleasure to watch your child uttering his first word etc.

Improve the self-confidence of the child with a "YOU CAN DO ATTITUDE"

In the current generation, parents are very concerned about the academic activities of the child. All parents want their children to excel in all activities. It’s normal on the part of the parent to have this expectation. But in some extreme condition, this anxiety changes into a rude behavior towards the child. This rude behavior certainly affects the child mentally. More stress is invoked into the child and pressure mounts on the part of the child to perform better. In some cases, the parents tend to compare the child with his friend and this certainly brings in an inferiority complex into the child. Parents must try to encourage the kid as much as possible. If there is any performance problem suddenly, the parents must consult a child specialist, as there may be some other problem with the child. Parents must encourage the kid with a “You can do” attitude. This helps in increasing the confidence level of the kid and will increase his performance.

Make Physical Exercise a regular routine

 One of the main problems that affect people of all ages is Obesity. Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse affect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy. Body mass index (BMI), which compares weight and height, is used to define a person as overweight (pre-obese) when their BMI is between 25 kg/m2 and 30 kg/m2 and obese when it is greater than 30 kg/m2. People with that index range are considered to be in normal weight or healthy weight. When they exceed that weight, they are considered to be obese. The main reason for the increase in the number of obese persons is due to the change in our lifestyle. In the current trend, people tend to consume more junk foods. These foods are high in fat and contribute for rapid increase in weight. Obesity is also found on an increased rate in children too. This is because of very less physical activity across all ages of children. Entertainment is purely within home and children stay at home most of the time. So this leads to an increase in weight. Parents should encourage the children in some form of physical activities. It leads to a healthy balance and also strengthens their body muscles. Making exercise a regular routine helps the child to grow stronger.

The child can learn HONESTY from you

 At each and every stage of the growth, the child learns so many things from us. For every child, the dad is the first hero. Positive or negative, the child learns certain things from the dad. Honesty is the value that needs to be taught to the child at the early period. This is one quality which should be taught from childhood. Even if the child commits some mistake, he should be taught to accept it. Even if it’s in a play or a game, ask the child to be honest. And when he does something like that, appreciate and give him some credit for that. In this case, the child learns the value of honesty. But for this the parents need to be the same as well. When they do some mistake and accept it, the child also learns from it. But it’s also vice versa. If you do some mistake and deny it or at some point the child feels that you are not honest, then the child also resorts to the same behavior. The child is the exact mirror of our own self till a certain age. Whatever you do reflects in the child’s behavior.

Adjusting your time for the newborn

Your entire activity routine changes once a baby is born to you. You need to take care of the child now and some of your routine may get affected. You need to allot the time to the baby more than anything else. The baby need at least one month gets used to the external environment. Sleeping time of the baby may differ in the early months. For example, the baby may sleep all through the day and stay awake at night. You may have to feed the baby at night as well. This may affect your regular metabolism and you may not get enough sleep at night. Lack of sleep may add stress and may tire you in your regular schedule. But you need to adjust to this routine until the baby gets used to your routine. After a few months the baby gets used to our normal routine. In this in between period, you need to adjust your schedule so that you get the maximum time to spend with the baby. You may take care of cooking and other activities in the time the child sleeps in the afternoon. You may also sleep a while in the afternoon when the child sleeps, so that staying awake at night is not a problem.

Teaching the Value of money is important

The children of today are citizens of tomorrow and they need to be taught some essential things that help them to grow as responsible citizens. These include a variety of things and the most important of them is teaching the value of money. This is one essential habit which the parents to teach the child at an early stage. Children should be taught to identify a thing as a necessity or a luxury and they should be taught not to spend much on luxury. Also the parents should teach the child to save money. It’s popularly said that “little droplets make an ocean” and this thought should be put in the child’s mind. You can help in this activity by paying them some incentive for doing some work and advising them to save such money. This will make them know the value of money. But you should make the child understand the difference between the work he is supposed to do and the work he does as an additional one. Incentives should be given only to work that he does other than in his normal routine. This will make the child understand the value of money and also the money earned through hard work. This will turn them into responsible citizens in the years to come.

Making the child Independent is your responsibility

Growing a child is an art and it requires at most care to transform a child in to a good citizen. The practices which you teach them at the younger stage, helps them throughout their life. Helping and teaching a kid to manage on his own helps him to be independent throughout his life. It’s the responsibility of the parent to make the child to be independent on his own and make him manage his own self. Most parents spoil the child by restraining the kids from doing any activity. This is a very bad habit and it instills a thought in the mind of the kid that they need not do anything and parents will take care of everything. Every child needs to be taught simple things that he can do by himself. And this teaching needs to start at an early age. These can range from simple things, like doing some small house hold chores like bringing in the newspapers from the portico, keeping food for the pet animals etc. Teaching small things can bring in a great difference in the child’s growth and make him independent in the years to come.