1. Don’t Skip Breakfast
Getting your kid into a regular routine of breakfast-lunch-dinner will help him avoid unnecessary snacking right from the very beginning. This is probably the most crucial and important stages when it comes to helping your kid adopt healthy eating habits. A nutritious breakfast complete with all food groups will help your kid stay energetic and active throughout the day. See More Details
2. Basic Hygiene
This is one of those things that you will need to be intentional about. As adults, we already have habits of washing our hands or brushing our teeth that seem so obvious that we think we don’t need to really teach our kids to do that. However, you definitely need to teach your kids what to do for basic hygiene. Taking a little extra time to brush your teeth with them will show your children that it is something good and grown up to do. See More Details
3. Washing your Hands
Washing hands is a really basic health habit, one that most of us learned from our own moms. But sometimes it’s easy to forget. When all your kids are crying from hunger, you might catch yourself halfway through prepping a quick pre-dinner appetizer and realize you forgot to wash your hands. It’s not the end of the world—most of the time, the germs on your hands aren’t too big of a deal—but stopping to wash only takes a few seconds. And if you make it a priority even when you’re in a hurry, your kids will be more likely to do the same. See More Details
4. Read Books
I have to admit that I am not much of a reader myself, but I do know that it is a VERY good habit to get our children into. They can learn so much from reading and will help them as they enter into preschool and Kindergarten! Set aside some time for reading each day. Not only is it quiet time, but it is a fun cuddle time too. Point out pictures and what things are – you will be surprised how much they will learn! Laila loves this book that has fish in it. Every page I turn she points to the fish and says, “ISSHHH!!” Take the time with your baby to read, you won’t regret it. See More Details
5. Water when you’re Thirsty
Besides milk and some calcium-fortified juice, water is the default beverage in our house. I don’t keep soda around (except for a stomach-bug-emergency stash of ginger ale), and the kids get sweetened drinks like punch and lemonade at parties and occasionally at restaurants. I’ve long struggled to get enough fluids each day and didn’t grow up enjoying the taste of plain water, so drinking plenty of straight-up water is something I encourage my kids to do every day. See More Details
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