Children can learn almost from everything they see and it
is very important to show them a good pattern to follow.
Sometimes it may not work, but mainly children learn
from what their parents do. So be very careful with what
you do and make sure you teach your kids the following
important habits.
1. Manners
The first thing you need to teach your kids is the good
manners. Look around you and you will see that not only
do kids lack manners today, but grownups as well. And
it's actually where the problem is. Children are absorbing
information from wherever they can, so you need to show
good manners for them to learn. Never forget to use
"please" and "thank you", no matter what. And you will
see your children a polite grownups one day.
2. Kindness
I used to tell my kids that everyone should be treated with
kindness. But if I speak badly about people I do not like,
it won't teach my children kindness. So I let them see that
we may not like some people, but nevertheless we are to
behave kindly to them. Because it is the way we want be
treated.
3. Hygiene
Most of the parents know how difficult it is to teach
children hygiene. So you must be ready as it will take a
lot of time to show you kids that it is important to brush
their teeth and have a shower. You will need to let them
know the necessity of combing hair, washing face and
when you succeed, hygiene will become part of their daily
routine.
4. Healthy food
Nowadays, we have a lot of problems with children's
health, and one of them is obesity. Sure, you want your
kids to be healthy, which is why you need to create
healthy eating habits for them. You can do it by showing
them you eat only healthy foods. Make sure you eat
natural food instead of chips and hamburgers. It doesn't
mean that you will never eat them again, but make you
kids understand that treat is something than do not
happens often. Just choose your food well and your kids
will follow you.
5. Sport
If you don't like to exercise, don't expect your children to
go in for sport. I can give you a bit of advice – do it
together. Thus, you will spend more time with your
children and will be able to show them healthy way of
life. Isn't it great? You can play active games with your
kids, such as basketball or football or just do some
routine exercises together. Don't make them do it, just let
them watch, and I bet they will join you. It will help you
to keep fit as well as model healthy habit to your kids.
6. Compassion
Every human needs to know that someone cares about
him. Teaching you kids to be compassionate will help
them through their lives. Children need to be understood
and in this way they will learn to understand others,
understand their necessities and actions. Talk to your
children, ask them what they feelings are, and ask them to
see things from other people's point of view. If you are
able to show them compassion, they will never pass by
someone in need and they will be loved in return.
7. Responsibility
One more important thing to teach your kids is responsibility. If you want your children to take responsibility for their actions, you need to "start low, go slow". For example, if you want them to be responsible for their own dirty dishes and dirty laundry, you need to care about your own dishes and laundry. The same thing goes about work. Before demanding for the homework to be done, make sure you don't forget about your work obligations. A good example is everything you need to make things done.
So now that you know about importance of modeling for
your kids, do you think your behavior is a good model for
them? Or, perhaps, you need to change or add something
to it?
Via: Amerikanki
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