4 Tips for Teaching Kids Healthy Habits––A Pocket Guide for Moms

March 17, 2023March 17, 2023 JayneLeave a comment

It is well said that the first teachers of any child are their parents. From the moment they come into this world, children look up to and follow the habits of their parents or care providers. Hence, what the parents themselves do and the habits they instill in their kids lays the foundation for how they are going to turn out as adults. Therefore, every parent needs to teach their kids healthy and good habits from the start.

Here are some tips for teaching kids healthy habits.

Health is Wealth

One of the most important things that you must teach your children is the importance of good health. This includes both physical and mental health. Carrying out regular exercise along with other day-to-day tasks is crucial to lead a healthy life. Exercising regularly will not only help build muscle, improve the strength of the bones, and increase stamina, but it will even help keep your mind at peace. This habit of regularly exercising is essential for you to teach your children.

Apart from physical exercises, it is also important to keep good care of your mind and soul. Teach your kids to spend time in nature, be it in a garden or a park, play outdoor games, read enlightening books, and watch good educational shows. All this will ensure that your kids stay happy, healthy, and stress-free, especially throughout their prime age.

Refraining from any Harm

Kids are naïve. As parents, it is your responsibility to teach your children what is right and wrong. Educate them about refraining from any kind of evil or harm. Make sure the friends your kids make are good company and only strive to bring a positive impact on them.

Substances of abuse like smoking, alcohol, drugs, etc. can infiltrate the minds of young individuals earlier in life. Explain to your children that all of such things are extremely harmful and they must stay away from them and anyone who uses such products.

According to the experts of Westlake village drug rehab, “Substance abuse usually starts from a young age, especially due to peer pressure. Being open with your kids regarding such harmful entities and educating them to always refrain from such substances can help save their lives and help brighten their future.”

Importance of a Balanced Diet

You indeed are what you eat. As such, your daily diet plays a pivotal role in how you function and live. Teach your children the value of having a complete, balanced diet. Not only that, help them decide what they want to eat throughout the day by including different foods from all food groups. Do not compromise on the taste; make sure that the healthy foods are tasty as well so that your children do not get bored and annoyed from eating healthy.

Carry out fun activities with your kids which allow them to explore different food options. Let them choose their favorite vegetables and fruits. Make them a part of your daily cooking so that they also develop some interest in cooking. Explore nutritional values provided on foods with them and help them figure out if something is good for them or not. Try to avoid giving your kids fizzy drinks and other sugary beverages. Instead, give them cold, lemon water or sparkling water on special occasions to make them happy and excited. Provide fun yet healthy treats and different snacks to your kids to make them look forward to something after a good day’s work.

Caring about Personal Hygiene

People who practice having good personal hygiene from an early age later grow up to become adults who ensure staying clean, fresh, and hygienic. Teach your kids the importance of having good hygiene as it not only prevents diseases and the spread of germs, but also helps keeps your mind, body, and soul fresh and energetic.

Educate them about taking regular baths, brushing their teeth twice a day, regularly washing their hands especially after returning home from outside, etc. Teach them how to do their laundry and the importance of wearing clean and good-smelling clothes.

All these habits will shape your kids in becoming better and hygienic adults in the future.

Final Thoughts

The kids of today will be the future of tomorrow. Hence, making sure that all the different habits they adopt from an earlier age help them pave a path to becoming a successful individual in the future.

Thank you for reading!

Internet · Parenting

How to Keep Your Kids Protected Online

March 17, 2023March 17, 2023 JayneLeave a comment

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It is common knowledge that young children are exposed to the internet in the current digital era. Even though the internet has revolutionized the way we communicate, learn, and interact, there are risks associated with it, especially for young people. Keeping your children safe online is one of your top responsibilities as a parent. We’ll look at some useful advice for keeping your kids safe online today, so read on and learn more.

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Parenting · Personal

Don’t Let Being a Single Mom Hold You Back – You Can Still Live Your Best Life!

November 7, 2022November 7, 2022 JayneLeave a comment

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Being a single mum can be tough. You are responsible for everything and anything that goes on in your household – no one else to share the burden. It can be hard to find time for yourself, let alone time to focus on your own happiness. But don’t let being a single mum hold you back from living your best life! There are plenty of things you can do to make sure you enjoy your life, even with all of the added responsibilities. In this blog post, we will discuss some tips for making the most of your life as a single mum!

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Business · Parenting

How to Quit the 9 to 5 and Become a Mompreneur

November 12, 2021November 12, 2021 JayneLeave a comment

A “mompreneur” is both a mother and an entrepreneur, someone who can expertly balance their roles as a parent and business owner. This may sound like an impossible feat, especially if you’re already juggling a 9 to 5 job and a family. But it’s not impossible. This guide offers advice for quitting the 9 to 5 and embracing life as a full-time mompreneur.

Start a side hustle

Before you can quit your job, you’ll need to figure out what your new business plan is. Whilst it may be tempting to give up your job and dive headfirst into starting your own business, this could be risky if you haven’t tried and tested your business plan.

The best way to get started with a new business idea is to start small and start it as a side hustle. This could be dedicating one day every weekend, a few hours in the morning or evening, or even a single night a week to your new business idea and starting it as a very small business. That way, you can see how easy it is to make money from your business idea and get the ball rolling before taking the leap. If you’re unsure how to start a side hustle and transform it into a full-time job, check out this podcast where you can learn from others who have succeeded.

Create a business plan

Once you’ve got the ball rolling with your side hustle, it’s time to create a business plan that will help you scale your business from side hustle to full-time job. You may even want to take this step before you start your side hustle as it will help you perform the necessary market research, set goals and milestones, and plan for the future.

If you’re unsure what a business plan looks like or what you should include in it, the UK government has plenty of resources for writing a business plan, templates and links to pages about self-employment and taxes. You should do plenty of research, especially before quitting your job, so that you have all the tools you need to succeed.

Get your finances in order

No matter how confident you are that your business will make you enough money so that you don’t need to work full-time anymore, it’s essential that you have healthy finances before quitting your job to become a mompreneur. Make sure that you and your family are living well within your means, pad out your savings account, and eliminate as much debt as possible.

This doesn’t mean you need to be rich to start your own business. Many mompreneurs start off with little to no investment and even take out business startup loans to get going. What’s essential is that your personal finances are healthy so that you don’t need to worry about them in addition to managing your business finances.

Take the leap

You can prepare all you like, but there’ll never be a ‘perfect time to quit your job and start your own business. At some point, you just need to take the leap and go for it. Whilst preparation and organisation are key to becoming a full-time mompreneur, it requires the courage to get started too. With the right balance of preparation and self-belief, you’ll be off to a great start.

Education · Kids · Parenting · Reading

Night Zookeeper Review and Discount Code

November 7, 2021November 7, 2021 JayneLeave a comment

As you may or may not know, we’re currently homeschooling the girls on a semi-permanent basis. Sausage is now in year 9 and will be home educated through to college age, whereas BB is in year 3 and is planning to go back to school once she’s had her COVID vaccine. This means that we’ve been using as many resources as possible to keep them both engaged by learning and also on par with their peers. Recently, I discovered Night Zookeeper and we were generously offered a 12 month subscription to try it for ourselves.

It’s a subscription-based website which encourages reading and writing in a really creative way. It’s developed by experienced educators and brings together a compelling story, innovative digital technology, and effective curriculum-aligned educational content, to help your child boost their literacy skills.

The website is packed with games which help kids learn spelling, grammar and vocabulary and they’re so fun that the kids barely even realise they’re learning. I gave BB her login details and let her use the site without even telling her that it was a learning resource at first, and she was totally engrossed in minutes.

Parents Point of View

One of the things I like about Night Zookeeper is the fact that it encourages kids to use their imagination. Sausage and BB have always had a thirst for knowledge and intense curiosity for the world around them and they’ve both channelled that through art and storytelling, so the format of NZK plays right into BB’s wheelhouse.

The site is really well set up in that there’s a separate login for parents so that you can see your child’s progress and see what they’ve been up to on the site. It even gives you a word count of how much they’ve written in each of their mini stories and it’s really interesting to see that the word count has been increasing with each time BB has used it.

It can also be used on tablets, laptops and PCs, making it accessible without the need for expensive new tech. There are lessons, writing challenges and word games which are immersive and exciting, telling fun, modern stories that the kids enjoy. There’s even a blog area where kids can write and share their own blog posts!

Perhaps the MOST useful feature of Night Zookeeper is the fact that real teachers can comment on BB’s work and leave her comments and suggestions to help her to expand her writing. Having that type of feedback is so valuable, I think it’s worth the cost of subscription all by itself.

Night Zookeeper teacher feedback

How does it work?

“By providing thousands of fun and engaging lessons, challenges, and games, Night Zookeeper helps children to learn new words, use them in sentences, and then create amazing pieces of writing that are shared with children from around the world. They receive feedback from our team of tutors as well as other children that highlight where they can improve. In-game awards and competitions keep them motivated to continue to learn and progress. They’ll write about everything, from stories about magical animals to instructions on how to make the perfect hot chocolate. All genres of writing are gradually introduced including newspaper articles, persuasive writing, reports, and poetry.”

What Does BB Think of Night Zookeeper?

“It’s really good! It feels like you’re playing a game and you don’t even really realise that you’re doing school work. My favourite thing about it is creating the animals because I like to get creative. I also really like the mini games because they’re fun and feel like other games that I play on my iPad” – Burrito Baby, aged 7.

Value for Money

For what you actually get, I think the subscriptions offer really good value. There’s content on there which suits kids from ages 6 to 12, so it can be useful even beyond junior level, and I love the idea of the continuity that will offer as BB progresses. All subscriptions come with a 7 day free trial, so you can see if you like it before you buy and if you purchase a 12 month subscription, it works out at just £7.50 per month.

Night Zookeeper Discount Offer!

We’re delighted to also be able to share with you an exclusive link for you to use, giving you a massive 50% off of a year’s subscription! By using this link you’ll pay just £46.99 for one child for a year or a truly bargainous £57.99 for up to three children per 12 month subscription! Click on the image below to nab your half price subscription:

Conclusion

I’m really excited to see what else BB creates with Night Zookeper! We have a few different subscriptions for the girls to use during our home ed and I honestly think this is going to be the one which provides the best value for BB’s literacy. Thanks so much to the people at Night Zookeeper for giving us the opportunity to try the site.