{"id":13085,"date":"2017-01-21T20:24:48","date_gmt":"2017-01-21T20:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=13085"},"modified":"2017-01-21T20:24:48","modified_gmt":"2017-01-21T20:24:48","slug":"how-to-raise-healthy-children-in-todays-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=13085","title":{"rendered":"How to raise healthy children in today\u2019s world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><a href=\"https:\/\/btclab.io\/?ref=Omafume\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/btclab.io\/banners\/320x100.gif\" width=\"551\" height=\"172\" \/><\/a><\/code><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<p lang=\"fr-FR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">It is generally acknowledged that the period of childhood is a precursor to adulthood, although there may be a few exceptions. The way a child is brought up determines how he \u2018turns out\u2019 in the future. There is a lot more to child upbringing than simply providing them with everything they ask for or leaving them with no physical cares in this world; more so as life on earth is getting increasingly dynamic with varied good and bad influences knocking at the child\u2019s door no sooner the child is born. However, physical health may automatically be assumed in connection with this topic, it is a fact that children need to be raised to be healthy even more importantly in their mental, emotional and spiritual aspects as well.<\/p>\n<p><code><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=12098&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/code><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-FR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">It is generally acknowledged that the period of childhood is a precursor to adulthood and although there may be a few exceptions, the way a child is brought up contributes to determining \u00a0how he \u2018turns out\u2019 in the future.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-FR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">It is generally acknowledged that the period of childhood is a precursor to adulthood, although there may be a few exceptions. However, the way a child is brought up contributes to determining how he \u2018turns out\u2019 in the future.<\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><b>1. Physical Health<\/b><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-FR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">The physical body is one of the greatest gifts from Our Creator to us human beings which enables us to function on earth. As such, no effort is too great in ensuring that it is properly cared for and receives all that it needs. For starters, children should be given breast milk for up to at least six (6) months or for as long as the mother can breast feed. Afterwards, a largely natural and organic diet should be introduced comprising whole grain foods and nuts, wholesome carbohydrate and protein meals eaten alongside fresh vegetables, fresh fruit and vegetable juices etc. Denatured foods such as white breads, biscuits, pastries, fizzy and artificially sweetened drinks are unhealthy for the body and play a large role in establishing in children, the culture of unhealthy eating which eventually predisposes them to many physical ailments during childhood and later on in life. The habit of drinking sufficient water at wake and during the day as well as physical exertion and outdoor play cannot be over-emphasized for them.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-FR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">Beyond the aspect of feeding and lifestyle however, is the necessary education of the children based on the immutable Laws of God, which are also called The Laws of Nature. And the best way to bring this to their awareness is to give them a free experiencing of all that comprises \u201cNATURE\u201d, so that they can be grounded therein. Play in the fields or nature parks, as well as love and care for plants and animals, should be perfectly natural to them as they grow up. Amongst The laws of Nature, the law of sowing and reaping is the foremost and if introduced subtly from their earliest years, it will ingrain in children the understanding that for every action carried out, there is a corresponding and greater reaction. This is where discipline and responsibility, reward and punishment come in, and parents must do well to ensure that children are reprimanded or punished when they err, just as they should be acknowledged and rewarded when they do well.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-FR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">Last but not least, children must be allowed to remain children and should not be accorded the same rights and privileges as adults, for example remaining in the midst of adult guests or family members who are conversing about serious matters, or having the right to make certain choices. This is not discriminatory but is necessary so that they can cultivate genuine respect and regard for adults, which although of unimaginable worth to the children, indirectly confers a good measure of responsibility upon adults to comport themselves in a manner worthy of such respect.<\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><b>2. Mental Health<\/b><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-FR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">This aspect has to do with intelligence, rational thinking, cognitive skills set acquisition, and so on. Although man is a spiritual being, while he is on earth, he must learn how to protect himself, fend for himself and achieve his goals (spiritual and material) in the best way possible. For children to be mentally healthy, they need to be taught how to use their brain or intellect properly to achieve the aforementioned purposes and it is on this aspect that school education of today is largely concentrated. Children must be imbued with the flexibility of mind to question existing status-quos, be pro-active in finding solutions to problems, and have the capacity to learn, un-learn and re-learn. They must also be brought up to develop the right disciplines needed for success at any endeavor, namely, focus, determination, tenacity of purpose, self-discipline amongst other things.<\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><b>3. Emotional health<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">During the period of childhood, children are very malleable and must be brought up to possess a good measure of self-esteem, self -confidence and adequate belief in themselves if they are to grow up as emotionally healthy youths or adults. However, in the process of disciplining their children, some parents err by demoralizing them through verbal or physical abuse. This holds the risk of denting their self-image and self-esteem, both indispensable ingredients for a healthy emotional life. This is why children should always be given constructive criticisms and reprimanded based on genuine consideration for their welfare and not merely out of anger. When a child is treated with love, respect and consideration, not only does he internalize this and treat himself accordingly, but he is able to accord same to others in like measure.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-FR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><b>4. Spiritual Health<\/b><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-FR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">From the new knowledge mediated in The Work, In the Light of Truth \u2013 The Grail Message, it is known that man on earth is not his physical body. Underneath lies his core which is spiritual and whose duty it is to develop and mature to full self-consciousness over time through varied experiences. There is therefore no greater gift to give children during their upbringing, than to impart this knowledge to them as a matter of course. They then grow up having the right perspective and attitude towards their real purpose on earth, around which all other endeavors should revolve. In addition, a child that has absorbed from its parents, proper knowledge about the rightful place and transience of worldly fame and fortune, will not view its acquisition and accumulation as his most important goals, and as an adult will be less likely to harm his fellow men in that quest through greed, over ambitiousness, or other ills, all of which bring him a host of negative consequences. Thus a spiritually healthy child, is one that is brought up to acknowledge the supremacy of The Almighty God in all things, and to recognize the absolute need to seek first, understand and submit his entire being to His Will as a natural matter of course.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-FR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">All in all, children are largely imitators of their environments and they silently absorb beliefs, behaviors and attitudes from those around them. Hence there is no better way to raise healthy children than to create around them an enabling environment in every sense of the word, which will then inspire their confidence and trust while ensuring that they are inwardly stable and balanced. Parents, teachers, guardians and even siblings must also become aware of their own responsibility and realize that a healthy child is a product of a healthy environment and since they make up this environment, they must genuinely become (not just act) everything they wish their children to be, bearing in mind that children see, learn and act as \u201cthey do\u201d and not just as \u201cthey say\u201d.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-FR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/children.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13086\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/children-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"children\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/children-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/children-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/children-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/children-80x80.jpg 80w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/children-40x40.jpg 40w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/children-64x64.jpg 64w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/children-75x75.jpg 75w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/children.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>http:\/\/awakeningwomanhood.org\/<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/market.jumia.com.ng\/computers-laptops-gaming\/?utm_source=pap&amp;utm_medium=aff&amp;utm_campaign=b364e0f2&amp;a_aid=Omafume&amp;a_bid=b364e0f2\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"\" src=\"\/\/kaymu.postaffiliatepro.com\/accounts\/default1\/a72f75b38\/b364e0f2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"624\" height=\"268\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"http:\/\/kaymu.postaffiliatepro.com\/scripts\/a72f75i38?a_aid=Omafume&amp;a_bid=b364e0f2\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is generally acknowledged that the period of childhood is a precursor to adulthood, although there may be a few exceptions. 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