Netdoctor – Karen Gordon
“As a parent, your kids pick up more than just your genes – they pick up your habits too, for better or for worse. Children learn by example and if you look after and value your own wellbeing kids will learn to do the same. Geraldine Walford, a consultant in child and adolescent psychiatry for Dr Morton’s says: “One of the ways children learn is by watching and imitating or modelling what others around them are doing. If you treat yourself and others with care, kindness and consideration then they learn to do that too. If you are harsh and critical with and about others chances are they’ll learn to do that too.” So here are the children-specific health habits you’d be wise to encourage in your kids now for life-long health:”(more)