Health, they say is the most precious asset of all. Certainly true. We can’t really enjoy life if we are in the shackles of some illness, can we? Our future and the future of the world at large depends on our health. Yes, it’s as simple as that. And talking about future how can we forget children? They are after all the flag bearers, the ones who would take forward the legacy of the world. So it’s imperative that they are taken care of, that they are nurtured in the right way.
Now I’m not a mother yet so forgive me if some of my points are wrong. But just hear me out on what I think are necessary in terms of the health of children.
So here goes.
- Healthy diet. This is obvious, isn’t it? Pizzas, burgers and chips, even though I have a massive weak spot for these, need to be limited in case of children. Or, why only children, the intake needs to be limited for all of us. But that’s not the point here. Growing up, children need nutrition for the foundation of their health to be strong and thus we can’t let them swing solely towards junk food.
- Milk. As a child, and even now actually, I hated milk. I would throw it out of my window. Didn’t really do me any good, my notoriety with milk! And hence I understand how important drinking milk is during growing up years.
- Play outside. I know times are such that parents are often scared to let the children play outside. I don’t blame them. But they need the time outdoors, it’s healthy.
- Limit the time they spend on computer or any other electronic devices. Children these days are so tech savvy that sometimes even I don’t understand the things they speak about. But I do feel that spending long hours with a laptop, iPad or even television for that matter is harmful. At-least to their eyes if not much else.
- Regular checkup. We often forget to do that, you know? It’s always good to monitor health. Height, weight, eye sight, appetite and more. Prevention is ,after all, always better than cure?
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