Children and nutrition
Parents and care-givers play a pivotal role in a child’s life and therefore can influence what children eat daily. As children are still growing, we need to slow down the rate of weight gain, if overweight, but not growth. The availability of healthy food choices within the care environment and lunchboxes packed from home can positively influence a child’s nutritional intake. A child also spends most of his/her day at school, and so their environment should be changed to a healthy one. Young children are easily influenced by their peers and popular trends, hence making school hours a perfect time to expose them to healthier foods. The school tuck shop or canteen is easily accessible to children and is therefore a great way to start providing them with suitable food choices.
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Resting
Resting is as important as sleeping. Sometimes our bodies need meditation/prayer/quiet contemplation time more than sleep. Create a spiritual and personal space for your quiet time. This could simply involve a little side table or bench in the garden. Resting is vital in stress relief and simply concentrating on something in the garden 10 minutes a day will do wonders. Scientific research on meditation has shown it helpful in treating epilepsy, anxiety disorders, blood pressure disorders and psychological disorders. Other benefits include psychological healing, improved sleep, creativity, self-esteem and self-control, order and inner peace, less medical care and an anti-ageing effect.
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