4 Ways to Model Healthy Habits for Your Kids
- Dr. Lisa
- May 2
- 2 min read
Hey everyone. Happy May, happy spring and most of all, Happy Mother's Day to all you moms out there. We will be celebrating you all month this month. And being a mom myself, I know sometimes those kids can be difficult. Kids don't always like to listen to what you might say, but I say actions speak louder than words. So I'm going to teach you four healthy habits for you to model for your kids this month and going into the summer break.
Make sure you are eating the best foods possible. Fruits, vegetables, great fats, proteins, all of that stuff that you need to stay healthy. If you are healthy, they will be healthy. So try to model those great habits with that. Less packaged foods, less sugar and most of all, a lot more water. A lot of kids don't get enough water. So let's just make sure they're getting that in in plentiful amounts so that they can go on throughout the summer and spring and enjoy everything outside.
Get outside to exercise. Yes, it doesn't just have to be outside, but exercise in itself is so important when it comes to having healthy lives. So making sure you get at least 30 minutes a day, whether it's walking, doing some yard work, something that's going to get that heart rate up. The kids can help you with all this too, but this is a great way to model great health.
Sleep. I know this is a hard one because you just want to get all the things done, but really when you get good sleep, you can be the best mom you possibly can be, and then the kids will get good sleep too. Well, hopefully. So at least seven to eight hours is the best, but I know in my household we are upstairs by 8:30, in our beds by 9:00 o'clock, and then we are well rested in the morning.
Chiropractic care. We do this in our household every week, and that's to make sure our nervous systems are at its full potential. So let's say a virus comes in, we can fight it off. If an injury comes up, we can recover faster. So this is just something we do as a family to make sure that you are at your best possible.
Those are my four ways that you can model healthy habits for your kids.
Be Well
-Dr. Lisa
