It is not about having time, it is about making time.
Make time for your health.
It is not about having time, it is about making time.
Make time for your health.
Make time for your nutrition.
Make time for your fitness.
Make time for your mental health.
Do what is best for you now so your future self is as strong and self sufficient as possible. If you are not taking care of yourself now, someone else is going to be doing all of the functional things for you when you cannot: opening doors, helping you stand up, getting dressed, using the bathroom, showering, and other every day tasks.
Do it for your future self and your adult children.
If you are not taking care of yourself now, someone else is going to be doing all of the functional things for you when you cannot: opening doors, helping you stand up, getting dressed, using the bathroom, showering, and many other tasks. If for no other reason, make time for your health because you are looking out for your future self, and your adult children. One of the other major advantages to taking care of yourself, especially when you are a parent, is that you will be setting a good example. Children who grow up seeing their parents go to the dentist and taking children to the dentist are more likely to have good oral health habits when they are older. Children who grow up in a home where parents help the entire family make the healthiest food choices are more likely to be healthy eaters later in life. Children who live with parents who value outdoor activities and enjoy physical exercise can influence their own children to follow those examples.
From Dental Care to Regular Visits to a Family Pediatrician, Parents Can Role Model the Best Examples
The latest studies about health care for children shows that there should be concern about the next generation eating healthy, getting enough exercise, and making sure that everyone visits the dentist on a regular basis. Family doctors, as well as specifically doctors for children, will tell you that the increase in chronic health conditions like high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol is frightening. Perhaps the best way that parents can demonstrate healthy habits is by making and keeping regular appointments with a family dentist and a family physician.
A child who sees a parent cleaning their teeth first think in the morning, last thing at night, and after every meal is more likely to not only follow the best oral habits, but to also take the time to follow other health recommendations as well. Parents so often are quick to make judgements and to call out the less than ideal behavior of their children, but are sometimes less likely to model the kind of behavior that is desired. Knowing that actions speak louder than words, however, is one of the best ways to make sure that children will lead the kinds of lives that will keep them as healthy as possible.
Womens health experts alone can provide a number of ways that their patients can more successfully navigate the aging process though a regular routine of healthy eating, consistent exercise, and at least once a year check ups and exams. When mothers demonstrate these habits to their children they are not only modeling the habits that will keep themselves healthy, but also encourage their own children to do the same. Unfortunately, there are many times when the technology of the day is interrupting the goals that we need to set for the future. In fact, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends avoiding screen time for children less than a year old and one hour a day for children older than two years of age. When these children, however, are surrounded by adults who are focused on their own screens the parents are often sending very alarming mixed messages.
From historical problems like the fact that there are more than 3 million cases a year in the U.S. of seasonal allergies to the new threat of screen time to our youth, it is important that parents are doing everything they can to keep their children healthy.
