What are you doing now...?

Question

What are you doing now to prevent future problems for you kids, socially, physically, and emotionally?

Answer 1

I try to feed my daughter a balanced diet to help her be a healthy adult, I nurture her by telling her I love her, giving kisses and hugs and comfort. I tell her she looks pretty to develop her self-esteem. I encourage her to have manners, please, thank-you, you're welcome, bless you, and sorry will hopefully help her socially. I put her in time-out to teach her discipline that may someday help her control her temper. Mentally we read a lot, play educational games and puzzles, and talk about what's going on around her, things she sees in the home, in church, in the neighborhood kids, and in public. I hope that is the type of answer you were looking for.

Answer 2

My daughter is going to daycare/preschool 2 days a week while I work. She has great social skills. We want to get her into kindergarten next year so I'm working with her also on learning letters, numbers and writing,

I'm also teaching her healthy eating habits. I had GD when I was pregnant with her, turned into Type II last year. She has a high chance of developing Type II later in life. I just need to keep up with it and teach her how to eat to avoid it. Because I hate being diabetic...especially since all I crave right now is bad carbs and sugars!

Answer 3

SOCIAL
I take my daughter to play groups to help her learn the importance of sharing and being with other people.
She goes shopping with me in supermarkets to prevent her turning into one of those unruly kids who tear around the place and disrupt and annoy other shoppers.
She is being taught from her very early age to say please and thankyou, she will have manners and use them when she is older.

PHYSICAL
I take my daughter outside to play whenever the weather is good enough. We live five minutes away from the local park, so we go out to play there. I'd much rather she were outside playign than sitting on her bum watching tv. We don't have a private garden due to living in flats, but I go outside with her to run around in the communal grassy area outside- we aren't near any main roads so we can play without the fear of cars.
We have given her many toys that encourage her to move around and play.
We give her freshly prepared home cooked meals and hold off on the junk. Yes, we give her the occassional bit of chocolate, or bag of crisps, but everything is in moderation. This will hopefully go towards preventing obesity and all teach her that she can have fun playing outside rather than playing computer games

EMOTIONAL
We give her lots of love and affection, and we will continue to do so. She is never going to be left doubting that her parents love. I know that I may seem naive in all my thoughts, but I am honestly doing the best I can.

Answer 4

I make sure i feed him healthy food because I love him and want him to have good eating habits
I allow him the sweet treats sometimes because I love him and he deserves to be spoiled now and then
I make sure he has enough positive attention so he does not feel the need to act up in order to get any attention
I discourage negative attention
I bring him to the playground and join activities so he can play with other children
I make sure he knows I'm there for him when he needs me but teach him that sometimes he needs to play on his own

I try the best that I can...

Answer 5

i read with my son everyday so that he understands the importance of a good education. i take him out swimming (or some other physical activity) everyday so he is athletic & is in good physical shape. socially, i try to teach him to be open minded (even with differences we are all just people, etc). he's 5 and just started kindergarten & so far, he seems to be very well adjusted & doing well in school.

Answer 6

Trying to get into medical school so that I can be a sports medicine and family doctor. I like to run, bike, and snowboard. My wife keeps me emotionally balanced.

Answer 7

I limit junk food and try to feed them whole, natural and organic foods. This will help prevent many health problems later in life.

Answer 8

I'm taking prenatal vitamins... LOL sorry, I know this is a serious question, but I don't have a child yet. I hope that when I do get pregnant, I come up with a brillant anwser to this question

Answer 9

I'm talking to them about the different issues of life like; Not talking to strangers and the outcomes of what might happen in some bad situations.

Answer 10

(My kids are late-teens/early-twenties)

I am trying to get them to see the areas in their lives that never seem to work right and discover what it is about them that contributes to the problem (instead of thinking it's always someone else's fault).

We talk about not drinking and driving on a regular basis.

I make sure that they know I am always available to talk with them about anything (except I won't talk about one child to the other when they are in a sister-fight).

I remind them that at this time of their lives, one of their most important "jobs" is their education.

I make sure we have a lot of fun together.