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It is every parent's wish that his or her children are healthy, both physically and mentally. Education of parents is vital to guide them to parent healthy children. This is the only way they will recognize when their children are not healthy. Nowadays, with the popularity of convenience and fast food, good nutrition is often a loser. It is important that parents are aware that parenting healthy children means seeing that they eat the right food in the right amounts. Lack of proper food at a young age can lead to poor growth, improper development, and sickly children. Parenting healthy children means ensuring that they get sufficient proteins and carbohydrates, as well as vitamins and minerals in their diet. They should be encouraged to drink milk and eat fresh fruit and vegetables daily. From a young age, children should be encouraged to study labels on food so they can recognize which food is healthy and which is not.

Parenting healthy children means ensuring they get plenty of fresh air and exercise. Children nowadays spend most of their leisure time indoors, in front of the television or computer. They should be encouraged to play games out doors and participate in neighborhood activities. Parents should lead by example, and eat healthy food and exercise regularly too.

Parents should spend quality time with their children. The entire family should go out on bicycling trips or camping holidays. This ensures close bonding and parents can easily find out if something is bothering any of the kids. Anything taken to an extreme by parents can have an adverse effect on their kids, particularly on teenagers and adolescents. Parenting healthy children does not mean that the parents have to be obsessive about their children. Rather, common sense should rule in most cases. Obsessive parents can make children neurotic. Parents should also not be over critical of their children. This leads to low self-esteem and can bring about other psychological disorders. Nagging children about food or exercise will not help in the long run. It may boomerang and lead to eating disorders like binge eating or bulimia. Always lead by example, and encourage children to learn for themselves, the joys of a healthy lifestyle. Parents who smoke should consider quitting when their children are born or are very young. Children of parents who do not smoke or drink excessively are less likely to smoke or drink in excess.

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