Family: Love, Food, and Kids

Love, Food, and Kids

Written by Margaret Paul, Ph.D.

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Title: Love, Food, and Kids Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. E-mail: mailto:margaret@innerbonding.com Copyright: © 2004 by Margaret Paul Web Address: http://www.innerbonding.com Word Count: 733 Category: Parenting

LOVE, FOOD, AND KIDS Margaret Paul, Ph.D.

Forty years ago I became very interested in health and nutrition. I had been a sickly child and I had hated being sick. As a low-energy young adult, I had decided to do something about my health, so after reading some wonderful books on nutrition, I proceeded to completely change what I ate. I started to shop at repparttar 111152 only little health food store in Los Angeles – Whole Foods was years away! I threw out all packaged food and ate only natural, fresh organic products – when I could get them. I made a decision that if people didn’t eat something 100 years ago, I wasn’t going to eat it now. I was extremely pleased with repparttar 111153 improvement in my health and energy.

When I had children, I wanted them to be healthy, so I made sure that I had only healthy food in repparttar 111154 house. By repparttar 111155 time my children went to school, they were not happy with repparttar 111156 food choices in their lunch boxes. Why couldn’t they have Twinkies and fluffy white bread like repparttar 111157 other kids? Why couldn’t they have Oreos instead of repparttar 111158 healthy cookies that I made for them? They didn’t like being “weird.” When we went to repparttar 111159 market and they wanted junk, I told them they needed to buy it with their own money – that I was never going to spend money on junk food. It didn’t take them long to know that I meant it and to stop asking.

No one else in my family was into nutrition in repparttar 111160 way I was. I was considered a “health nut” and often ridiculed. Yet my children were calm most of repparttar 111161 time and had no trouble learning and staying focused on tasks. I noticed that when they went to birthday parties and had lots of sugar, they came home bouncing off repparttar 111162 walls. Whatever criticism and complaints I received, I knew it was loving to them for me to keep only healthy food in repparttar 111163 home.

Frugal Entertainment for the Whole Family

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Frugal Entertainment for repparttar 111150 Whole Family By Fisher Swanson

Here are some frugal entertainment ideas for repparttar 111151 whole family.

Board Games

Board games are a great investment. If well taken care of, they can easily last a generation. You can often find them at garage sales for a dollar or two, even repparttar 111152 new board games. Every family should have some basics like cards, dominoes, chess, and checkers.

Movie Night

Rent a movie, pop some popcorn and entertain repparttar 111153 whole family for a couple hours. Take turns picking out what movie to watch. You can order DVDs or videos from repparttar 111154 library for free. Sometimes there is a wait but many libraries allow you to place holds online and receive notifications when your items are available.

Discount Movie Theatres

Most areas have at least one movie theatre that runs older movies for cheap prices. All you have to do is wait until repparttar 111155 movie has been out a for a few months and it will eventually show up at one of these theatres. Ticket prices can be even less than a matinee and are sometimes double features. Drive-in movie theatres can also be great bargains.

Minor League Sports

If your area has a minor league team they can be a lot of fun to watch and much cheaper than their major league counterparts. The minor league stars of today are often repparttar 111156 major league stars of tomorrow.

Playgrounds, State Parks and Local Parks

Most parks are free, especially if you are not camping. Pack a picnic lunch or bring some barbecue. Try out different parks in your area until you find your favorites. Bring a frisbee and a dog!

Support repparttar 111157 Arts

High school plays, talent shows and community theatre are generally inexpesive and a lot of fun. You will be surprised at how much talent there is in your community. Churches also have plays and programs that are open to repparttar 111158 community even if you don't attend that church.

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