Family: Teach Children Positive Self-Image Through Fitness

Teach Children Positive Self-Image Through Fitness

Written by Lynn Bode

Raising a pre-teen or teenage daughter (or son) is not easy and can cause any parent a lot of stress. There’s so much to worry about – dating, drugs, alcohol, sex, school grades, just to name a few. But one crucial element often gets overlooked until it manifests itself in extreme ways (like through an eating disorder). I’m talking about self-image. It’s extremely important that parents ensure that their children have a positive self-image, especially in relation to their body.

The key to ensuring strong self-esteem and a positive body image starts with repparttar parent. If you don’t feel positive about your self-image, then how can you expect your children to? While this is important for both daughters and sons, it is especially critical for raising a healthy daughter. And beginning repparttar 111445 lessons when a girl is young is imperative, so don’t wait until it’s too late – teaching your daughter to feel good about her body needs to start at a very young age.

Eating disorder experts say girls are developing eating disorders as young as 5 and 6 years old. And a recent study indicated that 70% of repparttar 111446 sixth-grade girls they surveyed said they began worrying about their weight between ages 9 and 11. Why are so many young girls thinking that they are fat? Many are obsessing about their weight because they have parents who are preoccupied with their own poor body images.

While repparttar 111447 statistics are disheartening, repparttar 111448 good news is that there’s a lot that can be done to help our children have positive self-images. And, even small changes that parents make can help. Here are few tips to help your children avoid warped and negative body images:

·Establish a “no diet talk” rule. When your children are nearby, DON’T talk about dieting or how fat you feel! This is extremely important. Remember, kids are listening all repparttar 111449 time (even when you think that they aren’t – especially then). So, even though asking your spouse or friend “do I look fat in this?” may seem innocent, it can have a life-altering effect on your kids when they repeatedly hear it. ·Parents aren’t repparttar 111450 only adults that influence their children. Set repparttar 111451 “no diet talk” rule mentioned above for all adults that are around your children. This means you shouldn’t allow your friends, parents, siblings, neighbors, or anyone else to talk about being fat or being on a diet when they are around your children.

Why Budgets Don't Work and How To Fix It

Written by Terry J. Rigg Sr.

Why Budgets Don't Work and How to Fix It By Terry Rigg

This article is for those families that have sat down at a desk or repparttar kitchen table time after time trying to develop a family budget that they can live with.

Why don't they work?

There are several answers to that question. Most budgets are doomed from day one because they are too complicated, don't have repparttar 111444 commitment of all involved or repparttar 111445 numbers simply don't add up. The biggest culprit is that most people don't allow for unexpected expenses.

Let's tackle these one at a time:

Too Complicated: When you list every expense you have on your budget you set yourself up for defeat. Some budgets include such things as cleaning supplies, dog food, haircuts and car gas. In order to keep track of all of these you would need a new box of envelopes every month.

Answer: Streamline your budget. By simply including a topic on your budget entitled "Household" where you can include everything you spend money on each month, excluding bills. Groceries will undoubtedly be repparttar 111446 largest expense in this category. By taking repparttar 111447 extra time to figure what needs to go into your household budget when you set it up, you can save a lot of time each payday.

Commitment:

1. Many times repparttar 111448 commitment to live by a budget is lacking. 2. People get into spending habits that are hard to break. 3. There is constant friction in repparttar 111449 family over money. 4. It is more comfortable to live beyond your means.

Answer: You have to consider all of repparttar 111450 above problems when setting up your budget. The Family Budget is just that, repparttar 111451 FAMILY BUDGET. Everyone in repparttar 111452 family that is old enough to count should be included. I don't mean to say that children should have a say in where repparttar 111453 money goes, but they should be aware of what repparttar 111454 spending limits of repparttar 111455 family are. If you work closely with your spouse in developing a family budget you both are more likely to stick to it. There is one other detail that will help. By setting aside money for yourself and your spouse, that you don't have to account to repparttar 111456 other for, your budget is more likely to succeed.

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