It’s never to early to start instilling the values you would like your children to possess. I live a lifestyle of health – from daily workout routines to eating foods that nourish my body. I send this message loud and clear on a daily basis to Luna. I lead by example because I want Luna to follow my lead! The environment we create for our children is what they will mimic and learn from – keep this in mind. What we eat, they will eat; what we say, they will say; our actions will become their actions; our mannerisms will become their mannerisms; our work ethic will become their work ethic; our exercise discipline will become their exercise discipline; and so on…
For example: I make sure Luna develops her muscles, coordination, balance, motor skills and all that is physical on a daily basis. I let her climb and only spot her, I let her jump within reasonable height and only spot her, I let her hang and let her hold while letting her know it sat when she needs to let go, I let her run and jump, I let her use that body that needs to grow strong.
Another example: Instead of buying sugar filled, store-bought ice pops; WE simply chopped and blended up watermelon and some other fruits, poured it into my Zoku mini ice pop maker and Luna now has a super healthy version of an ice pop! Simple, nourishing, and best of all yummy!
One more example: No excuses, because it’s easy to make the right choice in the grocery stores. There are ample, amazing and healthy snacks to choose from. It’s all about choices we make in life – healthy or not… Here’s a great snack I recently picked up at Whole Foods the other day – Pulse roasted chick peas available in three flavors and all organic.
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