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5 Tips For Talking to Your Teen About Safer Driving
Apr 21st
Talking to your teenager about safe driving is extremely important. Although during the teen years, it seems hard to get through to your kids, experts say parents should try talking to them often to encourage positive opinions, ideas and decisions. Research shows parents who take time to talk to their kids, help teach responsible driving habits and encourage safer driving actually do have safer teen drivers.
According to Driving Skills for Life, an organization created by Ford that’s aimed at helping teens who have just received or are about to receive a driver’s license, nearly 7,000 15-20-year-old die in car crashes every year. During a typical prom weekend, nearly 300 teens die in alcohol related accidents, and two out of every three teens who die in car crashes are passengers in a vehicle that’s driven by another teen. It’s important that we try to reduce these numbers and talk to our children about safe driving habits. There are many issues that need addressed, follow these tips for talking to your teen about driving.
1. Be a good coach. Make sure your teen driver spends a lot of time in the car with you before they drive on their own. Make sure you are a successful and motivating teacher. Be patient, show them the ropes of driving but allow them to enjoy the driving experience. Many teens are very stressed and nervous when they first get behind the wheel. Don’t get discouraged or frustrated because if you do, they will too. Don’t yell, speak in a clear voice and make sure they understand what you’re explaining. Be patient and eventually they will become more comfortable. By approaching the situation calmly, they will pay more attention to you and it will be a great bonding experience, plus what you’re saying will actually sink in. Don’t forget to emphasize the importance of practice. More practice always equals better driving skills.
Teaching Children Self-Control
Apr 16th
A child is a beam of sunlight from the Infinite and Eternal, with possibilities of virtue and vice- but as yet unstained. – Lyman Abbott
Children are the most beautiful creations of life. They create magic around people. The very glance of a child can bring smiles to people’s faces. Such is the beauty of being a child. Well, this is not completely true at all times. There are times when the child looks and demands for certain things. They are of the opinion that throwing tantrums can get them what they want. Parents often find it difficult to control their kids.
One of the important jobs of being a parent is to inculcate good habits in their children. Self-control is just one of them, which has to be taught from early childhood. A child must be taught to express his/her feelings openly, without a temper change, throwing things, biting or hitting. As a parent, one must realize that self-control will not only help the child while growing up, but also help them become more sensitive and aware of their surroundings, peers and parents.
The Importance of Physical Fitness for Your Child
Apr 9th
The parents from any corner of the world want their children to be healthy and happy. They leave no stone unturned to provide good nutrition. And they make sure that kids get everything they desire like latest remote controlled cars, video games, movies and iPods and so on. Still the kids fall ill and sometimes get trapped in serious diseases like obesity and diabetes. And as far as happiness is concerned, kids of this generation are more stressed out, weak, cranky and lethargic.
The nutrition alone cannot guarantee the physical health of the child. Nor providence of each facility and luxury can assure the mental health. A significant thing missing in this scenario is of physical activeness of the child. The child must participate in some kind of physical activity or sport as per his or her age on regular basis. There are multiple benefits of an active routine in the life of a child which are:
1. Physical activity increases the stamina of the child and makes him healthier and energetic.