Sunday, April 29, 2012

Let us dedicate time to our children.

I want every child of this world have the time to spend with their parents and siblings, living a normal life for every stage of their growth.
When parents work, we often leave significant time our children to the care of strangers to the family.
It is necessary, because we want to give much more materially from those we had, but more important is the time you spend with them.
It is important to the quality of time they spend, whether it is true that apart fromour work we have to return home to make the domestic task, it is also good to have something prepared for our children every day.
Have breakfast with them, and always ask that plans for the day, always goodto make them feel that they are most important to us.
Take them or pick them up from school, as children is something I love to share especially with the Father, is the only time for them and nobody else, we must take advantage.
Get home before the kids go to sleep, will always retain something new to tell.
Reading a bedtime story, tell them you love them and always, always give them a kiss when you're with them.
I did and still do with my children and I can say that I am always proud of the time I dedicate. Always see a good result there.

Best Children's Picture Book on Meal Time

Family Health Tip

Protect yourself and
your family.

Wear helmets, seat belts, sunscreen, and insect repellent.
Wash hands to stop the spread of germs.
Avoid smoking and breathing other people’s, or (second hand), smoke.
Build safe and healthy relationships with family and friends.
Be ready for emergencies. Gather emergency supplies. Make a plan. Be informed.

Wash Your Hands

Emergency Preparedness and You

Injury and Violence Prevention and Control

Protect Yourself from the Sun

Quit Smoking

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Family Health Tip

Be active.

Be active for at least 2½ hours a week. Include activities that raise your breathing and heart rates and that strengthen your muscles.
Help kids and teens be active for at least 1 hour a day. Include activities that raise their breathing and heart rates and that strengthen their muscles and bones.
Physical activity helps to:
- Maintain weight
- Reduce high blood pressure
- Reduce risk for type 2 diabetes, heart attack, stroke, and several forms of cancer
- Reduce arthritis pain and associated disability
- Reduce risk for osteoporosis and falls
- Reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety

Physical Activity for Everyone

A Tip to Make This A Great Week

Get the Most Out of Every Day

This may sound like a cliche, but each and every day is a gift. Don’t indefinitely delay happiness in your life or settle for being bored. Be inspired. Live with vitality. Enjoy life every day.

As this is a topic that is very close to my heart, I have written a few articles on this subject. Check out:

A Great song to share with your Family!!!

Monday, April 23, 2012

A Tip to Make This A Great Week

Photo by selvin.

Set Goals

Well Monday is here again. While this of course means the weekend is over, it also means a new week of unlimited potential lies ahead. The following are 7 ideas that will help you have a happy, productive and meaningful week:

Ideally on Sunday (but Monday is ok), I like to take some time out to think about the week ahead. I follow Dr Covey’s approach to goal-setting as outlined in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. This involves the following:

Identifying Roles: identify the key roles in your life. If you haven’t given this much thought before, just write down what immediately comes to mind. Some of my roles, for example, are: father, husband, blogger, employee, and uncle.
Selecting Goals: next think of 2 or 3 important things you would like to accomplish in each of these roles in the coming week. For example, as an uncle I need to buy and send presents for my niece and nephew so that they reach Australia in time for Christmas day.
Scheduling: this basically involves taking the above goals, and scheduling time to do them. Be flexible though – in most cases some daily adapting is also needed.