How to Develop Your Child's Brain?

There are many stages of brain development of kids according to their age. As soon as kids grow their needs, requirements changes. Kids attracts towards gadgets and television (TV) because they see daily new things in it. Many parents also think that by engaging their kids in mobile gadgets or video games will keep them busy and will not disturb them.  But watching too much of TV, playing games and using mobile gadgets slowly becomes hurdle for their brain growth or they also suffer with many health issues. Kids become addicted of it and it also impact on their study as well. [Also read article “Is Your Child Smart Phone Addicted???”].

Most of the part of brain development (90%) completed up to the age of 8. This article will help parents to follow some best practices which would help them to develop their kids brain:

Serve Complete Food

Milk is a complete food for human organism as it contains all kinds of nutrients for body growth as well as brain development. For infants, mother’s milk constitutes a complete diet and for kids between the age group of 2-8 it is a wholesome meal by itself. It can be served along with powdered food containing proteins, carbs, fats help them for their development. Serve milk twice a day to your kids is recommended. Use different flavors and brands of nutrient powder for the milk so that your kids will not get bored and their won’t be deficient in any essential nutrients.

Avoid Junk Food

We get start serving junk and spicy foods to our kids. They will get habitual of it and they don’t like eating food having nutrients. Serve food containing fresh Vegetables, Proteins (eggs, peas, beans, seafood etc.); Grains (whole wheat, popcorn, brown rice etc.),  Dairy products (milk, yogurt, cheese etc.), Fresh fruits. Avoid serving too much food containing sugar and saturated and trans fats.

If your kid is having any health concerns and not taking enough diet then you need to consult with pediatrician doctor or a dietitian. Children must drink plenty of water during a day. A standard diet chart is:

Ages 2 to 3: Daily Consumption for kids (boys/girls)

Protein	56 to 113 grams (2-4 oz)
Calories	1,000 to 1,200 (girls) and 1,000 to 1,400 (boys), depending on growth & activity level
Fruits	1 to 1.5 bowls
Vegetables	1 to 1.5 bowls
Grains	85-140 gram (3-5 oz)
Dairy	2 cups

Ages 4 to 8: Daily Consumption for kids (boys/girls)

Protein	85-140 gram (3-5 oz)
Calories	1,400 to 1,600 (boys and girls), depending on growth & activity level
Fruits	1 to 1.5 bowls
Vegetables	1.5 to 2.5 bowls
Grains	113 to 170 grams (4-6 oz)
Dairy	2.5 cups

Vaccinated Your Kids

When a kid get sick then its impact directly be on their mind. You need to be consult with pediatrician to get vaccination chart and follow it so that your child will be safe with some illness which we can be avoid by planned vaccinations. Follow the vaccination chart strictly and on time.

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Routine Check-up

Get your kids routine check-up with your doctor. If you feel that there are some kinds of behavior changes (mentally or physically) in your child’s routine then consult with pediatricians. Do some check-ups it may be possible that due to some nutrition deficiency they are behaving like it. If you will avoid it then it may be a big hurdle in they physical as well as mental growth.

Brain Games

Engage your kids in brain games. Now a days there are many toy’s companies which invented brain games for kids of different age groups. It help kids to entertain and develop their brains. These games may be tricky puzzles to give their brain a workout. Some free brain online games for kids are fun and help train their memory, problem-solving, concentration, and other brain skills. Other than these gadget games many companies invented toys which not only engage children engage even that aid skill development for them.

Train Toddlers in Sensory Activity

Sending and receiving information to kids mind to check they are fine tuning the use of their senses. It helps them to learn more about their surrounding. These hands-on activities and sensory play are a great way to get your kid's brain working. Encourage this exploration by engaging their senses with interesting colors, music, foods, textures and music. Provide a diversity of sensory experiences and encouraging sensory exploration at this time. Sensory integration will be absolutely necessary or important to their ability to respond effectively and appropriately to areas of the brain which respond to auditory stimuli.

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Family Time

Spend enough time with your family. Plan holiday/vacations trips with your family and kids at least twice a year. It will make them update about the new places and increase their knowledge. Talk with them, ask about their day. If they are facing any problem (may be in study) then help them to resolve their issues. All these activities will make them happy, they will feel secure. It will help them to make them mentally healthy; it will help in their healthier growth.

All the Best!

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How to Become Perfect Parents???

आप अच्छे माता पिता कैसे बनें??? [Click here to read in Hindi]

All couples wish to have kids. The home is complete from the children. Children's voices fill the happiness in the hearts of all the members of the house irrespective of it is a boy or a girl. You feel lucky that a child has come into your house in the form of a bundle of happiness. 

Just having a child is not enough; parents' responsibility starts here. Children are like an empty paper and you can write anything on it without any mess-up. They are like a raw pot; you can bend and give any shape easily. You feel relex if you are having a a healthy and intelligent kid. Parents work like a teacher and children spend much time with their parents. Children start learning things only from their parents. But sometimes all these things does not go well on track due to insufficient guidelines.

The question arises here: are you guiding your children in such a way that they should on the right track, respect everyone and move towards their career successfully? do you have all the qualities that make you a good parent?

Here are some good parenting tips. These can develop effective parenting skilling inside you to nurture your kids. You can read and share it with other parents.

1. Give true love, not all demanded things

People mistakenly believe that to love their children means fulfilling their every demand. If you give them everything they ask for then you are very stupid. If you love your child, then give only those things which are necessary. When you truly love someone, without worrying about his kindness, you do what is right for him. You think that you are having only a single child, purchasing costly things like toys on their demand. Sometime purchasing costly gifts for your kid also treated as status symbol for you as you are not having any shortfall of money. You feel that your kid must have everything. But It is not good for him. Their small demands will gradually grow bigger and the child will become stubborn to persuade his stubbornness.

2. Create a friendly and positive environment

You should create a loving happy atmosphere. Do not keep office or business parishes in front of children. If you look scared and worried then how your children will be happy? They will learn the same thing and their attitude will be develop accordingly. Do not quarrel and debate with your spouse in front of your children. Children's have little wit, it can have adverse effects on their mind [Also read "Are you in happy married life"]. Always be happy in front of your kids so that they feel comfortable. If your kids feel friendly with you then they will share each and every thing with you.

3. Siblings  

If you are having more than one kid then you should behave equally. Otherwise most of the brothers and sisters experience jealousy or competition in some way. It can flare up in disputes and quarrels.  All your fingers are not equal, so do not compare both in the study or in the spirit of a competitor. 

4. Give quality time

Give your children quality time. help them in their study, play with them, motivate them for doing some creative work. By that way their mind will be creative and they will not be destructive. [Read the article "Do you Know How Your Child be a Good Learner???"]

5. Use of smart phone & gadgets

There is a lot of energy inside the children. They can not sit regularly on one place and want to do something creative. For doing it, support them. Today's parents give smart phones and other gadgets to their children so that they can engage in it so that they will not disturb them. This is a completely wrong approach. They become addicts to these gadgets [Read the article "Is your child smart phone addicted???"]. If you have not much time to spend with them, then they should include some sports, arts or dance classes according to their interest. This will enhance their talent. For extra curriculum activities your kids can also learn singing, music, dance, art online.

6. Develop Habit of self-study 

You should encourage your children to self-study. While while studying answers to their questions, if you are unable to answer, check out some online sites or check with their teachers. For students there are online assignments are available for maths, science (EVS), SST etc. for doing more practice. It will increase their confidence, help them in development of self-study habit. This habit will helpful to them while they will do higher study. Create an environment where external intervention is less and the child gets an opportunity to increase his intellectual capacity. 

7. Keep patience 

If children will not do any mistake then who will do it, You & me? So keep patience, if they will do any mistake then ask reason for doing it, listen carefully and explain the correct way for doing things. If you honestly want to raise your children well, then first you have to make yourself a quiet and loving person.

8. Praise your child

You should praise your child's work. When they will do any good work then don't forget to praise them by saying some magical words like "Nice!", "I proud on you!", "Keep it up!" etc. It will boost-up their moral and they will do extra efforts for doing their future tasks. In some days you will feel the change in them.

9. Regular health check-up

Being a good parent you must be alert about your kids health. You must do baby pediatrician visits to follow vaccination chart. Do medical check if you see any kind of changes in their regular activities. For example if your child used to write its school work on time in the school but now he is not able to do it. It may be possible that his eye sight need to be tested.  You may also buy health Insurance policy for your kids [Read the article "Do you Know How Your Child be a Good Learner???"]. It may cover their regular dental check-up. 

10. Update yourself regularly

Due to rapid change of technology, many changes come to the way of study. You have to keep yourself updated otherwise your children will not feel comfortable with you. You should be aware of online study courses, online test series, eBooks available on the Internet etc. You can subscribe to these courses for reference or practices of your children. Generation gap is a major obstacle in making you a perfect parent.

11. Respect expectations

Everyone in the world need respect. For getting respect you first need to respect others. In the same way respect your kids. Never use abusing language with them. Don't pressurize them to respect you or others. They will learn it from you. You must be a role model for them.

12. Career decision

They should become what they want to be. Try to mold them according to their own understanding of life. It is not necessary that whatever you did your child will also follow the same and do same profession or job. You should courage your child to think about their career according to their interest.

Children are future of your family and for your country so let them nurture with love and care.


All the Best!

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