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Common Parenting Mistake
© Sean Dreilinger
My good friend Rob is an “honorary” uncle to his best friends’ little girl Chloe.
He told me a heart-warming story yesterday — a story that reminded me of a very common parenting mistake!
It’s a mistake I made myself and it’s one of my BIG regrets as a parent — getting the food thing wrong… terribly, terribly wrong.
I have a reasonable excuse however, in that I was pretty much a zombie when my son Sam was at the stage of putting things in his mouth. Regretfully, he did eat a lot of jarred mush…
Nowadays, I cringe when I hear parents scream “Get that out of your mouth” in such a panic that you’d think the house was on fire or something!
No, if I could do it again, I’d do it differently. When my son Sam was putting things in his mouth, I’d have some cut-up fruits and veg ready in the fridge to substitute.
Which brings me back to Rob’s niece Chloe… Read more
How to Stop Worrying About Your Health
© Ashley Rose
Want to know how to stop worrying about your health and just BE healthy?
James and I here at Habit Guide are not health fanatics…
The point is to get into healthy habits so you’re just healthy and happy every day.
You don’t want to have to keep thinking about it and being “into” health for its own sake.
Who wants to keep worrying about this stuff? It’s about getting to a point where you’re enjoying a healthy routine every day, without thought or effort required on your part…
That’s the way it should be, don’t you think?
Life is too short and there’s so many other things to experience. A healthy lifestyle gives you a solid foundation for your life, so you’re free to go on and develop your passions for whatever your thing happens to be… Read more
GM Foods — Good or Bad?
© Mike Bailey-Gates
February, 2011
The US Department of Agriculture recently made the decision to completely deregulate genetically engineered alfalfa, meaning that farmers can now freely plant these genetically engineered seeds anywhere…
The announcement on January 27th by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsac has raised alarm among many in the organic foods movement. Why is this, and is it relevant to human health? After all, most of us don’t eat alfalfa. Yet it is relevant at many levels… Read more
How to Get Your Kids to Behave
Patricia asks…
“My 5 year old son is constantly challenging my husband and me. He does not listen when I ask him to do something. When I take him shopping with me he constantly runs about the shop, picking things up and dropping them on the floor. When I ask him why he did it, he just says ‘because I wanted to’.
Mass on Sundays is another battle — constant standing, sitting, moving, talking, then roaring, annoying others who want to hear the mass. When someone talks he keeps interrupting, even myself and my husband. When he eats, he drops foods he doesn’t want on the floor and I end up cleaning it up.
I am at the end of my tether with him, I am constantly stressed out over it… If you have any guidance or help I would most welcome it.”
© a natural thing
How to get your kids to behave — it’s a problem every parent faces. The answer is good habits… that’s the key to everything.
Get everything you want into good habits so they know and expect what’s coming…
“Talky-time” at bed-time is a great example of a good habit for children. Start with a short story and then talk about the day.
Keep in mind what you want to say to him but don’t force it — let it come in the conversation naturally if you can. Use talky-time to talk about how you feel about the day and get him to talk about how he feels. Over time, this will give you an amazing bond… Read more
Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment
Mary asks…
“I was recently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. I am 39, and in great health otherwise. I am not interested in taking any prescription drugs until I have no other choice. Do you have any suggestions for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis?”
© pinkangelbabe
Yes, I recommend throwing yourself into the Habit Guide lifestyle in a big way. Any disease ending “itis” means inflammation.
What you need to do are all the things that are “anti-inflammatory” and get rid of all the things that are “pro-inflammatory…”
Rheumatoid arthritis diet
The first step diet-wise is to stick to the Habit Guide diet for a few months and monitor things. Then we may decide to go further, to remove even more acid-forming foods and further increase the alkali-forming foods… Read more
