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Parenting Tips › As a parent you should encourage your child to study hard and do well in the school exams. › Childhood is very precious; precious enough not be wasted by the artificial pressures. › Child is like a clay to be molded - where teachers and parents are potters deciding what shape the clay should take › Do not give up your child's present to secure his or her future. Give your child the freedom to truly explore life with abandon. › When children are born, they are like blank slates on which their parents' help to script the beginnings of the stories of their lives. Every child grows up and ultimately charts his own destiny, but his parents lay the foundation. › When parents rebuke their children, they should make them understand that it is a specific behaviour that is under criticism and not the child himself. The child must feel that he is not a bad person, but that he has not behaved correctly in a particular situation. › The best way to make the child perform at his optimum level is to encourage regular study habits and give him proper guidance if he is weak in any subject › Extra curricular activities too should be given due importance as they help in shaping a complete personality. › Parents, as a rule of thumb, should stop comparing their child to others, as this creates a feeling of inadequacy. › Catch your child doing something right and praise him to the skies: "You made your bed without being asked - that's terrific!" or "I was watching you play with your sister and you were very patient." › Set limits and be consistent with your discipline. › Give quality time to your children. › Be a good role model. › Make communication a priority. › Be flexible and willing to adjust your parenting style. › Show that your love is unconditional. › Be aware of your own needs and limitations as a parent. › Talk about learning, share the fun and excitement of new skills. Show your children that you are always learning, too. › As a parent, you can awaken your children to the joy of learning by encouraging their imagination and curiosity. › Don't be too anxious about a child's test scores. › Do encourage children. Praise them for the things they do well. If they feel good about themselves, they will do their best. › Don't judge a child on the basis of a single test score. › Meet with your child's teacher as often as possible to discuss his/her progress. › Make sure your child attends school regularly. Remember, tests do reflect children's overall achievement. › Provide a quiet, comfortable place for studying at home. › Make sure that your child is well rested on school days and especially the day of a test. Children who are tired are less able to pay attention in class or to handle the demands of a test. › Give your child a well rounded diet. A healthy body leads to a healthy, active mind. › Provide books and magazines for your youngster to read at home. By reading new materials, a child will learn new words that might appear on a test. › Share your own experiences and goals with your children, because children tend to adopt your ideals. › Establishing realistic, consistent family rules for work around the house so our children can develop schedules and stable routines. › Encouraging our children to think about the future. Tips for Healthy Living › Exercising and Eating right should be at the top of your daily to-do list for Healthy living. › Eat Balanced diet and nutrition. Monitor what you consume, and keep away from a detrimental abundance of those which are unhealthy for your body › In summer, grocery stores are abundant with beautiful greens, fruits and vegetables -- all the makings for meal-sized salads, so you should have Salads with your food for Healthy Living › Turn Off TV, DVD, and Computer for Better Health › Sneak Exercise Into Your Routine › Drink enough water. › Kill your bad habits › Get enough sleep and try to sleep at your regular schedule. › Healthy living is as much a psychological issue as it is a physical undertaking. Reinforcing yourself with happy and positive thoughts gives you the confidence you need to conquer anything that life throws your way, giving you the confidence that makes you feel good about yourself. › Reward yourself. Many attempts for healthy living fail because the rewarding one self for achieving goals is forgotten. A campaign to attain healthy living can be fun, especially if we reward ourselves for a job well done. At the end of the day, when what we want to accomplish has been accomplished, we should always take time to reward ourselves for the commitment and resolve we have shown.