Every mother wishes the best of health wealth and happiness for her baby. And I am no different. However merely wishing something doesn’t warrant its fulfillment. Children enjoy a lifetime of good health (physical and emotional), prosperity and happiness when they implement good habits and certain life skills into their day to day life. Here is my list of life skills I would like to teach my children to raise them into happy healthy and independent individuals.
1. Enjoying meals. Learning to enjoy little things in life makes life happier and enriching. While common place for most, a healthy full meal still remains a privilege for many. Technically also mindful eating promote good health and effective absorption of nutrients by the body.
2. Reading to see the world from a hundred different eyes. Every traveller has a unique view of the valley. Books gives you the panorama of life from different angles. A book enthusiast is can be alone but never lonely.
3. Express not to impress. We live in a world where social recognition is more important than self recognition. Often this leads to a lifetime of insecurities and breeds jealousy. Children need to be taught to express their true self without worrying about popularity.
4. Celebrating life each day. Being a little more forgiving about what happened in the past, being thankful for what we have today and being optimistic about the possibilities future holds is a way of life every person should adopt.
5. Fall in love, stay in love. No one needs to learn how to fall in love because nature has its own way of teaching this but few people know how to stay in love. Staying in love requires forgiveness, persistence, acceptance. Children who are taught forgiveness, persistence and acceptance grow up to become dependable friend and loving spouse.
Although I believe life is the greatest teacher, I would give my best to teach my children these skills so that they grow up to become sound and self reliant individuals capable of handling challenges and success alike.
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