Healthy Eating for Kids – Teaching Responsibility
It’s all very well for parents to provide healthy food for their children, but is this enough to instill healthy eating for life? As a Dietitian, I believe that parents who set an example of healthy eating to their children, provides a huge advantage of their children choosing a healthy lifestyle as adults . Additionally, by enabling children to take some responsibility in choosing to eat healthy food it becomes even more beneficial.
Read MoreHelping Kids Learn the Art of Gratitude
What if we could help kids to be more joyful, more forgiving, more loving, more enthusiastic, and more optimistic about life? What would it take to ensue such a bright outlook on life? I do think that generally children already have this outlook on life but somewhere along the line it changes as adulthood approaches. Is there something we as parents can do that provides our children with the tools to embrace the good in this world and not dwell on things that dampen optimism?
Read MoreKids Need to be Kids
Can you remember your childhood? I think most people have had their ups and downs during their growing up years – afterall no-one really has a perfect childhood. I guess my childhood was rather average. I remember lots of playing and exploring as well as sensing the financial pressure that my parents went through. I also remember receiving quite a practical upbringing – chores and learning various skills was definitely part of it. I left home at 18 and could pretty much manage by myself.
Read MoreWelcome to Practical Skills for Kids Blog
Our children are the next generation to care for the world we live in. We want our children to not only be smart in the way they manage life but to also be well-skilled to take care of themselves and the ones they care for.
So our blog aims to provide tips and advice on how to provide these skills. Providing ways to upskill our children is intended to be fun, useful and natural.
Please leave any comments on this blog that can help us provide a great service and as well as helping others on this journey of loving and teaching our beautiful children to suceed in life.
Read MoreAbout Me
Hi, my name is Alessandra I live in Australia with my husband and two boys. I love learning new skills and I especially enjoy cooking, gardening and photography. I am a qualified Dietitian and I have private practice Ripe Nutrition. I want to provide a blog that could consolidate as many practical skills as possible for my children to refer to when they need to. Welcome to my blog I hope you enjoy it. 
