5 Amazing Ways to Have Physically Strong Children

We all want to see our children healthy and strong and strive to do our best to make it happen anyway. Many of us are successful in our ambition and effort to see our children physically and mentally strong; others are less successful.

Almost all of us are not happy with our effort as we usually think that we should’ve done even more.

If you too don’t want to regret any time in your life to have not done enough for a physical build-up of your children, you should plan it ahead.

You can follow a few simple steps to have physically strong children.

Let’s get started!

1. Food & Nutrition

• As health-conscious parents, food should be your first priority to have physical strong children. It is a foundation or pillar on which their bodies stand and build.
• A malnourished child will not grow to his/her potential. The growth will be slower than their bodies’ potential. It might stop well before reaching their potential.
• Moreover, malnourished children are prone to weakness and diseases. It takes a toll on their bodies’ build-up.
• Feed them food that fulfills their nutrition needs. You can access a lot of information on food specifically meant for children.
• If you are not sure, seek advice from your pediatrician or nutritionist on the type and quantity of food you should be feeding your children from the very beginning.
• Also, if you want to have physically strong children, promote a culture of eating healthy food. It is better you set the trend by an example. If you are eating fast or junk food yourself but insisting on children on healthy food, it will not work.
• Make sure you only serve healthy food to your family, including your children, at your meal table. It is a simple principle that has a life-long health impact on your children’s lives.
• If you want to test your children’s growth and strength potential, diversify your menu to include food that contains stronger energy elements.
• All children grow into constant growth phases. Sometimes, a regular healthy meal is not enough to meet their growth requirement and potential. In this case, you can help them try even healthier food.

2. Promote Healthy Eating

• Promoting healthy eating in your children has many aspects to it. Feeding them food that fulfills their nutritional need is one of them.
• Another is feeding them regularly and in shorter intervals. It is necessary to keep them full. The food must sustain the pace and potential of its growth.
• It is important to allow sufficient time in between feeds. They should be able to thoroughly digest what they eat. It is important from the nutrition point-of-view too.
• Stuffing food into their mouths and bellies limits its nutritional potential. Allow more time to food to better digest and maximize its nutritional benefits.
• Overfeeding is not good for children’s health. It affects their digestion and immune systems and proves counter-productive to their growth chances and potential. Besides, it makes them weak instead of getting strong.
• It’s recommended to feed your children well before putting them into their beds. Allowing or pushing children to sleep soon after eating negatively affects their bodies. They intend to develop many problems such as food overthrowing. It makes them sick too.
• If you don’t trust a readily-prepared food for your children, it is better you prepare it with your own hands. It shows them your affection. It promotes healthy food and eating habits among them.
• You yourself should be a part of your children’s meal routine. Children look up at parents and follow their example in all spheres of their lives. It is even truer to food and healthy eating.
• You should make your family eating routine more interactive. With your presence at the table, you can note any unusual eating habits and routines of your children and encourage them to overcome those.

 

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3. Encourage Physical Activity

• Our inactivity is a major concern for us. It causes health issues such as obesity and it’s a contributory factor in some diseases such as diabetes. Plus, it’s also a cause of lower self-esteem, depression and other mental health problems.
• Just like adults, children are prone to inactivity and the problems it causes. You should discourage them from it and promote a culture of physical activity in them.
• Encourage children into some sort of physical work on a daily basis. From allowing them to play in the mud, work on skill-building toys and games, to ride a bike; make them do something physically.
• If you observe a sense of relaxation or lack of energy, help them into a physical activity. Play with them for a while and strategically push them into little to greater workload.
• If they are grown-up help them ride a bike at home or at the park. Accompany them with you on a bike ride so they see you and feel encouraged to do it too.
• Take them into children’s parks and playlands. They will challenge their strength by seeing other children doing so. It is one of the most effective methods to promote a culture of physical activity among your children.
• Challenge them into an activity. Children have a great sense of curiosity. When challenged, they are able to do many things.
• It’s important that you participate in an activity with them. If you exercise your children are most likely to carry the idea of exercise and fitness in their minds. They can turn it around into an activity at any time in their lives.
• Children happen to learn many things in ignorance. They can build on this learning at any time in their lives. It benefits their health and growth.
• Motivate them into more energy-focused exercise, instead of weight or power-focused exercises. Don’t let them use your home fitness equipment during the early phase of their development.

4. Encourage Outdoor Activity

• Outdoor sports and activities are the trends that take birth in people from their childhood. It’s fruitful when you encourage an outdoor activity among your children from an early stage of their lives.
• You can start by taking them into playgrounds and children parks. They have a range of activities focused on equipment and games. Children have an opportunity to explore and experiment with those in their own way and time.
• Take them with you on walks in parks or on sidewalks. They can walk under your supervision, with or without your help. This will make them stronger and expand their potential.
• If they are grown enough to ride bikes, buy them, and help them ride their bikes regularly. Bikes are attractive rides for children. They are a good source to build their bodies especially leg muscles.
• Occasionally take them to easier and smaller hikes. This will help set them on a longer course of walks and fitness in the future.
• Motivate and help them take part in all other sports activities, especially the ones they like the most. It is an important step to make them ready for school and college sports. It helps you to know which sports they like and have natural instincts and abilities.
• Take your children to shows and art exhibitions regularly. It helps to build positive energies in them as well as promotes positive attitudes among them necessary for their motivation.

5. Mental Health & Strength

• Mental health is the key to have physically strong children. By eating healthy and doing physical activities your children become and stay strong. But their mental health requires a different approach from you.
• Children are prone to mental health problems as much as adults. They feel down or lack of energy and motivation. You should take as much care about their mental health as you do for their physical health.
• Encourage them to live and thrive in a less stressful environment. For example, you yourself should adopt green transport means and encourage them to do so in their lives.
• Motivate them towards socialization. Take them with you to meetings with your friends, your family visits and social gatherings.
• Take them to visit their grandparents and relatives on a regular basis. It will promote a sense of connecting with other people among them.
• Allow them to connect and play with children from all backgrounds and families. This will diversify their cultural belonging and develop an understanding of other cultures and languages.

More Tips on How to Have Physically Strong Children

Here are even more tips you can use and get benefit to having physically strong children:

1. Don’t leave your children unattended for any period of time.2
2. Supervise all physical activities.
3. Don’t leave them outdoor on their own.
4. Get your children medically examined by your family doctor.
5. Don’t let them befriend strangers.
6. Report to police if you observe any unusual behavior by a stranger.
7. Don’t leave your home fitness equipment to be easily accessible by your children.
8. Seek a consultation with your family physician if your children are malnourished or their growth is not up to their age potential.
9. Don’t push them into harder activities. Let them start with small and little.
10. Interactively become involved with them in all their activities.
11. Allow them space and time to adjust to certain environments and conditions before expecting results.

Hopefully, the mentioned tips provide you some useful advice and answered all (at least most of them) your questions on how to have physically strong children.

Good luck! 😉