It is winter and school holidays here on the Gold Coast, Australia. Our winter may get as cool as 8c degrees! I love living here, walking on the beach in the middle of winter – its fantastic.
Anyway as it is school holidays, it is a time some parents love and other parents dislike. Some parents love the lack of routine for a couple of weeks others don’t, especially if they are working.
It is a great time to get the kids into the kitchen and helping, though. Even the youngest can put things away or in the bin. The older ones can mix or mash or even peel, they love to be involved. You may even find they will eat more of things they have helped to prepare. It’s a great time to try different fruit & vegies with them, maybe with yoghurt or hommus. Set the right example now and they will thank you for it when they are old enough to appreciate it.
The big picture is – if you don’t have your health, you really don’t have anything. No point being the richest person in the intensive care ward! It only takes a few simple steps to be healthy – eat well, drink plenty of water and exercise (and of course quit smoking and limit alcohol consumption). Not too hard at all!
These are my thoughts. Happy holidays!
It is winter and school holidays here on the Gold Coast, Australia. Our winter may get as cool as 8c degrees! I love living here, walking on the beach in the middle of winter – its fantastic.
Anyway as it is school holidays, it is a time some parents love and other parents dislike. Some parents love the lack of routine for a couple of weeks others don’t, especially if they are working.
It is a great time to get the kids into the kitchen and helping, though. Even the youngest can put things away or in the bin. The older ones can mix or mash or even peel, they love to be involved. You may even find they will eat more of things they have helped to prepare. It’s a great time to try different fruit & vegies with them, maybe with yoghurt or hommus. Set the right example now and they will thank you for it when they are old enough to appreciate it.
The big picture is – if you don’t have your health, you really don’t have anything. No point being the richest person in the intensive care ward! It only takes a few simple steps to be healthy – eat well, drink plenty of water and exercise (and of course quit smoking and limit alcohol consumption). Not too hard at all!
These are my thoughts. Happy holidays!