Learning new skills and behaviors is much easier at a young age and gets harder as we get older. These habits will go with them for the rest of their lives, so you want to make sure they are good ones.

Responsibility around the house

Even from the toddler years, you can start teaching your children the value of a well kept home. This starts out with simple chores like putting away toys and cleaning up their rooms. Baby Go Go suggests having your child spend roughly 10 to 15 minutes a day tidying up their bedrooms.

Other habits like conserving energy are also important. Some great examples are not using too much water in the sink and turning off the lights when they aren’t needed. Eventually, your child will learn the important of energy conservation and environmental preservation. They will learn to care about facts like how the solar power capacity in America is 47.1 GWs, which is enough to power 9.1 million homes, and we can create little environmentalists to save the planet one day at a time.

The importance of a healthy diet

Imagine Forests says that having “off limits” food can lead to food issues down the road. For this reason, it’s important to teach them why a healthy diet is important and not just to avoid certain foods. Encourage them to drink lots of water and get enough vitamins and nutrients. For example, getting enough protein is a habit that most adults don’t even have, but should. Imagine Forest says that a 60 pound child should have 60 grams of healthy protein. Your children will take this habit with them and hopefully won’t struggle with common weight issues in the future.

Getting enough sleep

As an adult, you know how difficult it can be to nail down a sleep schedule and actually get enough sleep every night. Adequate sleep helps replenish the energy lost from the day so you can awake feeling refreshed and rejuvenated. A good way to do this is to establish a consistent bed time routine and ensuring their sleeping environment is optimal. Your little one will appreciate their good sleeping habits as they age.

Keep in mind that your children look to you as a role model. They watch you, and they mimic you. It is a very big responsibility, but it’s a great one indeed. You are shaping the citizens of the future, so it’s important to do all that you can while they are young to create great kids and even better adults.