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Help Your Kids By Helping Yourself

Help Your Kids By Helping Yourself

Have you ever known someone that does anything and everything for their kids? In sports, for example, you'll see parents making sure their kids have all the gear they need. And they put them in the best academies. They sign up for extra technique sessions with a skills coach. And they structure their schedules around their kids lives. It doesn't have to be sports. The same applies for arts, dance, music or whatever their child is into. Mom and dad pull out all the stops to make sure little Billy, or Suzy, has the best opportunity possible. And that doesn't necessarily have to be a bad thing. Except when it starts to interfere with mom or dad being able to live a healthy life themselves. And that's unfortunate because I would guess the parents make all these efforts and sacrifices so their children will grow up to be strong and healthy adults. It's unfortunate because it's less important what we do for our kids and more important what they see us doing. Take a moment and let that sink in. [caption id="attachment_5421" align="aligncenter" width="300"] It's more important what our kids see us doing than what we do for them. In other words: It's more important for our kids to see us eating the right amounts of healthy foods than it is to feed them healthy foods. It's more important for our kids to see us getting regular exercise and activity than it is to sign them up for every team and activity available. It's more important for our kids to see us spend time reading and studying than it is to buy them books and extra tutoring lessons.I remember my good friend  and renowned Dr. Susan Kleiner sharing a study with me. And the study looked at parents that would meet...

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