Healthy bodies:-

Here are a few tips to help keep your growing child healthy:-

Eat meals with your child whenever possible. Let your child see you enjoying fruits, vegetables, and whole grains at meals and snacks.

Your child should eat and drink only a limited amount of food and beverages that contain added sugars, solid fats, or salt.

Provide your child with age-appropriate play equipment, like balls and plastic bats, but let your preschooler choose what to play. This makes moving and being active fun for your preschooler.

Make sure your child gets the recommended amount of sleep each night: 10–13 hours per 24 hours (including naps) for preschoolers 3-5 years.

Child safety first

As your child becomes more independent, it is important that you and your child are aware of ways to stay safe. Here are a few tips to protect your child:

Tell your child why it is important to stay out of traffic. Tell them not to play in the street or run after stray balls.

Be cautious when letting your child ride their tricycle. Keep them on the sidewalk and away from the street and always have them wear a helmet.

Check outdoor playground equipment. Make sure there are no loose parts or sharp edges.
Watch your child at all times, especially when they are playing outside.

Be safe in the water. Teach your child to swim, but watch them at all times when they are in or around any body of water (this includes kiddie pools).

Following are some of the things you, as a parent, can do to help your preschooler during this time:

Continue to read to your child. Nurture their love for books by taking them to the library or bookstore.
Let your child help with simple chores.

Be clear and consistent when disciplining your child. Explain and show the behavior that you expect from them. Whenever you tell them no, follow up with what they should be doing instead.

Help your child develop good language skills by speaking to them in complete sentences and using "grown up" words. Help them to use the correct words and phrases.

Help your child through the steps to solve problems when they are upset.

Give your child a limited number of simple choices (for example, deciding what to wear, when to play, and what to eat for snack).