Finally, what makes a good parent in regards to your children’s health is keep your children’s schedule as regular as possible. Children’s bodies are developing. They need rhythms. Getting them to bed at a regular hour is essential to this rhythm.

Feed your child good food as often as possible. Junk food is ok but it should be the treat not the staple of what they eat whenever they are hungry. Nutrition is the building block that our immune response is based on.

Give your children the love and consistency they need. Their mental health adds to their physical health.

I hope these articles give you the strength to fight the knee jerk reaction to go for drugs at the first moment there is something wrong with your child. Remember the goal is a healthy child and because we often associate giving a drug as doing something very healthy, it is often the cause of many health problems.

Sincerely,

Dr. Bocknek

The Problem Solving Expert for Parents and Families

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Dr. Robert Bocknek is the problem solving expert for marriage, parents and families at www.takebackthehome.com and www.keyboard-culture-parenting.com.  He can be reached at bocknek@takebackthehome.com. He is author of the “Take Back the Home course” and the “Learning how to Learn course” which can be seen at www.takebackthehome.com.

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Weakness #2 Vaccines are safe.

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