SCHOOL FOR PARENTS: Habits and routines in children.

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Habits and routines are an important part of our daily life (getting up, getting dressed, eating, sleeping, etc.). These habits make life easier because it is very difficult to think of small actions, they are automated and leave room to think about more important things.

SourceAt the same time, repetition and the "boring" monotony of habits give us a sense of security and a capacity for foresight in life that can be of great help, especially in times of stress.

Children are not born with established habits, but suffer when they are repeated over and over again. When the child enters the family routine for the first time for daily activities, integration will be easier. Therefore, if you introduce good habits and routines in schedules, meals, cleanliness, behaviors, etc., we will avoid many problems in the establishment of limits and norms, avoiding punishment.

Habits and routines provide a very important mechanism of permanence and regularity, and therefore are of fundamental importance in the child's life.

Advantages of habits and routines in children

Source✦They allow you to organize your life, doing daily activities in the same way.
✦Help the child feel safe in the world in which he lives.
✦ Moves the development of autonomy
✦Allows self-knowledge
✦Provides security and stability
✦This favors an atmosphere of tranquility
✦Allows mental organization and order
✦We are transforming the environment into a predictable place, which reduces the level of uncertainty and anxiety

Habits and learning

Source✦ Habit allows to establish discipline behaviors.
✦ Encourages integration in the education system.
✦ Favors the understanding of time and space.
✦ Allows focusing attention on specific tasks and determining works based on daily goals and objectives.
✦ It allows you to start and finish a task, without stopping what is done.
✦ Efficient use of time.
✦ It allows you to comply with and respect the rules.

How to create habits in children?

✦ Perform the same habits for a certain time at the same time.
✦ Accompany the child to perform this routine until it becomes a habit.
✦ Do not make such a habit an obligation.

Good habits for children's health

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✦ Brush your teeth
✦ Sleep early
✦ Do homework and read
✦ Eat healthy foods
✦ Wash your hands
✦ Do exercises
✦ Respect the environment.

It is very important to guide our children, teaching them habits that allow them to develop both in their family and in school life. For this it is recommended to make a schedule taking into account the following habits as the most important turning them into a daily routine: food, hygiene, hours of play (it will be a free game, but within a certain time), sports, study and sleep. More elements can be added according to the age and needs of the child.

Daily routines are healthy for the child's mental and emotional development, and the clearer the guidelines are, the more the rules of coexistence will be followed, and in the future your children will appreciate it.

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