Dietary and Lifestyle Tips for Teens Development

Beginning of teenage is also the years of a child’s emotional, intellectual and physical growth. Here are a few tips that parents can use to empower their child to healthily glide through teenage.

Highlights

Encourage your child to engage in sports
Meditation is highly beneficial for teenagers.
Four small meals are recommended, include fresh vegetables and fruits, juices, dry fruits, etc.
Teens need to stay hydrated, especially during summers.

The beginning of teenage is the years of a child’s emotional, intellectual, and physical growth. Within a very short span of time, these kids turn from being dependent on their parents for everything to living as an individual. This transition can be especially hard if your child isn’t conditioned to handling responsibilities from a young age.

Mentioned below are a few tips that you can use as a parent to empower your child to healthily glide through teenage.

A nourishing diet facilitates healthy tissue formation and equips the body to fight diseases in near and far future. The following dietary practices should be followed

Include fresh vegetables and fruits, juices, dry fruits, etc. in the regular diet.
Four small meals are recommended
Explain the importance of hydration, especially during summers. Failing this, ama (toxins) starts accumulating in the body and affect their health and growth.

The following lifestyle tips should be incorporated into the daily routine

Encourage your child to engage in sports. It helps your child to socialize and boosts blood circulation and metabolism.
Yoga should be practised regularly. It simulates the functioning of internal organs.
Meditation is highly beneficial for teenagers. It calms the mind and body, enhances learning ability, increases IQ and mental clarity.

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