Family and children

Poor nutrition in children

Children and fresh fruit

Children especially need a balanced diet because on the one hand they are growing and their bodies need the important nutrients, on the other hand they are at an age where they are acquiring eating habits that will last a lifetime. Children who eat a balanced variety of healthy and tasty foods are more likely to eat healthily throughout their lives as adults. The responsibility for ensuring that children do not eat poorly lies with adults, especially parents.

 

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Educating children in environmental awareness

Children and the environment

Environmental awareness is one of the most important issues in today's society. The mistakes of previous generations have to be ironed out by future generations in order not to further damage and improve the environment. In order for our children to live in a clean and healthy environment, we should teach them environmental awareness from an early age.

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Ideas for a child's birthday party for a 10-year-old girl

Birthday party

A 10-year-old girl is no longer a small child, but still needs a different kind of birthday party than a teenager. At the age of 10, the girl has reached a special age, namely a transitional phase between childhood and adulthood. This can make planning the birthday presents and the birthday party difficult.

 

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Safety for children in swimming pools, at the lake and in the sea

Safety for children when handling water

Playing in and around water is great fun for children, but water can be life-threatening for young children. Whether in swimming pools, public waters such as quarry ponds and the sea, paddling pools or simply in a bucket, water poses a potential danger to children. Parents can avoid this danger by remembering that a child can drown in just two centimetres of water.

 

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