Gratuitous Jajan child, Teach Healthy Eating

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Jakarta, Psychology Zone - One of the important aspects that children avoid eating snacks indiscriminate behavior is by giving them an understanding of the hazards of chemicals such as borax, formalin, clothing dyes in their food. Child psychologist, Dra.Rose Mini, M.Psi said parents and teachers should have a strategy to create awareness in their students. Although it looks difficult, but for the health of children from brain damage and cancer, understanding that needs to be delivered.
"The strategy is needed in dealing with the nature of the children who tend to ignore healthy eating," said Rose Mini as Tupperware seminar themed "I'm clean I'm healthy I'm Wonderful" in Jakarta, Thursday (3/5).
She said parents should be able to explain in a logical and communicative while providing knowledge about healthy eating. How this is done so that the child easily understand what is conveyed by the parents. For example, parents provide real examples to apply.
He added that education of healthy eating can be started from home, school and neighborhood children. Through educational debriefing and knowledge, are expected to refine their own children which he shall eat or not.
"In addition, parents should teach first. The easiest thing we can start from the children go to school. Do not just say it was, but did not give a clear example, "said Rose.
Provide knowledge about healthy eating is not quite up there, Rose said, "the important thing is that parents should set an example to the children. Rose admits, there are many parents who can only speak, but it is difficult to apply. "
When parents have a sordid lifestyle, while they teach children healthy, it will not succeed.
"In this way the child can digest easily and will act in accordance with the directives in question," said Rose Mini. (Gtr / TRB / mba)