- Parents control the supply lines. You decide which foods to buy and when to serve them. Though kids will pester their parents for less nutritious foods, adults should be in charge when deciding which foods are regularly stocked in the house. Kids won’t go hungry. They’ll eat what’s available in the cupboard and fridge at home. If their favorite snack isn’t all that nutritious, you can still buy it once in a while so they don’t feel deprived.
- From the foods you offer, kids get to choose what they will eat or whether to eat at all. Kids need to have some say in the matter. Schedule regular meal and snack times. From the selections you offer, let them choose what to eat and how much of it they want. This may seem like a little too much freedom. But if you follow step 1, your kids will be choosing only from the foods you buy and serve.
- Quit the “clean-plate club.” Let kids stop eating when they feel they’ve had enough. Lots of parents grew up under the clean-plate rule, but that approach doesn’t help kids listen to their own bodies when they feel full. When kids notice and respond to feelings of fullness, they’re less likely to overeat.
- Start them young. Food preferences are developed early in life, so offer variety. Likes and dislikes begin forming even when kids are babies. You may need to serve a new food a few different times for a child to accept it. Don’t force a child to eat, but offer a few bites. With older kids, ask them to try one bite.
- Rewrite the kids’ menu. Who says kids only want to eat hot dogs, pizza, burgers, and macaroni and cheese? When eating out, let your kids try new foods and they might surprise you with their willingness to experiment. You can start by letting them try a little of whatever you ordered or ordering an appetizer for them to try.
- Drink calories count. Soda and other sweetened drinks add extra calories and get in the way of good nutrition. Water and milk are the best drinks for kids. Juice is fine when it’s 100%, but kids don’t need much of it — 4 to 6 ounces a day is enough for preschoolers.
- Put sweets in their place. Occasional sweets are fine, but don’t turn dessert into the main reason for eating dinner. When dessert is the prize for eating dinner, kids naturally place more value on the cupcake than the broccoli. Try to stay neutral about foods.
- Food is not love. Find better ways to say “I love you.” When foods are used to reward kids and show affection, they may start using food to cope with stress or other emotions. Offer hugs, praise, and attention instead of food treats.
- Kids do as you do. Be a role model and eat healthy yourself. When trying to teach good eating habits, try to set the best example possible. Choose nutritious snacks, eat at the table, and don’t skip meals.
- Limit TV and computer time. When you do, you’ll avoid mindless snacking and encourage activity. Research has shown that kids who cut down on TV-watching also reduced their percentage of body fat. When TV and computer time are limited, they’ll find more active things to do. And limiting “screen time” means you’ll have more time to be active together.
Four Seasons flashcards
A season is a period of the year that is distinguished by special climate conditions. The four seasons—spring, summer, autumn, and winter flashcards will help your children to learn about it. Each has its own light, temperature, and weather patterns that repeat yearly. We have illustrated all the fours seasons in our flashcards.
Our season flashcard contains 4 cards: Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter
12 months flashcards
ZoyoNook’s twelve month flashcards to practice reading the names of the months of the year.
Our flashcard contains 12 cards: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.
Days of the week flashcards
What day is today? Teach your children, the days of the week with our flashcards! You will find this way of teaching the days of the week very attractive for your children.
ZoyoNook’s flashcard contains 7 cards: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
Free 1 to 36 Fruits Flashcards
Teach fruits name with Our fantastic Flash card which will help preschool and kindergarten children to recognize Fruits easily. Let them explore all the fruits in the market. Doing fruits shopping by their own would develop their interest towards healthy eating habits.
ZoyoNook’s free 36 Printable Fruits Flashcards will help your kids learn to recognize, read and write.
Free 1 to 24 Shape Flashcards
Teach shapes with Our fantastic Flash card which will help preschool and kindergarten children to recognize shapes playful.
ZoyoNook’s free 24 Printable Flash Cards will help your kids learn to recognize, read and write.
Free 1 to 20 number Flashcards
Number recognition is a building block to success in mathematics (Math). Our Number Flash card help preschool and kindergarten children to recognize and write numbers playfully as a first successive step towards Math. Which will help preschool and kindergarten children to begin counting objects, compare numbers and many more.
ZoyoNook’s free Printable Flash Cards will help your kids learn to recognize, read and write numbers from 1-20.
Free Printable Math Numbers activity Worksheets – Number 10 Ten Sheets
Number recognition is a building block to success in mathematics (Math). Our Number and Counting worksheets help preschool and kindergarten children to recognize and write numbers playfully as a first successive step towards Math. Which will help preschool and kindergarten children to begin counting objects, compare numbers and many more.
ZoyoNook’s free Printable worksheets will help your kids learn to recognize, read and write numbers from 1-20.
Free Printable Math Numbers activity Worksheets – Number 9 Nine Sheets
Number recognition is a building block to success in mathematics (Math). Our Number and Counting worksheets help preschool and kindergarten children to recognize and write numbers playfully as a first successive step towards Math. Which will help preschool and kindergarten children to begin counting objects, compare numbers and many more.
ZoyoNook’s free Printable worksheets will help your kids learn to recognize, read and write numbers from 1-20.
Free Printable Math Numbers activity Worksheets – Number 8 Eight Sheets
Number recognition is a building block to success in mathematics (Math). Our Number and Counting worksheets help preschool and kindergarten children to recognize and write numbers playfully as a first successive step towards Math. Which will help preschool and kindergarten children to begin counting objects, compare numbers and many more.
ZoyoNook’s free Printable worksheets will help your kids learn to recognize, read and write numbers from 1-20.
Free Printable Math Numbers activity Worksheets – Number 7 Seven Sheets
Number recognition is a building block to success in mathematics (Math). Our Number and Counting worksheets help preschool and kindergarten children to recognize and write numbers playfully as a first successive step towards Math. Which will help preschool and kindergarten children to begin counting objects, compare numbers and many more.
ZoyoNook’s free Printable worksheets will help your kids learn to recognize, read and write numbers from 1-20.
Free Printable Math Numbers activity Worksheets – Number 6 Six Sheets
Number recognition is a building block to success in mathematics (Math). Our Number and Counting worksheets help preschool and kindergarten children to recognize and write numbers playfully as a first successive step towards Math. Which will help preschool and kindergarten children to begin counting objects, compare numbers and many more.
ZoyoNook’s free Printable worksheets will help your kids learn to recognize, read and write numbers from 1-20.
