I hate Veggies……

“I hate brinjal, cauliflower, bittergourd, bottlegourd, spinach, cabbage………..”, these were the words of my niece when I asked her which vegetable she doesn’t like. Well the list was endless and almost covered all the vegetablesJ. Vegetables are never included in the favorite food list of a kid. Almost all the kids hate veggies and it worries poor moms a lot.

The vegetables are rich in vitamins such as Vitamin A, Vitamin K and Vitamin B6, provitamins, dietary minerals and carbohydrates. Vegetables contain a great variety of other phytochemicals, some of which have been claimed to have antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral and anticarcinogenic properties. Parents, mostly mothers, try all the tricks to feed veggies to their kids but most of the time it goes in vain.

The items which top the favorite food list of kids are pizza, burgers, pasta, french fries and anything which is fried and is non healthy and can lead to obesity. In US, the problem of childhood obesity is increasing. Between 16 and 33 percent of children and adolescents are obese. Child obesity in India is also on a rise. Kids are becoming addicted to junk food. One can find McDonald’s , dominos, pizza hut etc. in almost every mall and near any shopping place.  Junk foods are high in saturated fat which leads to high cholesterol levels making one feel lethargic and heavy.

Parents need to see that their kids eat veggies on a daily basis. Vegetables can be presented to kids in an interesting way. There are lots of healthy recipes which combine vegetables and few other ingredients and make a tasty and healthy meal. One can find many recipes available online and can try some non conventional recipe of vegetables.

One of the ways to make your kids eat vegetable is go out for a shopping with them and let them pick the vegetables. Then ask them to help you while preparing the vegetable like putting veggies into the pan and so on and keep on praising them for helping you out.  This is an effective way to make your kids like the vegetables.

Parents need to make sure that their kids develop healthy way of eating and say, “I love veggies”.

From

10on10 Team

 

Kids becoming gadget freak

Now-a-days kids are becoming more gadget freak as compared to adults. They want to try all the gadgets with latest technology.  Today market is full of electronic stuff and with lots of options. The famous gadgets among kids are ipad, iphone, kinect, xbox or anything with touch screen. Kids love to slide their tiny fingers on touch screens.

My friend gifted her daughter an ipad on her birthday. I had always imagined small girls with Barbie dolls but to see a girl with ipad in her hand was quite a shock. No matter how complicated the technology is,  kids can get hold of anything. Gone are the days when video games used to come in cassettes and were played with remotes. Now the video games are highly sophisticated, they work on motion sensing devices. Wave your hand and the bunny inside the video game will also wave the hand. 8-10 years back it would have looked like a dream but now it is a reality.

I visited croma (electronic items outlet) yesterday and there were lots of kids checking out the latest technologies. They were checking all the gadgets and knew how to use them very well. Today kids have access to all these items and their brains work in a different manner. When we were kids, we were happy with barbies, kitchen sets, tops, badminton etc., but now kids want all the hi-tech and advanced gadgets.

Search “Kids and gadgets” on google and you will find a list of gadgets which a kid must have. Now companies will tell the parents what gadgets their kids must have. Ipad tops this list followed by playstation. Today walkman is replaced with mp3 player or ipod, PC with laptops or ipads and video games with xbox. Parents should keep a check on these gadgets and their impact on kids. Kids should not become dependent on the gadgets and it is the parents’ responsibility to make sure their kids don’t get habitual of these gadgets.

From

10on10 Team

10on10 Parents and their 10on10 testimonials

10on10 Math for kids gives the parents an opportunity to be involved with their child's learning. It informs them about the concepts the child is exploring on a regular basis. It allows seeing the progress and achievements of the child. It gives recommendations and ideas on improving the child's abilities, making learning more fun and being more involved.

Today we want to some of the testimonials received from our 10on10 parents :

Sushmita Nanda says that, “I liked this concept of making kids learn :)”.

Farheen Naqvi says that, “I really like this concept...great going...waiting for my daughter 2 grow up shes just 2 now! “

Jaishri Kimmatkar shares, “I have been using 10 on 10 from 2009 onwards. Its stuff is really good and knowledgebase.”

Anamika Bist shares, “Cheers !!! My kid love this ...... :) happily she will ask for 10on10sheets :) thanks for making it like fun activity .....”.

Savitha Vh adds, “Wonderful materials to inspire kids on numbers.... .”

Vipul Virra states, “A good conceptual, logical, and fun 2 do worksheets, which my child finds it easy 2 n interesting.”

We are really thankful to our 10on10 parents for sharing their feedback with and all the appreciation received. We continue to improve our services for their better satisfaction.