How to Teach Grooming to Children
Children are the representative of their family and parents. Children’s upbringing and grooming is one among the major responsibilities of parents. Children are innocent soul and they are not born with the knowledge of how to groom their selves with the passage of time. Therefore it is parent’s obligatory duty to keep an eye on them and to teach them how to look presentable. Children possess flexible nature as they adopt changes very quickly. so, it is your chance to mold their behaviors the way you want. Grooming is basically personality development where the parents teach their children how to perform daily activities in a right way. For example, how to wash hands, how to brush teeth, how to comb hair, how to take bath, how to sit properly and how to eat food etc. No doubt, teaching grooming to children becomes fuss at times. However, you really have to control your nerves and be consistent as it takes times. The end product in that form of well-mannered children will give you the real satisfaction.
Instructions
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Lead your children by example
The very first thing parents have to do is, leading their children by example. Be a role model for your children, who usually imitate their elder's attitude and behavior. Groom yourself properly in front of your children so that they follow your footsteps.
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Spend time with your children
Make sure to give attention and care to your children so that you can get a chance to talk to them about importance and benefits of good hygiene. There is no need to act like a serious instructor. The best thing you can do is, tell them benefits of good hygiene in the form of a story. For example, present the good habits as a guarantee of healthy life and the germs as human's enemy.
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Quote some good examples
You can quote some good examples of personality grooming. Like, you can talk about some of the friends of your children who possess good habits and are appreciated by teachers, parents and other people. -
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Always encourage your children
Never make the mistake of discouraging your children at any point as it can put negative impact on their personality and mind. On the other hand, encouraging your children that nothing is impossible for them and they can adopt any positive habit that they want will give them the strength to groom.
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Help your children to develop routine
Repetition of activities on daily basis at times becomes dreary for children. Teaching grooming to children is not a few days process, consistency is must. Try to help your children to develop a routine, repeating things on daily basis. For example remind your children to brush their teeth after every meal, wash hands after using washroom, and to comb hair n daily basis etc.
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Make grooming fun for your children
Try to come up with unique ideas to make the daily activities fun for your children. For example, place hand soap in their washroom that is in the shape of their favorite animal or cartoon and keep their favorite flavor in mind while selecting their toothpaste.
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Reward your children
If you notice your children that they are grooming without your reminder, then make sure to appreciate them and reward them in the form of their favorite gift or food etc.
