Your Child's Most Basic Needs!
Children are supposed to be well-taken care of by adults. They
are supposed to have their basic needs met. These include the
need for food, warmth, physical comfort, adequate clothing and a
healthy environment. These needs also include their emotional
needs, such as comfort, closeness to other human beings, and
love.
Unfortunately, due to the hectic and extremely busy lifestyle we
all lead, sometimes we unintentionally neglect some of our
children's basic needs which are necessary to facilitate
positive growth mentally and physically.
Most of us love and care for our children as we should. We do
our best for them by working many hard hours to make the money
so we can provide as much as possible. However, we must remember
to address their most basic needs.
For example, this one very fundamental need is extremely
important and very frequently forgotten due to lack of awareness.
This basic need is "water".
Evidence from teachers, school nurses, and school doctors show
that many children suffer discomfort such as stomach aches,
constipation, poor appetite, frequent bladder infection, and
backaches all linked to not drinking enough water.
Children don