Even in this age of cynicism and prejudice, amid greed and injustice, you can still raise a child who values honesty and fairness.

Remember that a child is born into this world like an empty sponge. He absorbs everything that you soak him with. Shower him with love and the right values and he will contain the beauty that you raised him with. Then, wherever he may be, no matter how hard he may be squeezed, it is the same love and proper values that he will give out.

While you cannot possibly guard your child every moment that he steps out into the real world, if the correct values have been planted in a child’s heart and mind, he will adhere to those values wherever he may be, in whatever situation he may find himself to be. Here are ways to implant honesty and fairness to your child:

You remember when you were a child; you hated it whenever your parents cancelled a scheduled vacation. Yes, they had valid reasons. But to a child’s mind, bad news is still bad news.

Bad news these days is a lot worse. What’s more mean than seeing people being blown to pieces by suicide bombers? What does a child think when he sees a four-year old being hostaged and killed in front of a crowd of adults? How can you help your kids handle such bad news?

The key, according to child psychologists is how you break the news. Of course, there are many instances when you don’t even have to tell your child the bad news. If it does not concern him yet and if he can’t do anything about it anyway, what’s the point of scaring your child? For older kids though, chances are they will find out about the bad news from other people, from media and anywhere and everywhere. If this is the case, then what you should aim for is to keep information simple and factual.

Rainy days bring all kinds of bad health and some of the first to fall victim to coughs, fever, and colds are little children. And although minor maladies can be cured by home nursing and loads of love, keeping a sick child happy and occupied may present challenges. Their capacity for patience is not that long and anxiety over his illness can make him unreasonable and weepy. So when your child is afflicted by contagious diseases like mumps and chicken pox that need plenty of bedrest, keep these easy ideas in mind to keep your out-of-sorts tyke amused and on the road to good health and recovery!

In a recent survey conducted in a busy city on the physical activities of schoolchildren aged eight to 10 years old, found a low level of physical activity among them.

On a typical school day, children usually get up between 5:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. after an average sleep of nine hours or more, take a bath for 26 minutes, eat breakfast for 15 minutes, and spend on the average 20 minutes in going to school.

Majority of private schoolchildren travel to school by car or a school service while most public schoolchildren just walk to school. Physical education or P.E. as a subject is usually held once a week. Calisthenics is the most common activity during P.E. in public schools while in private schools; it is usually an outdoor activity.