||Enseñar el autocuidado a tus hijos desde pequeños// Teach your children self-care from a young age||

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From today we teach our children self-care from a young age, the world is changing and with it, the ways of educating our children. It is becoming more and more necessary for them to be independent and responsible and we are always wondering when it will be good to teach them each thing, because in the end the most important thing is that our children grow up safe and with the ability to take care of themselves.

For me the issue of self-care is very important and is at the top of the teachings for my little daughter, because the world we are in requires responsible children, who are aware of small details, who know that they cannot trust everyone. world and understand when it is time for a “yes” and when they should definitely step back and say “no”.
Thus, in my motherhood years I have understood that each mother gives priority to what seems important to her, to what she sees as necessary from her own mirror, however, I have also understood that the self-management and independence of the children should be one of the central issues of education, because in the end, no matter how much we want to, we will not be able to be with our children all the time and they must learn to manage the world their world inside and outside the home.
After thinking, reading and asking other moms what matters most when it comes to building self-care for children, I chose the following:

Hygiene is vital: From a very young age, children can and should learn to ensure their hygiene and personal cleanliness. Basic exercises such as washing hands before each meal and before going to sleep, brushing teeth initially in the company of an adult, combing hair, applying cream or sunscreen, are habits that should be created in the little ones. A good way to generate these habits of caring for your own body is to explain the reason for each action and the benefits it will bring to your life.

Tip: To generate habits, it is ideal that you establish hours for each action. If your child knows that, for example, their teeth are always brushed at 8 pm before bed, it will be easier for him to get used to doing it on his own.

"My body is sacred": Boys and girls must understand from a very young age that their body is very important, so they must take care of it and love it. Part of this learning consists of knowing the parts of your body, learning to identify when you are not well and of course, not allowing anyone to hurt you.

Tips:

Talk to your children about the parts of their body and explain naturally what their private parts are and the privacy they should have with them.
Explain what happens when you feel sick, what warning signs are there, and what to do when you feel unwell.

Asking for help when needed: Children need to learn when is the right time to ask for help. They must understand when they are at risk and must go to an adult.

Tips: Teaching them to memorize basic information such as home address, mother's phone number and her full name, are essential actions to help defend themselves more easily.
The importance of "NO": A serious mistake in the education of children is not teaching them to set limits and forcing them to do what we consider to be good: give hugs and kisses even when they do not want to, agree to do what they do not want to do and thus thousands of details, which in the end are denying them their right to say "No", it is important to provide them from our role of authority. In the end, the most important thing is to establish the rules of "no" and "yes" so that they develop their criteria and their personality and in the future they understand that they will only do what they think is the most appropriate and not what others ask of them. to do.

Boundaries with Strangers: The Tale of Little Red Riding Hood taught us all the great lesson of not talking to the big bad wolf and in the end it is the reality of life: you should not give too much confidence to strangers.

Thus, every mother's task is to empower children to understand how far they can go with other unfamiliar adults: what they can do, what they should do, how they should respond. Your task is to find the most didactic way for your little one to understand the message.

Tips: The simulation exercises are ideal for them to understand how to act at a certain moment. "If someone tells you that they are going to take you to give you sweets, what do you say?", "If someone takes your hand and tells you to go to their house, what do you say?"