Healthy Parents

As parents, we play a vital role in our children's development and well-being. If we are not at the 'top of our game', then our children will be affected as will their children.

There are at least four aspects to being a healthy parent:

• Being in reasonable physical shape. This does not mean that you have the body or train like an Olympic athlete. It means taking care of your body and engaging in reasonable physical exercise to set an example for your children. After all if you are overweight and not physically fit, what do you think your children will emulate? There are many different programs - yoga, pilates, aerobics, etc. - offered by private companies and community associations that you can participate in to improve your physical well-being. Just going for a brisk walk each day will do wonders for your health - physical and mental.
• Eating a healthy diet. Going hand-in-hand with exercise is eating a healthy diet. See realage.com for advice and tips on eating a healthy diet.
• Being emotionally healthy. Many of us have carried baggage from our past into the present moment that clearly affects our interaction with others and our enjoyment of life and how available we are to our children. NLP is a methodology that has helped 1000s to release this baggage and create a rich and rewarding life.
• Improving your intra- and intercommunication. That is, communicating in a respectful manner so that your message is received and duly considered and the other person feels heard and respected. NLP is all about communication - the conversation you have with yourself and then the ensuing conversation you have with someone else. NLP recognizes that we are not all the same and that we perceive the world around us differently. NLP can make a real difference in your communication skills, your mental well-being and your achievement of your goals and desires.

Click here for books on healthy parenting. Note: On the new page that comes up, click on 'Healthy Parenting' in the list of Categories on the right-hand-side.

Books by Roger Ellerton

• Based on an area of personal development called neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), Parents' Handbook: NLP & Common Sense Guide for Family Well-Being provides you and your family with the knowledge and tools to make a significant difference in your lives and your family's well-being. Although written for parents, the material is presented at a level older teens can understand and use.
  
  
  
  
• Live Your Dreams Let Reality Catch Up: NLP and Common Sense for Coaches, Managers and You by Roger Ellerton is rapidly becoming the standard for introducing NLP and is a valuable resource of proven techniques and concepts for managers and coaches. Parents and those in the helping professions, indeed anyone looking for personal improvement or assisting others with personal change, are also finding great value in this book.
  
  
  
  
• Officially titled Live Your Dreams Let Reality Catch Up: 5 Step Action Plan, this e-book complements the material presented in NLP and Common Sense for Coaches Managers and You.