#ApneTareekeSeHealthy, Here are My Super Easy Ways to Being Healthy and Fit

"Health is wealth"

We all love our family. We want our loved ones to stay fit and healthy. Good nutrition and regular exercise are an important part of adopting a healthy lifestyle. We all know that making the right food choices can prevent many serious health problems such as obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Being a homeopathic physician and mom of two young kids, I believed in a concept of natural living, real food and a holistic approach to healthcare and I always try to find simple and smart ways to keep myself and my family healthy.

I would like to do a big round of applause to Blogadda and saffola for initiating such a great campaign. And I am supremely excited to share my ways of being healthy. Also, love to read the ways how other people maintain their health during routine hectic life schedule. So, let’s first begin with healthy and balanced diet.

First way to being healthy- eat healthy, nutritious and balanced diet

As a general rule, a healthy and balanced diet is a diet that contains the right amount of all the food groups.  It includes carbohydrate, protein, vitamins, minerals, fat, and fiber in a proper amount. And we should always try to include these important nutrients in our routine diet for staying fit and healthy. But it is not as easy as it sounds.

During routine life, hectic work schedule and limited time often create a challenge for preparing a healthy and balanced meal.  Making a healthy and balanced meal with limited time definitely, requires a pre-preparation and some smart strategies.  Sometimes, few simple but smart eating (and cooking) changes in our dietary habits, can optimize the nutritional value of our routine diet.

 Here I am sharing some of my favorite and simple ways to eat (and cook) healthy and balanced diet for my family.

Advance menu planning- pre-preparation and menu planning is the first and the best thing to make a healthy and balanced meal in limited time. I always prefer to sort out some healthy and quick recipes during a weekend for upcoming weeks. And try to select those recipes that cover the recommended daily requirement of each nutrient. With a little preparation, planning your meals in advance can help you eat a more nutritious and well-balanced diet during busy weekdays.

Shop smartly- smart shopping is my second important strategy to make a balanced meal.  It is the best way for providing safe and healthy food for your family. Usually, we tend to buy and eat same food products over and over again. And it may be a major cause of nutritional deficiency in our diet.  So, I love to be a little adventurous for changing the settled routine. I always try to buy and eat a variety of fruits and vegetables. Read labels and select the appropriate product is another simple strategy that helps in healthy shopping.

Start the main meal with a vegetable platter- this is another simple but effective way to include more vegetables in your routine diet. I always start my main meal with an attractive vegetable platter (preferably raw) with some healthy dressing. This step allows me to fill up sooner and help in eat less in the following meal. It is a simple way to maintain our vegetable requirement for the day. It helps in adding fibre in the diet and also a great source for healthy weight management.

Healthy snacking with fresh fruits and dry fruit- I had observed that unhealthy and processed food snack is the major cause of unnecessary calorie intake and may cause obesity and metabolic disorders at the young age. Eating a nutritious and healthy snack can boost your daily intakes of essential nutrients such as fiber, vitamins, and antioxidants.

Replace the white bread and white rice with brown bread and brown rice- scientific studies suggested that brown rice and brown bread both are the finest source of vitamin B-complex, fibers and proteins. While white bread and white rice made with the refined flours. Refined carbohydrates are low in essential nutrients and have been linked with the range of health problems such as diabetes, cardiovascular disorders, and obesity. So why not replace the white bread and white rice with brown bread and brown rice? It is a healthier option and helps us feel full for a longer period of time. 

Pay more attention to method of cooking

Apart from maintaining nutritional requirements, it is equally important to use a healthy method of cooking. Deep frying or overcooking often destroys nutritional elements of healthy cooking ingredients. So, try to use alternative healthy ways of cooking (such as steaming or stir-frying) is a great way to keep nutritional value of cooking ingredients intact.

So with these ways, I try to maintain a healthy eating schedule for me and my family. Now, it’s time to talk about exercise. Definitely, it is really hard to maintain a strict and regular exercise schedule during routine hectic days. But as our campaign says, we have to find #ApneTareekeSeHealthy  way to keep ourselves motivated for doing the regular physical activity every day.

Second way “Regular exercise”

Here are some of my favorite ways to maintain a regular exercise schedule during routine hectic days.

• ·         I believed it is more a mind game. In simple words, you have to prepare yourself mentally for doing exercise regularly. If you win the “mind game”, there are higher chances that you would be able to maintain your schedule most of the days.
• ·         To keep myself motivated I always read the interviews or podcasts of fitness enthusiasts persons. They often share the simple ways to do exercise regularly without taking extra stress. I always try to follow their advice to keep myself motivated.
• ·         Usually I try to make exercise as a “family activity”, too involved each and every person in the family. It is a fun and creative way to spend time together. And it helps in maintain an exercise schedule too.
• ·         Though it is good to pre-plan your exercise schedule and I also love to do that. I love variations such as some days I like to precise gentle yoga, while on some days, a quick aerobic workout works great for me.

Definitely, there are some days when I wouldn’t be able to follow pre-plan strategies, during those days I prefer just

1. ·         To take a walk in my backyard
2. ·         Use staircase instead of lift
3. ·         Play a game with my kids
4. ·         Go for regular errands by walking    

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These tiny steps help me maintain at least some kind of physical activity and fitness schedule.

So these are my ways to keep myself and my family healthy and happy. What are yours? Please share!

I am joining Saffola #ApneTareekeSeHealthy initiative and sharing my ways of being healthy in association with Blogadda

#TraditionalRecipes, from Mamaearth- "A Trusted Tradition That Really Works"

We all have heard that “health is wealth” and “healthy family is a happy family”. It is a well-known fact, that “healthy eating and regular exercise” is a vital factor for good physical and mental health. But unfortunately, during routing hectic days, it wouldn’t have been always possible to maintain a regular and strict diet-exercise schedule. Sometimes, we all tend to become less conscious regarding our diet and exercise schedule. Sometimes, we want to eat, what we want to keep our mental health and mood uplifted (indulgence in junk food… Isn’t it?)

Especially for women, it is always challenging to “take care of themselves”. We are always so busy in taking care of our family and completing household and other responsibilities. As a result, weight gain, poor immunity, joint pain, disturbed digestion is some of the common issues that bother most of us time to time. We all want a simple, easy to use, yet effective solution for these routine health problems. We want best quality products that provide great results without causing any harmful side effects.

Since last few days, I was desperately searching for the products which can live up to my expectation and give me natural therapeutic care to overcome these routine health issues (poor immunity, weight gain etc.).  Being a holistic physician, I always believe in the concept of real food and natural healing. I want something that is easy to use (not the typical household remedies that require lots of preparation) and yet maintain the best quality and of course, made with 100% natural ingredients. Finally, my search comes to end, when I had received two amazing products (apple cedar vinegar weight loss syrup and plant DHA for mama) from mama earth.

As you already know, that I am a huge fan and admirer of “mamaearth products”, a brand that has made a special place not only in the market but in our heart as well. They had provided toxin free, organic, free from side effects baby and mom care products in last 1 year. They are “Asia’s first Made safe certified brand” and they had a mission to give great and satisfactory products to their customer without compromising their unique principle of “natural, organic and toxin free products”. Previously, I had used the baby and mom products with immense satisfaction and happiness. And now, they had launched their new range of products during “nutrition week” with a unique mantra “traditional recipes”.

Let me first explain what this concept is.

“Traditional recipes” concept

In simple words, mama earth is using the trusted traditional recipe (recipes and ingredients that are well-known since years for their natural therapeutic approach, and already benefited us for improving our health and overall well-being) in their products. They believed we should take care of our health naturally with these herb based traditional recipes. And being a holistic physician I am absolutely agreed with them. We had an enriched traditional way of healing to cure the different aliments. And it is a wise approach to use these recipes to improve our health. These recipes are free from side effects and provide a natural cure holistically.

These new #traditional recipes  have the wide range of products that includes:

• ·         Organic apple cedar vinegar for mama
• ·         Plant DHA for mama
• ·         Milk tea for mama
• ·         Passion for parents (a special product for sexual weakness)
• ·         Stress-free tea for mama
• ·         Feel better tea for mama  

These all products are really awesome and have amazing natural ingredients that are well-known for gentle, ideal cure and free from side effects. Among these, luckily I had gotten a chance to review the two products:

• ·         Organic Apple cedar vinegar for mama
• ·         Plant DHA for mama
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And here I am sharing my honest feedback about these products.

 Organic Apple cedar vinegar for mama

I had an honest confession. First, when I had heard the just name of this amazing product, I get super excited about using this. You may have thought “why?” and here is the answer, my excitement because of its main ingredient “apple cedar vinegar”. Since last few days, I was doing some research on this amazing natural product. I was already fascinated by knowing some wonderful information about this. Did you know?

Apple cedar vinegar is an age old ancient remedy that has been using for thousands of years for various therapeutic purposes.  It contains highly beneficial nutritional compounds including vitamin A, Vitamin C, vitamin B6, other minerals and amino acids. It has so many benefits to our health. Such as:

• ·         It has great anti-bacterial and anti-microbial properties. It can kill many types of bacteria, thus helps in prevention of infections.
• ·         It can lower the blood sugar level and fight diabetes.
• ·         It improves digestion and metabolism and helps in losing weight.
• ·         It helps break up mucous and support lymphatic drainage. It also has an antihistamine effect and promotes alkalinity and PH balance of the body.  
• ·         It lowers cholesterol level and reduces your risk of heart disease.
• ·         It may have the protective effect against cancer.

“The mother” is the part that is most beneficial for health.  And when I had explored the Mama earth’s traditional recipe “Organic Apple cedar vinegar for mama”, I was amazed to see that this product is specially formulated for women to assist in weight loss with the extra strand of “Mother”.

Here are few specific features of this product that make it really special.

• ·         It is a raw, unfiltered and unpasteurized, preserving live culture known as the “mother” to keep enzymes and nutrients intact. And the presence of mother shows that best part of apple has not been destroyed.
• ·         It is free from artificial colors and preservatives.
• ·         Apart from best quality “organic apple”, this product has few more great ingredients that enhanced the nutritional and therapeutic value of this product. These are:
• 1.       New Zealand’s Manuka honey- Manuka honey produced only in the New Zealand. It is one of the most unique and beneficial honey in the world. It is rich in antimicrobials. It is very beneficial for our digestive system. Drinking apple cider vinegar with honey also assists in losing weight.
• 2.       Turmeric- turmeric has been used in India for thousands of years as a medicinal herb. It has excellent anti-inflammatory and microbial properties. It facilitates the metabolism, relieves inflammation and boosts the immune system.
• 3.       Ginger- ginger helps break down the accumulation of toxins in our organs. It has been used for thousands of years as a digestive aid as it helps with the bowel disorder. It enhances our immune system.
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My personal experience

As I had already stated that use of “Organic apple cider vinegar” as the main ingredient is one of the biggest reason that I just loved this product. It contains the wealth of raw enzymes and beneficial bacteria which are responsible for a majority of its health benefits. In other words, it is a boon for our overall health and well-being. And play a vital role in weight loss by improving our digestion and metabolism.

Caution

Though it is a natural and safe product if you had any underlying medical condition or taking any other medication for the chronic illness. It is better to take professional medical advice before using it.

Plant DHA for mama

The second product that I had received is “Plant DHA for mama”; here is some highlighting feature of this product.

• ·         First and most important thing it is plant based Omega 3 rather than animal based. We all have heard the exceptional benefits of Omega 3 for our health. Fish oil and other animal based sources of omega 3 have their own limitations and many people did not like to use them. So for them, it is an all-natural and vegetarian source of DHA that offers same benefits as fish oil. It has a 100% vegetarian coating which makes it easy to get absorbed by the body.
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• ·         Omega 3 researchers found that infants born to mothers with higher blood levels of the omega 3 fatty acid DHA at delivery had advanced levels of attentional spans well into their second year of life. During the first six months of life, these infants were two months ahead of those babies whose mother had lower DHA levels.
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• ·         Healthy bones and joints- Omega 3 in DHA promote healthier and stronger bones and joints. Mother who consumes DHA is at a lower risk of developing osteoporosis than the ones who don’t.

• ·         It is an herbal supplement, 100% natural extract and 100% vegetarian.

My personal experience

My sister in law, who is expecting her second child, has started using this product (after a medical advice) few days ago. And she is already getting some of the benefits such as improved general health and better stamina. We are looking forward the see more benefits with this product in upcoming months.

Caution

Though it is a natural and herbal product, herbs are the powerful substance that may interfere with other medications and may cause unwanted side effects in sensitive individuals. So if you are pregnant, breastfeeding mom or had any underlying disease condition, it is better to seek professional medical advice before using it.

These awesome “traditional recipe products” had been launched during National nutrition week and as the founder of mama earth Ghazal says on launching of these awesome products “it’s beautiful day, let’s celebrate this nutrition week by treating ourselves with the goodness of age old”

 These amazing products are already available on amazon. Here is the link to buy mama earth products. As women and as a mom, I highly appreciated their effort and really think that they had given a great gift to all women as these amazing, 100% natural products. My heartiest congratulation to them,

Positive parenting is extremely delighted to be among the first users of these great products. And I can say it confidently that these “Traditional recipe products” are definitely are great come back of our traditional ingredients in a new, refreshing form. And it is a worth to give them a try for improving our health and overall well-being.

Disclaimer

This is a sponsored post. Positive parenting is not responsible for company claims and product performance.

#lovejatao on Happy Grandparents day- "Always My Dadi, Forever My Friend"

Though I personally believed that a single day celebration is not enough to share our emotions, love, and care for our dear and near ones. Still, it is amazing that we had set aside a day to encourage our families to spend time with their grandparents. And I am also absolutely delighted for this celebration. Happy grandparent’s day!

Grandparents are the delightful blend of unconditional love, care, and affection. They hold our hands just for a while, but get our hearts forever; they make the world softer, kinder and warmer. It is true that they are the true treasure in a family. Their presence and life lessons are most important thing in life.  It has been said that,

“A grandparent is a little bit parent, a little bit teacher, and a little bit best friend”

For me, the word “grandparent” brings on so many awesome childhood memories instantly. I had some incredible memories of togetherness with them as a child. and among all them, “my dadi” is the person, who still every day creates a sense of warmth inside my heart. For me,

“My grandmother is the most important wheel in the family vehicle. She has devoted her whole life to caring and servicing her family. She has done lots of sacrifices in her life but never shown a bit of that emotion on her face. She always smiles; she always brings a sense of joy and happiness in our family. She is a great cook, she cooks the really delicious meal. She is like a “rock”, which always bond all family members together. She is the most amazing and wonderful person. She has taught me so many important life lessons. And apart from all this, the one quality that I admired most is her “sense of humor”. She has an incredible capability to make any one laugh. Her kindness, patience, humor and most importantly just her presence is the most precious gift of God to our family. I did not have enough words to express my gratitude towards her. Still, I want to say her thanks from my bottom my heart for caring the whole family so selflessly and whole heartedly.

I would love to celebrate not only “Grandparent’s day”, but each and every special occasion of my life with her as well. Unfortunately, since last 3 years, I am in the USA with my family and I had not gotten a chance to meet her, greet her. I wish I would be there and If I, these are some ideas that I want to use to celebrate this truly special day.

I would love to spend the whole day with her

I believed “spending quality time” is the best and most precious gift, which can offer or get on any special day. And especially for grandparents, it is the most pampering thing that I would love to do. She loves to talk a lot; she always wants their children and grandchildren close to her heart. So I would that chance, I would love to spend this special day with her by doing some simplest things such as:

Visit to a temple

She is a religious lady (like all other granny) and she never wants to miss a chance to visit a temple. She loves to sing Bhajans and aarti. So on this special day, I want to visit a temple with her. It would be really a satisfying thing for me to take her to temple visit, make the flower garland for god, prepare “Prasad” and sing along with her, to make this celebration really special.

Cook meal with her

As I had said earlier, she is a great cook. And at the age of 88, she still enjoys cooking and serving the really delicious meal to the whole family. She always wants that her grandchildren to join her in a kitchen. So I would love to make this wish true. I would not only enjoy the cooking with her but eating together would be a really great thing that we can do together to make this celebration truly special.

Make a special handmade gift for her

Nowadays, various fancy cards and gifts are available everywhere, to celebrate any special occasion. But I believed handmade gifts and cards are really special. Sharing your feeling through a handmade card or making a super simple crafting piece for her, would be an extra special thing that I would love to do for her. I am sure she will be so happy to see this tiny piece of love and appreciation.

Capture that moment

I love photography and I love to capture all tiny sweet moment of togetherness. So how could I miss this chance, I would love to capture all these sweet tiny moments as photos. And I think my dadi also want the same things. These tiny moments are the true treasure of life. They give us a sense of warmth and happiness every day. Even on those days, when we are not together rememorizing these moments make us refreshed and rejuvenated in few minutes.

So these are my ideas to celebrate the grandparent day. I look forward hear from you how would you celebrate grandparentsday.

This post is a part of

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द्रश्य १ सुबह का रुटीन:

·         माँ- "बच्चो देर हो रही है, जल्दी उठो, स्कूल है..."

·         बच्चे- नही माँ, थोड़ी देर और सोना है..

·         पापा- जल्दी करो, मुझे भी ऑफिस जाना है, स्कूल बस मिस हो जाएगी...

और फिर वही, ब्रेकफास्ट करो, फाइल नही मिल रही, दूध उफान गया...आदि आदि!

द्रश्य २ दिन का समय

·         माँ- बच्चो जल्दी से नाश्ता फिनिश करो, फिर ढेर सारा होमवर्क करना है...

·         बच्चे- माँ अभी तो आए है, स्कूल से...

 द्रश्य ३ शाम का समय

·         माँ-डिन्नर की तैयारी, क्लीन अप, अगले दिन की तैयारी...

·         बच्चे- टीवी, पढ़ाई,...और फिर थक कर सोने की कोशिश मे लगे है... पापा- आफ़िस की थकान, कुछ फोन कॉल, कुछ मेल चेकिंग, कुछ टीवी..और फिर वही अगले दिन की तैयारी

यही है, हमारे आम परिवार की रुटीन, बँधी सी दिनचर्या, जहाँ हर कोई व्यस्त है, अपने अपने हिस्से की ज़वाबदारियो को निभाने मे..सोमवार से शुक्रवार इसी भागदौड़ मे जाता है, पर वीकेंड भी कुछ कम तनावग्रस्त नही है...शॉपिंग, दूसरी परिवारिक और सामाजिक ज़िमेदारियाँ...बस इसी तरह भाग-दौड़ मे ज़िंदगी गुजर रही है, किसी को भी साँस लेने की फ़ुर्सत नही है, है तो बस तनाव और थकान...हर कोई चाहता है, कुछ पल मिले फ़ुर्सत के, सुकून के, पर किसी को समझ नही आता की इस भागदौड़ की ज़िंदगी मे कैसे तनावमुक्त और खुशहाल रखे..

पिछले कुछ दीनो से इसी भाग-दौड़ के चलते मे महसूस कर रही थी, की इतनी सारी आधुनिक सुख-सुविधाए होने के बाद भी हम अपनी परिवारिक ज़िंदगी अच्छे से एंजाय नही कर पा रहे है! हर समय हमारा शरीर और मश्तिश्क "keep it on mode" मे रहते है, सरल शब्दो मे कहे तो हम हर समय किसी ना किसी विषय वस्तु मे उलझे रहते है, हर समय हम पर एक प्रेशर है, अपने आप को साबित करने का..लगता है ज़िंदगी के हर मे कोई परिवारिक ज़िंदगी अच्छे से एंजाय नही कर पा रहे है! 

हर समय हमारा शरीर और मश्तिश्क "keep it on mode" मे रहते है, सरल शब्दो मे कहे तो हम हर समय किसी ना किसी विषय वस्तु मे उलझे रहते है, हर समय हम पर एक प्रेशर है, अपने आप को साबित करने का..लगता है ज़िंदगी के हर  field मे कोई रेस लगी हुई है, और हर कोई उसमे फर्स्ट आना चाहता है, और ज़ीवन के बाकी क्षेत्रो की तरह पेरेंटिंग भी इसी रेस का हिस्सा बन गया है, लगता है एक खूबसूरत सफ़र न रह कर ये एक मिशन बन गया है!

मुझे पूरा यकीन है, मेरी तरह ही अधिकाँशतः पेरेंट्स इस बात से सहमत होगे की हम अपनी पेरेंटिंग जर्नी मे कुछ ज़्यादा ही तनाव महसूस कर रहे है और थकान और चिंता हमारी आम ज़िंदगी का खास हिस्सा बन चुके है!

पर कहते है, हर मुश्किल राह मे भी मंज़िल मिल ही जाती है, यदि हम कोशिश करे तो...बस थोड़ी मेहनत और pre-planning की ज़रूरत है, तो यहाँ अपने अनुभव से मे कुछ टिप्स share करना चाहुगी, उम्मीद है, इससे आप को भी मदद मिलेगी!

आम तौर पर हम सभी अपने अपने काम और ज़वाबदारियो मे इस कदर उलझ जाते है, की हमे एक साथ समय बिताने की इंपॉर्टेन्स याद ही नही रहती, और यही सबसे बड़ा कारण होता है, परिवारिक तनाव का! कभी कभी तो हमे ठीक से पता भी नही होता की हमारे बच्चो और पति का दिन कैसा रहा? निश्चित रूप से दैनिक रुटीन मे हर समय टाइम निकालना मुश्किल रहता है, पर फिर भी थोड़ी कोशिश तो की ही जा सकती है, मसलन:

साथ बिताए "quality time" एक फॅमिली की तरह

·         छोटे छोटे पलो को एंजाय करने की आदत डालिए, कार मे या बच्चो को स्कूल से लाते हुए अपनी आगे की ज़वाबदारी (यानी खाने मे क्या बनाना है या और क्या काम बाकी है) ये सोचने की जगह बच्चो से अपना दिन share कीजिए, कुछ अपनी कहिए, कुछ उनकी सुनिए कुछ देर के लिए ही सही, पर साथ बिताया ये लम्हा आप को अपने बच्चो से reconnect करेगा और आप एक फॅमिली की तरह और स्ट्रॉंग महसूस करेगे!

• ·         डिन्नर के बाद अपनी फॅमिली के साथ एक छोटी सी वॉक भी एक big stress buster का काम करती है!
• ·         साथ बिताए time ki quanitity की जगह quality पर ध्यान दे!
• ·         कोई भी family ritual जैसे साथ मे शाम की प्रेयर या रीडिंग बेड टाइम स्टोरीस बनाए!
• कुछ साथ बिताए ये क्षण आप की तनाव ग्रस्त ज़िंदगी मे ऑक्सिजन की तरह राहत पहुचाएगे!

My Personal favoutite activity- मे अपने बच्चो के साथ समय बिताने का सबसे अच्छा तरीका "story telling" मानती हूँ, रोज़ नही तो साप्ताह मे तीन-चार बार किसी भी अच्छी बात को लेकर एक स्टोरी सुनाना और फिर उसी स्टोरी के माध्यम से उन्हे अच्छे-बुरे की पहचान कराना, उनकी प्राब्लम सुनना, उन्हे हर मुश्किल परिस्थिति से लड़ने की राह दिखना...दिल को सुकून भी देता है और बच्चो के साथ टाइम बिताने का सबसे इंटरेस्टिंग तरीका भी लगता है! इस तरह के कॉन्वर्सेशन से हम बच्चो के और करीब भी आ जाते है!

कीजिए घर के मौहोल को पॉज़िटिव और खुशनुमा रखने की कोशिश

कहते है, एमोशन्स infectious होते है, यदि घर मे किसी एक का मूड खराब हो, तो बाकी सब का भी मूड खराब हो जाता है, वही दूसरी तरफ एक के चेहरे की हँसी सबका मूड अच्छा कर देती है, तो ज़रूरी है घर मे सभी एक दूसरे के साथ सामंजस्य बना कर चले, छोटी छोटी बातों को टालने की कोशिश कीजिए, एक दूसरे की कमज़ोरी नही बल्कि ताक़त बनिये, और सबसे ज़रूरी "हास्य रस" को अपने परिवार का अहम हिस्सा बनाए, ज़िंदगी है तो भाग-दौड़ और टेन्षन बने ही रहेगे, पर कुछ पल निकाल कर खुल कर हँसिए और अपने बच्चो और पति को भी हसाए, कहते है "Laughter is the best medicine" तो क्यो ना हम भी इस का सहारा ले खुद को और अपने परिवार को खुशहाल रखने मे!

My Personal favourite tip-यदि किसी बात पर आपस मे तनाव हो रहा हो बच्चो या पति के साथ, और घर का माहॉल भी तनाव पूर्ण है, तो बिना बात अचानक से बीच मे ज़ोर से हंस कर उस बात को वही ख्त्म कर देना मेरा सबसे कारगर तरीका है, घर के वातावरण को खुशनुमा रखने का!

अनुशासन की बनाए मीठी सीमाए

ये सब से मुश्किल पर सब से ज़रूरी काम है, एक परिवार को खुशहाल साथ ही संयमित रखने का, आम तौर पर जब हम किसी को बहुत प्यार करते है, तो बहुत मुश्किल होता है, उसे अनुशास्न की डोर मे बांधना, और जब बात हो अपने बच्चो और पति की..तो आम तौर पर हम कुछ ज़्यादा ही flexible हो जाते है, पर मत भूलिए ज़ीवन मे आगे बढ़ने और सफलता पाने के लिए कम उम्र से ही बच्चो को अनुशासित करना बहुत ज़रूरी है, और उस से भी ज़रूरी है, उसकी इंपॉर्टेन्स उन्हे समझाना..कई बार बच्चे अनुशांशन को positively नही ले पाते और डर की वज़ह से अपनी ग़लतियाँ छुपाने लगते है, इसलिए इस बात का ध्यान रखना बहुत ज़रूरी है, की वो खुशी के इसे अपनाए, बिल्कुल ये काम उतना आसान नही है पर फिर भी शुरुआत तो की ही जा सकती है, मसलन:

• ·         छोटे-छोटे कामो मे बच्चो की मदद ले
• ·         हर काम समय पर करने की आदत डाले
• ·         उन्हे समय समय पर अनुशासन का महतव समझाए! साथ ही उन्हे अच्छे व्यवहार के लिए रिवॉर्ड देना भी ना भूले!

My Personal tip-वीक्ली चार्ट बना कर अच्छे काम के लिए स्टिकर देना मेरा पर्सनल favoutite है!

organizational stretgies और pre-planning को बनाए अपनी ज़िंदगी का खास हिस्सा

आम तौर पर पूर्व प्लॅनिंग की कमी हमे रुटीन लाइफ मे तनाव ग्रस्त करती है, और हम चाह कर भी अपनी फॅमिली लाइफ अच्छे से एंजाय नही कर पाते! समय पर और सही ज़गाह पर चीज़ ना मिलना, अचानक से किसी ज़रूरी वस्तु का ख्तम हो जाना, डॉक्टर का या और कोई ज़रूरी अपायंटमेंट भूल जाना...कुछ इस तरह की छोटी-बड़ी बाते है, जो हमे ना केवल शर्मिंदा करती है बल्कि हमारे आसान कामो को भी मुश्किल बना देती हूँ! सुनने या कहने मे ये थोड़ा बोरिंग लगता है, की हर चीज़ की लिख कर पहले  से ही प्लान किया जाए पर यकीन मानिए शुरआत मे ये ज़रूर थोडा मुश्किल लगता है पर its really works very well और धीरे धीरे जब हम हर काम को पहले से प्लान करने की आदत डाल लेते है, तो इससे न केवल हमारा तनाव कम होता है बल्कि अपने परिवार के साथ समय बिताने का भी मौका हमे अच्छे से मिलता है! आज कल हर चीज़ के लिए प्लॅनर मार्केट मे उपलब्ध है और साथ ही कई ऑनलाइन साइट और अपस है जो इस काम मे आप की राह आसान कर सकते है!

my personal favourite tip- आम तौर पर लोंग टर्म प्लॅनिंग जैसे planning for finance, planning for kids, planning for health issue के साथ शॉर्ट टर्म प्लॅनिंग like menu planning, cleaning schedule, self care schedule बना कर काम करने से न केवल रुटीन दीनो का तनाव कम होता है, साथ ही परिवार मे एक अनुशासन और खुशनुमा वातावरण भी रहता है!

ना भूले "me time" की इंपॉर्टेन्स

हो सकता है कुछ लोग आप को सेल्फिश समझे, पर यदि आप अपने परिवार को खुशहाल रखना चाहते है तो सबसे ज़रूरी है, की आप अपने आप से खुश हो, कई बार यदि हम अपने आप को सिर्फ़ अपने परिवार और ज़वाबदारियों मे बाँध कर रख लेते है, और नतीजा होता है "mommy burnout" और ये बहुत खराब situation होती है हमारे खुद के लिए और हमारे परिवार के लिए भी! इससे न केवल हमारा शारीरिक बल्कि मानसिक स्वास्थ्य पर बुरा असर होता है, बल्कि हमारे घर का मौहोल भी तनाव ग्रस्त हो जाता है, इसलिए ज़रूरी है चाहे वो घर की महिला हो या पुरुष, उन्हे कुछ समय "me time" मिले, जिसमे वो सिर्फ़ वही काम करे जो उनका पसंदगी का हो या जिसे करके उन्हे खुशी मिलती हो! वही बच्चो के लिए भी "unstructured play time" निकालना न भूले! ये बच्चो के सर्वांगीन विकास मे मदद करता है!

My personal favourite "Me Time activity"- मेरे लिए ब्लॉग लिखना और प्यारे पाठको की comments पढ़ना सब से खास "me time activity" है, जो न केवल मेरा रुटीन स्ट्रेस दूर करती है, बल्कि इससे मेरा आत्म विश्वास बढ़ता है और मे अधिक खुशी और positivity से अपनी फॅमिली की care कर पाती हूँ!

तो ये थी मेरी ८ साल की पेरेंटिंग जर्नी से जुड़े कुछ अनुभव की बाते जिसने मेरी मदद की, अपने परिवार को खुशहाल रखने मे! क्या है आपके परिवार की खुशहाली का राज़? कैसे संभालते है आप इतनी सारी ज़वाबदारियाँ एक साथ? प्लीज़ सांझा कीजिए!