Help Your Kids Achieve More This Year
With every new year comes an opportunity to reinvent ourselves or start down a new path toward self-improvement. Making resolutions is a big part of many families’ New Year’s traditions, and parents often have a desire for their kids to take part in that tradition when they’re old enough. Following through on resolutions is tough, especially for young children, but with your help, they can achieve their goals. With Simple, Actionable Goals You are your children’s role model for almost everything, including following through on New Year’s resolutions. So, ask yourself if you follow through on your own resolutions. When you proclaim that you will read more books or finally get a gym membership, do you actually try to do it? Your kids will assign as much importance to New Year’s resolutions as you do, so by sticking to your own commitments, you can help them stay on track too. Practice what you preach.
on those goals. For example, if they want to be tidier, a good resolution might be for them to clean their room once a week or take responsibility for one household chore every day.
Don’t do all the work for them.
While it’s important for you to help your kids formulate their goals, be sure that you aren’t taking over. If they’re ultimately responsible for their resolutions, they’ll feel more compelled to keep them. Instead, suggest different goal areas they could improve, such as home, school, or sports, and let them elaborate. When it comes to creating habits, nobody is perfect, so even if your kids falter on their goals in the middle of February, don’t worry. The important thing is that you continue to encourage them every step of the way.
Keep things simple and achievable .
When your kids are forming their resolutions, their first attempts will probably be very broad. Statements like “I want to be more kind” or “I will try to help more around the house” incorporate good values but don’t include any actionable steps. Help your kids think of tangible ways to act
IS IT THE FLU OR YOUR HOME?
THE DIRTY SECRET LURKING IN YOUR HOME’S AIR
It’s the height of cold and flu season, and as you reach for another squirt of hand sanitizer, consider the ways your home may be affecting your health. Viruses seem to thrive in cold air, making winter the most habitable season for the sniffles. But the quality of the air in your home could be creating the same symptoms year round. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), air quality is influenced by temperature, humidity, ventilation, and contaminants. These factors can contribute to flu- like symptoms, including fatigue, headaches,
of heating and cooling the same air. This can be a good thing, as the pollutants outside your house stay outside, but it can also be dangerous. The EPA warns that indoor air can be up to five times more polluted than outdoor air. Mold growth, dirt, and grime can give off bacteria and spores, which will compromise your home’s air quality. If you live in a valley that regularly floods, your home could be susceptible to mold or mildew growth. That’s where an HVAC expert comes in. There are many ways the technicians at Aire Serv of the Mid-Hudson Valley can help maximize your home’s indoor air quality. For starters, our technicians offer regular maintenance, which ensures your system is doing its job to filter out the gunk and keep your air clean. In addition, we can monitor and install carbon monoxide detectors, which could save your life in the event of a leak. Aire Serv of the Mid-Hudson Valley also offers system enhancements to improve your system’s ability to keep your home’s air clean. We can work with you to find a solution that addresses both the specific environmental challenges in your home and the unique needs of your family. Make sure your home’s HVAC system is poised to help you breathe easier this winter. Call 845-256-6518 today to set up an air quality appointment with our experts.
nausea, worsening allergies, respiratory problems, and eye and nose discomfort. In a more serious turn, exposure to poor air quality could lead to cancers, heart disease, chronic health conditions, and, in rare cases where carbon monoxide is involved, death.
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