| Using the term common sense when talking about | | | | - Hold hands in parking lots and why |
| children might seem like a contradiction, heck we see | | | | - Who to call in case there is an emergency, 911 |
| many adults every day that lack lack street smarts. | | | | - What to do if they get separated from daddy |
| Nevertheless teaching your children common sense is | | | | - The dangers of talking to strangers without a parent |
| important and you may be surprised at what age they | | | | around |
| actually start leaning about it. | | | | - Why it is dangerous to touch the stove |
| During the toddler stages it is easier to explain why | | | | As you teach your children about common sense they |
| we, as parents, do and say some of the things we do. | | | | will learn to think for themselves and be able to think |
| "Look both ways before crossing the street." "Hold our | | | | on their feet while making safer decisions. We all want |
| hands in the parking lot." or "No throwing the ball in the | | | | our children to grow up with more than book smarts, |
| house." These are all common sense things that our | | | | we want well rounded kids with common sense. |
| children can understand. Granted, sometimes they don't | | | | Raising healthy and smart kids needs to start early in |
| get it until they violate one of the rules and break your | | | | life and just like with everything else they need to have |
| favorite vase in the house. But if you are consistent | | | | role models that they can look up to that practice |
| they will learn and they will understand why. | | | | what they preach. Parenting by example is one of the |
| Common Sense You Can Teach at a Young Age | | | | best ways to teach your children. |
| - Why we look before crossing the street | | | | |