Open a bank of your own! 

This gives you the ability to teach your children about money management without giving your child cash that they can spend frivolously or lose. 

The process is simple.

Set up a spreadsheet on your computer that will serve as the bank register.  Give your child an old checkbook, or make up some checks with the child’s name on them.  When your child wants spending money, they will ‘withdraw’ it from their account.  At the end of every week, you will ‘deposit’ your child’s allowance into the account instead of handing the child cash that can be lost or misplaced. 

This is a great way to keep track of your child’s spending habits and to ensure that your child isn’t losing money or spending it all on things that you would prefer they didn’t have.

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Till 4-6 months one should exclusively breast feedher child.

Foods for infants between 4 to 6 months

Fruits like mashed ripe banana are often liked by babies.
 Later, introduce porridge made from milk, sugar and cereals (rice, wheat, suji, maize, ragi, nachni). Alternatively, use the rice cooked for the family but boil it slightly more so that it can be mashed properly.
Addition of a little oil or ghee (butter) while cooking, and sugar or jaggery to the cereal, increases the energy density without increasing the volume.
Mashed vegetables like potato, carrot or other seasonal fruits like chickoo, pulp of apple, papaya should be offered.
Home-prepared soft foods should be given between 4 to 6 months

Foods for infants between 6 to 8 months

Pulses like moong, tur dhal, sprouted beans, and dark green leafy vegetables should be mashed and mixed with cereal and given regularly.
By 8 months

Non vegetarian items like eggs may be introduced into the baby’s diet.
 
Foods for children between 9 to 12 months

Give family food which is of softer consistency and less spicy.

By the age of 12 months, the child should be eating half of an adult’s diet, whatever is cooked for the rest of the family, only less spicy and in smaller quantity.

How many times I can feed my child

4-6 months old:                Twice a day.
6-8 months old:                Three to four times a day.
 9-12 months old:             Four to six times a day.

Breastfeeding should continue for 2 years or more.

Breastfeeds continue to be a valuable source of nutrition and protection even during the second year. Most infants stop breastfeeding by themselves sometimes between one and three years.

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