Make Your Kids Future Ready With Nankid

The advancement of Science and Technology have affected our lives tremendously. Today, we are living in a fast-paced world where we parents try to juggle work with family life. Kids, on the other hand, have to deal with draining activities in school and cope with the lack of time of their busy parents. Even our diet has been influenced by instant food not to mention food stalls and restaurants that are almost everywhere. As a result, our kids often face health problems including obesity, poor nutrition and disrupted body image.
And although we have to be resilient with changes in our surroundings, we parents still need be a role model for our little ones. We have to make sure that we have quality time with our kids be it socializing, eating or playing together. The good news is that we are not alone in raising our kids to be well-rounded individuals. Nankid is all support to all the parents out there in making every child ready for the future.
Everything starts from home including values,  socialization and eating habits. And beacuse Nankid understands our vital role as parents, they launched Parentology+ to give useful tips in reshaping our child's future.

Launched earlier this year, Parentology+ is anchored on three pillars—proper nutrition, active lifestyle, and high social quotient. “The success of Parentology+, gave parents an opportunity to address challenges presented by modern parenting. We would like to go deeper into these issues and really flesh out the importance of these three pillars, as well as give parents the tools to establish this at home,” exclaimed Jean Espino, Vice President for Marketing -Premium Milks of Nestlé Philippines.

Understanding that parents seek guidance and tips from people they trust, Parentology+ sought the help of various experts to weigh in and give advice for the three pillars, partnered with the NANKID ambassadors.

Cat Arambulo-Antonio is skilled at juggling relationships in different situations, and with clinical psychologist, Dr. Cely Magpantay, the two believe that in order to help your child socialize, it’s important to put your child in new situations where they can learn and listen to others. To better encourage kids to socialize with others, Dr. Cely says, “Warm up, be present at first, then be invisible during playtime. Join them during the start of the activity, and eventually let them be. Be a role model to them.”

In the event, they have also prepared an activity that lets moms and kids do work together to see what traits their child already possesses and how they can further build on them to make them more socially competent.
Nutrition can be challenging for parents, especially when kids need around 3,000 calories a day. However, Joy Sotto and Ms. Aleli Magtibay, Nestle’s own Nutritionist, say that it can be done with moderation, balance and variety of food options. Ms. Aleli further advises parents, “Follow portions by making sure to give a combination of go, grow, and glow foods in every meal, and practice variety, in terms of flavor, texture, color, and food preparation.”

For Parentology+, a kitchen set-up was created for kids to be able to select different food in the pantry to create a balanced meal which will then be verified by an interactive nutrition guide and scanner.
Play time may seem like a regular activity for children, but its benefits on the child’s physical health is hard to ignore. Anton Del Rosario and Dr. Edgar Eufemio, an orthopedist specializing in sports medicine, want parents and kids to realize that some activities are better than others. Through a fun goal kicking challenge, kids learned the different traits that are beneficial to their physical development and lifestyle.

When asked how to encourage kids to be more active, Dr. Edgar says, “Give them a taste of success by giving words of encouragement. Be supportive of your kids’ activities, so they would just continue doing what they love to do. Also, play with them. If you expect them to be disciplined and grow up a certain way, do it with them.”
Parents are encouraged to be a role model for their children, and participate in their various activities, may it be socializing, eating healthier and staying active. Parents can learn modern parenting at Parentology+ and this can help us parents in creating a customized model suitable for reshaping our kids' future. Keep in mind that these three pillars are essential to the development of a healthy, well-rounded child that’s ready to take on the challenges the future holds.

The ambassadors and experts all encourage everyone to drop by Parentology+ to learn more about the three pillars, and how they can make their own home, a home of the future. Parents and kids are encouraged to participate in the different activities where they will have quality time with their children and also win exciting prizes including digital instant cameras, premium tumblers, and other exclusive NANKID items. Don't forget to post your Parentology+ experience on social media using the hashtags  #NANKID #PARENTOLOGY and #ReShapeTheFuture.

Parentology+, powered by NANKID, will be coming to SM City Cebu on August 11-12 and Abreeza Davao on August 25-26.