We involve our children in many activities to prepare them for the future. We cook together, clean, pray and even read the Bible together. We even begin instilling financial discipline in them because it is necessary to start them off early. Ironically, we rarely set goals with them and guide them through planning for their future besides having career and education talks. Encouraging the children to have a vision for some of the things they would like to achieve would be a good way to start the year. There are a few tips that can guide you to making New Year resolutions with the children.
To get the children started it is important to ask them to identify something they would like to improve on in their lives. Secondly, having the goals categorized into different aspects such as personal, education and spiritual goals will help the children to differentiate the different areas of their lives.
Teach the children to have specific goals for each area of their life. One pro tip to navigating setting New Year’s resolutions with kids is to remember that you are more of a guide and avoid dictating what you think they need to do. This will help them feel like they own their goals and are in charge of achieving them. Finally being a role model to the children would always be the best guide. Children learn from us in many ways and offering them an example of our goals would be the ideal guide to set their personal goals.
