Well, welcome back.
You know many of us are setting
New Year's resolutions this
weekend and thinking about what
we want to accomplish in 2022.
The New Year can also be a great
time to talk to there to your
kids about their own goals.
What a great idea.
Laura Davis with college nannies and sitters,
joins us through Zoom to talk about
how to teach your child to set goals,
good morning and happy New Year, Laura
Happy New Year year to you as
well. Oh, you know what?
I think that a lot of folks do and you know,
I think even during the pandemic,
we've thought about how we're
really going to continue to.
Make resolutions and stick with them and so.
But what a good idea to really
bring your kids into the fold and
see what their resolutions are.
Absolutely, you know, making New Year's
resolutions is kind of a tradition,
but there's also that tradition of not
keeping those New Year's resolutions.
Yeah, so I love the idea of
getting your whole family involved
in making those resolutions.
Parents can help the children.
And maybe then you as the parent
need to hold up your resolutions
to model it for your children.
That's so true, right?
If you get them involved,
you better stick with yours
because you know you example right?
OK, so talk about this goal wheel.
For younger kids.
Well, when we think about resolutions
for children the year a whole year
in their lives is just way too
long for them to think about it.
So we have put together.
A little goal wheel and you
sit down with the children.
It's just a piece of construction paper.
Divide it out and let's have them
get engaged with what they're doing,
so maybe they can one week choose
to make their bed all week.
Maybe one week they can decide that
they're going to read a new book.
You can put this on your refrigerator
and put a magnet on each,
or put a magnet on what you're
doing for that week.
It kind of chunks it out
for those children and.
We've been teaching our
children goals all their lives.
How to crawl, how to walk,
how to learn colors.
Let's approach these resolutions.
That way, it's key that they get
involved in what they want to be.
The goal for that week or that month.
Bring it to a shorter,
shorter stints.
Yeah,
now that's great, so you put you put
together a goal wheel for each kid.
Maybe you make one for yourself too,
because you have to show them that
you're doing those things as well.
If you have a little kid, right?
Yes, that's a great idea,
and I have one on here that walk the
dog every Saturday with your sister,
so you can encourage family
engagement that way as well.
And then there's a little bit of
accountability between the children. I
like that I like that.
OK, So what is the goal ladder if
you have? Older kids or teens?
Well, once we hit that middle school or high
school, they're not going to be as excited
about having a wheel and their ability to.
You know, really, plan out longer goals
is something that they're beginning to
learn and for us as parents, that's a
great opportunity for us to help them.
You know, work through those goals
and as a parent or as a caregiver,
maybe be there if they fall off track
or they're not not hitting those goals.
We'd rather help them at that point,
so this is a goal ladder.
So shaped just like a ladder you put
on the top what the goal is, right?
Read the classics.
Begin that college essay and then you've
got number of rungs on the ladder and
then you can sit down with your middle
schooler or high schooler and help
them put in the steps that are going to
be needed to reach their goals again.
It might not be a full year goal,
but this is something that they
do need to get done.
Maybe if they're a junior in high school.
And they need to start those college essays.
Maybe if they've got,
doesn't always have to be academics.
It could be sports related.
It could be something that they
really want to learn and master.
It could be volunteer activities,
but put the goal at the top of
the ladder together.
Fill in the steps,
teaching them how to get there.
It's going to make the accomplishment
of that number one easier.
We've got accountability,
and you've shown them how
you can approach a goal.
I like that absolutely and then
get a calendar out like a real.
Old fashioned calendar and show
them the months and show them when
that actually has to be done.
I think the fact that you know
calendars are on your phone these days
you kind of forget that you know here
it's it's almost September, you know.
So Laura, thank you so much for
giving us some ideas this morning
to to really goal set for 2022.
Have a Goodyear I have a good
day and have a good year.
Here's to those resolutions.
Alright thank you so much.
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setting activities and information about
college nannies and tutors on care11.com.