GOALS
How to teach your child to accomplish goals !
As a Parent , we have all sorts of goals , goals to give our kids an amazing up bringing , goals to teach them good manners , goals to be a great parent , goals to get them to eat their veggies at the dinner table . Again , we hardly realize that these “ goals ” are goals at all , rather , an idea we are striving for , and we make tons of moves and plays in our daily lives to accomplish them .
Without realizing it , adults actively set forth goals and action steps on a regular basis . Although many of these goals hardly seem like a traditional goal such as weight loss or mastering a cooking skill , they are goals none the less . To give you an example of how often our goals come about , think of the times where you desired a job or career change , decided to hit the gym a few times a week , added in a new health food item into your diet , went on vacation , planted a garden , finished your home and work duties to mindlessly binge watch Netflix at night …
So how did we ever get to a place in our lives where our goals and action steps become hardly noticeable ? Now , this isn ’ t to say that we are perfect at accomplishing our goals . In fact , it is probably safe to say that most of us need some real TLC when it comes to doing them as well . But how do we ensure our kids develop the skills and ability to successfully put their minds to something and attain that goal ?
After all , parenting is about setting them up with the best possible tools for life as we can possibly give them , and with all the goals , both recognizable and not , that occur in daily life , it ’ s best that we make their goal setting one of our best parenting goals ! Now , some of you may have already experienced that sense of frustration when your child doesn ’ t try hard enough to accomplish things they they know they are perfectly capable of . No matter , often times a lack of motivation can be attributed by an overwhelming feeling of not knowing where to start , while others may just need to see the pay off of completing a goal in the first place . A great place for YOU ( he parent ) to start , is by helping your child learn to set goals and meet them , one small step at a time .
Identifying Goals Begin with ways that your child has already used some goal setting techniques . For example , perhaps you noticed that
your daughter had managed to save up her money for a new barbie doll that she wanted , talk about the steps she needed to take in order to get the doll . Discuss how she felt once she was able to accomplish something that she wanted . Take the conversation further by explaining how great those steps are for accomplishing a goal , and together , come up with a fun , small goal that she could achieve in a short time . Maybe reading a book or reorganizing her room . Meeting small goals will get them feeling great and reinforce the positive impact accomplishing things has on their life .