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Making New Year’s Resolutions

by Teresa, The CuteKid™ Staff

New Year’s is the perfect time to make some new resolutions and set goals for yourself,
your children, and your family. New years resolution tips consist of setting goals that give something for you to work towards. Plus it gives you a feeling of accomplishment when you have achieved the goal. This can be a great self-esteem booster.

First you have to decide what your goals will be. I suggest each member choose one to two personal goals and then as a family decide on one or two family goals. You and your spouse might want to choose a few relationship goals as well.

Personal goals could be:

Losing weight
Writing in a journal
Learning to ride a bike
Reading so many books
Getting certain grades in school

Family goals could include:

Planting a garden
Saving money for a vacation
Eating dinner together
Volunteering for so many hours
Donating a box of food each month

Relationship goals might be:

Going on a date once a week or month
Spending time each day in conversation
Do a hobby together
Take daily or weekly walks
Listen when the other is talking

Writing down what you want to accomplish makes it more real. Post your goal someplace where you can see it on a daily basis to remind you of what you want to accomplish.

After you have decided on your goals you need to decide how you will accomplish it. If writing in your journal is unrealistic set a goal to write in it once a week. Then set a specific day that you will write in your journal. Making a plan helps ensure that you will reach your goal. If you want to save money for a family vacation decide how much money each member will save every month so you can reach your goal.

Check yourself on a regular basis to see if you are reaching your goal. But realize that you won’t be perfect. Reaching a goal takes work and there are bound to be some setbacks. But don’t let that discourage you. Pick up where you left on and keep going. At the end of the year you will be able to look back and see what you have accomplished out of the new years resolutions that you and your family had set.

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