Brainstorming Ideas for Goal Setting with Your Kids

If your child is new to goal setting, you might well find that when you start to talk with him about it, he asks you what goals he should set.

Tempting though it might be to give him suggestions, it's really important for successful goal setting that your child comes up with his own ideas for his own goals!
If your child needs ideas for goal setting, why not suggest a simple brainstorm about "Things I Like". Have him draw a circle in the middle of a big, blank piece of paper and write in the circle "Things I Like".

Make sure he has lots of nice coloring pens and have him draw lines out from the circle and write what he likes - in single words where possible - on each line. For instance, he might write "Pets" on one line. Then he can draw more lines coming off the line with "pets" and write on each of those lines what specifically he likes - "Dog Walking", "Fish", etc.

Maybe one of his lines will even say "School" - then "Friends", "Science" etc. The important thing is that your child comes up with his own ideas! Try not to make suggestions, just to ask him questions if he needs some help.

Happy Goal Setting with Your Kids!

Cassie

The First Step

Hello Everyone

By now are probably raring to go with your New Years Goals (notice how we no longer refer to them as resolutions) if you are still pumped about changing your life for the better then you must have a list of things that you want to realize. You do have all the power but if goal setting is a new thing for you my advice would be to start slow. Most people get excited and write down their goals and start the process full tilt only to find that in a few days they are wondering why they even attempted these feats in the first place. To avoid this you must devise a plan and give yourself ample time to realize it. You may even have to break down the bigger goals into smaller goals and the smaller goals into steps but in the end you will accomplish everything you set out for in the beginning without making yourself crazy.

So your first step is to write everything down, don't worry about what is going to take the longest or require the most energy or what is the most important to you, just make a list of everything you want to realize no matter how big or how small. Get your kids involved and have them make their lists too. Realizing your goals will be even more enjoyable if you get the whole family involved. So run and get a pen and paper and make your lists.

Happy Goal setting
Monicka

Happy New Year's Goal Setting

Happy New Year to you all! Monicka and I are very excited to be at the start of a brand new year and at the prospect of sharing with you all year round ideas for goal setting with your kids and other ways to help your children be successful and happy.

The kidsgoals parent newsletter is almost a year old and has been a real joy for us to write for you each fortnight - we hope you have enjoyed it too. This year we will continue the newsletter and ensure that new ideas and posts appear on the blog more regularly as well.

We are always keen to hear from you and welcome all your suggestions for topics you would like us to cover in the newsletter or any other suggestions on how KidsGoals can be a better resource for parents.

Happy Goal Setting with your kids!

Cassie