Goal setting and goal achievement is much like eating elephants, your child might be entertained to discover :) ... goals and elephants should be done one bite at a time!
Being confronted with a big task can be overwhelming for any of us. And it takes real skill to step back and break that task down into manageable chunks.
If you practice this skill over and over with your child, he will be much better equipped to effectively achieve his goals and also to handle big challenges that other people will throw at him from time to time in the future!
Happy goalsetting with your kids,
Cassie
Showing posts with label goalsetting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label goalsetting. Show all posts
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Friday, September 14, 2007
Goal Setting for Kids
Goals Must be Believable
Many of us need to gradually build up confidence when goal setting. If the first goal we set ourselves is too ambitious, we have difficulty believing that we can achieve it. So don't try to build Rome in a day, and don't encourage your child to set goals that are too demanding initially.
My little friend Charlene, working towards her goal of getting better at math, understood this principle immediately. She had chosen to measure her progress by the number of "red circles" (wrong answers) that she got on her math worksheets.
"I would like to have no red circles at all,” said Charlene. "But I don't think I can do that."
Instead, Charlene planned to reduce the occurrence of red circles by 25% over three weeks.
Happy goalsetting with your kids,
Cassie
Many of us need to gradually build up confidence when goal setting. If the first goal we set ourselves is too ambitious, we have difficulty believing that we can achieve it. So don't try to build Rome in a day, and don't encourage your child to set goals that are too demanding initially.
My little friend Charlene, working towards her goal of getting better at math, understood this principle immediately. She had chosen to measure her progress by the number of "red circles" (wrong answers) that she got on her math worksheets.
"I would like to have no red circles at all,” said Charlene. "But I don't think I can do that."
Instead, Charlene planned to reduce the occurrence of red circles by 25% over three weeks.
Happy goalsetting with your kids,
Cassie
Saturday, September 08, 2007
Goal setting 101
I noticed that my now sixteen year old Aspergian daughter was looking quite perplexed as she tried to comprehend what her teacher expected her to do for a Earth Science Project. She was to create a 5 page brochure like they would have at a college or university promoting a certain field in Earth Science, and she chose geologist. She was waiting for me to help her and I suggested that she start with the title page which was supposed to be covered with pictures related to her chosen field of study. She kept asking asking me to help her start and I kept telling her to start working on the title page but she really didn't seem to know how to begin. Finally I sat down with her and helped her fold the brochure and slowly piece together where the pictures and information should go. She was surprised that once she saw it broken down page by page, how doable it really was.
That pretty much goes for any goal or project that you want to accomplish. If you look at the big picture like my daughter did, it can be a bit daunting. Once you break it down into smaller steps you will realize that it can be done. No matter what it is try taking it one step at a time. For instance if weight loss is your goal and you want to lose that last 10 -15 pounds, that may seem like it will take forever but start with something small like make a pledge to exercise for a minimum of 30 minutes 7 days a week. You don't have to worry about anything else except for the added exercise. You can switch the type of exercise so it doesn't get boring just as long as you exercise every day. According to scientific research it takes about 21 days to form a habit so in 21 days you are well on your way to a regular exercise habit, now you can say for the next 21 days I will eat more fruits and veggies, then once that habit has become established you can say now I will cut out all refined carbs and sugar products.. Once that too becomes a habit you can add another small goal for 21 days and before you know it you have accomplished your goal of losing 30 pounds.
Happy Goalsetting
Monicka
That pretty much goes for any goal or project that you want to accomplish. If you look at the big picture like my daughter did, it can be a bit daunting. Once you break it down into smaller steps you will realize that it can be done. No matter what it is try taking it one step at a time. For instance if weight loss is your goal and you want to lose that last 10 -15 pounds, that may seem like it will take forever but start with something small like make a pledge to exercise for a minimum of 30 minutes 7 days a week. You don't have to worry about anything else except for the added exercise. You can switch the type of exercise so it doesn't get boring just as long as you exercise every day. According to scientific research it takes about 21 days to form a habit so in 21 days you are well on your way to a regular exercise habit, now you can say for the next 21 days I will eat more fruits and veggies, then once that habit has become established you can say now I will cut out all refined carbs and sugar products.. Once that too becomes a habit you can add another small goal for 21 days and before you know it you have accomplished your goal of losing 30 pounds.
Happy Goalsetting
Monicka
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