The end of the calendar year causes most people to become self-reflective; the New Year brings with it Hope, Possibility, and Success. The opportunity to better ourselves is not only for adults but for children as well. Instead of making promises, however, we should be making informed decisions and plan our progress into the future. After all, isn't the saying that "promises are made to be broken"?
Taking inventory of where we have been and where we want to go in our lives can help us to define our goals and map out where we can be a week, month, or a year from now. Parents can help their children to do this by modeling short- and long-term planning and helping kids to map out their personal and academic/career goals.
In order to increase each family member's probability of success, goals for the new year should be SMART: specific, measurable, attainable, realistic (results-oriented or relevant) and time-bound.
Post goals where they will be seen every day and use time-management and organizational skills to manage goals and regularly check on progress.
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