HELPYOUR KIDS ACHIEVE MORETHISYEAR
With Simple, Actionable Goals
With every new year comes an opportunity to reinvent ourselves or start down a new path toward self-improvement. Making resolutions is a big part of many families’ NewYear’s traditions, and parents often have a desire for their kids to take part in that tradition when they’re old enough. Following through on resolutions is tough, especially for young children, but with your help, they can achieve their goals. PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH. You are your children’s role model for almost everything, including following through on NewYear’s resolutions. So, ask yourself if you follow through on your own resolutions. When you proclaim that you will read more books or finally get a gym membership, do you actually try to do it? Your kids will assign as much importance to NewYear’s resolutions as you do, so by sticking to your own commitments, you can help them stay on track too. KEEP THINGS SIMPLE AND ACHIEVABLE. When your kids are forming their resolutions, their first attempts will probably be very broad. Statements like “I want to be more kind” or “I will try to help more around the house” incorporate good values but don’t include any actionable steps. Help your kids think of tangible ways to act on those goals. For example, if they want to be tidier, a good resolution might be for them to clean their room once a week or take responsibility for one household chore every day.
DON’T DO ALL THE WORK FOR THEM.
While it’s important for you to help your kids formulate their goals, be sure that you aren’t taking over. If they’re ultimately responsible for their resolutions, they’ll feel more compelled to keep them. Instead, suggest different goal areas they could improve, such as home, school, or sports, and let them elaborate. When it comes to creating habits, nobody is perfect, so even if your kids falter on their goals in the middle of February, don’t worry. The important thing is that you continue to encourage them every step of the way.
THIRD THURSDAY
JAN. 16 Starting the Year Off on the Right Foot
By the time the FBI agent arrives to interview Greg DuPont, Greg’s feeling pretty optimistic about catching his abductors and possibly cracking the whole case. The information Michael Mueller obtained in his investigation seemed like it had to be enough to locate the wizard and the clown. Once the two of them were interrogated by an FBI agent, the two knuckleheads were sure to crack. But Greg and his staff are about to learn that FBI agents are just as intimidating when you haven’t done anything wrong, and the wheels of justice can turn very slowly indeed.
FEB. 20 Tackling the Cost of Long-Term Care
MARCH 19 The Taxman Cometh
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