The Home Education

Every New Year resolutions are made, promises are made but not always kept. The idea of New Year’s resolutions is a good start to a lesson in goal setting.

Children should learn the importance of setting goals, creating a plan and following through to complete it and reach their goal. First, they should start with a small goal, something that will take a month or less to fulfill – saving money for a small toy, completing a project etc. Once they have succeeded at reaching that goal, a bigger one can be made. Goal setting not only will help keep them organized with school work, finances and even chores but will also give them great life skills for the future. High school aged students need to plan future goals for college and career, this includes subject choices that will give them the knowledge for future classes and studies. Make sure goals are attainable and they will less likely be forgotten, like those New Year resolutions!