Setting Goals for the New Year

Dear Friends,

     In this New Year season it seems appropriate to set goals for ourselves and our families. I would encourage you to share this process with your children: even at age three there are challenges to overcome and new skills to acquire.

      Some thoughts on this process:

• consider both short term and long term goals;
• consider at least one goal you know will be successful - the momentum from each success can fuel much harder efforts;
• consider family-wide goals (eat dinner as a family three times a week, have a monthly family game night, read a chapter book aloud as a family, take walks as a family once per week, etc.);
• let your children choose their own goals once you have discussed the idea with them;
• check in with each other on a regular basis to see how each person is doing;
• celebrate small victories and learn from each setback - this is a process not a result, a journey and not a race;
• have fun with this!
  

    It remains my privilege to work with you and your children. 

In peace,

Teacher John Scardina