New Year’s resolutions are not for adults only. Help your kids make New Year’s Resolutions and encourage them to follow them all through the year.  Give him/her a couple of ideas, helping your child create New Year’s Resolutions is another means of  teaching your child the importance of setting goals. Goal setting is an important skill your child will take all the way in to adulthood. The follow through is essential to their learning patterns, they need the predictability elements.

Here are some sound resolutions your kids can easily get started on:

•  I will wash my hands after going to the bathroom and before eating.

•  I will make my bed and keep my room organized

•  I will speak with respect to my parents, teachers and adult leaders

These very basic resolutions can be adapted (expanded or reduced) to all age groups. A New Year awaits, enjoy the results of your successes.