New Year's Goals for the Family

by Miriam Caldwell | More from this Blogger

30 Dec 2008 09:25 PM

The New Year is a great time to sit down and make goals as a family. You can do this as a family home evening lesson or in a family council meeting. It is an easy time to trade job assignments and to check in with your children. You may choose to allow their goals to be private as well.

One excellent family goal is to spend more time together. You can make a goal that the family spend one Saturday a month together in some sort of activity. It is important to spend fun time with your children apart from the time you spend during family home evenings. You can have each family member be in charge of planning one of the activities throughout the year.

Another goal to consider is to find ways to provide service as a family. You may do this through your family home evenings or you may find other times or ways to serve. If your children are young you may consider adopting a grandparent from your ward or a local nursing home. This is an easy way to teach your children the importance of showing kindness to others.

It is also important to set goals that can increase your family's spirituality. You should try to involve your children in setting these goals so that they will help with them. You can ask your children for their ideas and input to make these goals much more feasible.

Finally you should consider the other traditional goals and see if they apply to your family. For example you may consider making goals to eat healthier as a family or to exercise more often. You may also want to focus on improving your financial picture and you can include your children in this to some extent. This is especially true if you are working on sending someone on a mission.

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Miriam is a SAHM mom of three children. She has a daughter who is seven, and two sons, four and two. She loves being a parent and spending time with her children.

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