Summer Goals
| June 14, 2010 | Posted by Brenda under Life Skills |
One of the most important things that we can teach our children is how to set and reach goals. Whether or not your child has ADHD, goal setting is an important skill.
If it’s summertime where you are, and the kids are out of school, you can put all that extra free time to use by teaching your kids how to set and reach goals.
I’ve actually noticed a lot of moms doing this for themselves and their children for the summer – planning activities to keep everyone busy – but why not take it one step further and let your kids in on the fun?
And speaking of fun, goals don’t have to be work – they can be fun, too.
My son Andy has already accomplished some of his goals for the summer. He got a part time job to earn money for a concert that he wanted to attend – in fact, he just got back from the concert yesterday.
He’s also written his resume, consulted with the college career center, and has an interview set up for later this week.
Caitlin has been busy setting goals and reaching them, too. Among her achievements: visiting a water park, flying a kite, and setting up an appointment with the campus career center.
As you can see, some of their goals were short term and easy to attain (like flying a kite) and some were more future oriented (like visiting the campus career center).
Some goals were small steps towards bigger goals (getting a part time job to earn money for a concert) and some were just life experiences (like a concert weekend or a trip to a water park.)
When you present the idea of setting and reaching goals in a summertime manner – having fun with some and working towards real goals with others – it’s pretty easy to get the kids on board.
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