Here is to 2024! A new year, new beginnings! What are your personal favorite resolutions? Do you set family resolutions?
More and more, parents are setting resolutions for their family and involving their children in them. Depending on their age, it is quite possible to talk about resolutions, and set them together with your children. It is a great bonding exercise where every member of the family reminds the other of their accountabilities. Maybe best way to manage this is to write these on a board for everyone to remember!
These resolutions can be things such as:
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Screen time limits – whether is is tablets or TV, agree on a time limit and frequency
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Healthy eating goals – make smoothies on the weekend, eat together as a family
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Family game night – pick a different board game every time
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Exercise together – go for walks, jogs, start a new family movement tradition
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Do something new as a family – go camping, fishing, hiking, do a yoga class together
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Encourage daily kindness to one another – especially between siblings but also do not forget your spouse
Are you maybe considering a more experience based gifting in the future as opposed to the materialistic gifts? For example if you would like to have a family holiday at Disneyworld, then all of you need to be on the same page.
Joint saving begins and the gifts under the tree will only be either funds towards the trip or tickets themselves. This way you are teaching your children appreciation for money as well. Maybe this becomes one of your family resolutions?