Why is goal setting important for families?
How can family goal setting help you achieve the future you want?
Have you ever wondered how to become a highly effective family? Are you ready to get your family out of survival mode and into thrive mode? Are you curious about how to get buy-in from those teens? Family goal setting is just what you need.
Key Points:
Family goal setting is an important skill for students to learn. Setting family goals collaboratively creates space for thoughts and concerns of both children and parents to be expressed equally. This fosters an environment of mutual understanding and respect between all family members.
Sitting down in a family meeting to look ahead and evaluate what is important to us as a family is critical to upward mobility. Family goal setting sessions give us an opportunity to think about what matters. Goal setting also fosters a sense of greater personal responsibility in each family member to work towards reaching the family goals.
Family goal setting is a critical component to achieving progress and outcomes for children and families. Goal setting is a great way to increase family bonding. Not only does it bring the family closer together it also gives the family a united purpose. Family goal setting helps keep everyone accountable and sets a great model for everyone in the family.
The truth is goal setting is a fundamental key to success and can help you grow in any area of your life. Taking time for goal setting contributes to increased intelligence allowing us to measure progress, overcome obstacles and visualize your dreams. Goal setting helps us transform and push ourselves in ways we never thought possible.
Tips for family goal setting:
Set goals that motivate you
Use positive language for goals
Create an action plan
Review goals regularly
What do you think? Is goal setting worth it for families? We think so.
Will you and your family start making family goals a regular part of your annual routine? Make sure you check out our resource section for more information on this topic.
