| Does your family have goals? Do you spend time | | | | parent. Or perhaps you have an older teenager and a |
| dreaming about your family's future? Creating goals | | | | joint goal of parents and child is to purchase an extra |
| as a family for your family unit is just as important as | | | | car for that child to drive. Maybe your family is busy |
| creating personal goals. Setting family goals is a super | | | | all the time and your major goal is to carve out some |
| easy way to connect with each family member and | | | | special family time. |
| learn more about how each person envisions your | | | | Whatever your family's goals are, the thing to |
| family and how you can work together towards | | | | concentrate on is finding out what is most important |
| common goals. | | | | to your family as a whole. Although every person in |
| The best way to get started is to plan a family | | | | your family will all have different ideas, there will be |
| goal-setting night. This should be an evening, night, or | | | | many that will be agreed upon by everyone in your |
| day when every member of your family is present | | | | family. |
| and able to participate in your family discussion. Once | | | | After having a full discussion, now it's time to |
| you plan this day, you should each make a | | | | construct a plan. This plan should include measurable |
| commitment to lock in this day and do not allow | | | | steps that everyone in your family can take towards |
| anything else to take precedence over it. | | | | achieving each goal. Everyone in your family should |
| On your special family night, you might begin by | | | | be included, according to age and ability. Determine |
| allowing each person to take a turn to discuss | | | | how each family member can contribute in their own |
| personal goals. By giving each person a few minutes | | | | way, whether it's a little or a lot. |
| to talk about some of their own goals and dreams, | | | | As you begin to set goals together as a family, you |
| you help build a momentum of excitement. | | | | will also start to grow together. You will learn more |
| Next, talk about some things you would like to | | | | about each other's strengths and weaknesses and as |
| accomplish as a family. Maybe your family has never | | | | your family unit develops, your family goals will |
| been on vacation and this is one of your goals as a | | | | evolve as well. |