Goal setting
The goals… a super important topic even if it seems that it is not, thinking about a child's goals seems illogical to many adults, they think they are too small to know what they want and it is true up to a point, However, growing up with the mentality of a goal or a goal is what will help the child in the future to be able to make crucial decisions in his personal and professional life..
The established goals have no basis if they are not met, I have there the challenge and the dexterity that is needed to have the determination to achieve what they propose and not to deviate the path unless it is to improve, they say that "one step back not even to catch flight". Emotional health starts a lot from the established goals, since they direct the course by which they are going to follow and structure a short plan or project, immediate and even long term.
People with goals, are those who are happy, skillful, optimistic, that grow, they develop in all aspects of life and that becomes a personal success, more than before others is the peace of mind that is achieved when you have an idea of where to go.
On the other hand, goal setting, can result in a complicated beginning, because children are curious and need to explore, know, question, strict planning is difficult, however the constancy, the vision, and dedication from a young age helps them develop certain skills that will serve them in each of their stages.
Tips for setting and setting goals
-
Starts from an early age, that is, education and habits are mainly acquired from home, as? With tasks, with challenges and goals to achieve some benefit if they reach them as a dessert, or a walk.
-
Make the goal known, the challenge of the day like picking up your room, take your dirty dishes to the sink, small things that forge in the child the habit and the necessary steps to carry out his objectives.
-
Moving on is another challenge, because setting the goal to achieve will be a reason for struggle in life to invest time in achieving it, the child must learn to identify what they want or do not want in order to determine their own goals.
-
Never reject your goals, remember that each child, each person has different dreams to achieve, don't demotivate it, on the contrary, encourage him to keep going.
-
Make a plan, to achieve a goal, identify that, and how to get them and the steps to follow.
-
Having realistic goals has nothing to do with dreams or illusions, but in what the child can develop at each stage of his life, everything takes a learning process, there are things that are easier than others and require more or less effort, but they are achieved based on training.
-
On the economic level we have a challenge, Well, little or no children are told about money or what it costs to have things, A goal of this nature may be to save money in order to have a toy., paseo, sweet of your preference knowing that, things take effort to have.
-
You are the main motivator, your pillar of trust and your truth, it is necessary to monitor the process and let him know his achievements, your points of improvement and support you to overcome the work you are already doing, so in the future he will be able to make a positive introspection to set goals and objectives.
Goals are not merely about intuition but about vision of the one I want, where am i going and how to get there, the way, the steps, the time lapses and the level of effort required to get out of the comfort zone.
Orientation starts from encouraging, find out and never underestimate the small goals or big objectives that you have.
"I have found that the best way to give advice to children is to first find out what they want and then advise them to do so"
Harry S. Truman
Reference: