It’s been several years since I started helping my children make goals each semester. Much of the time I’m simply walking them through the motions of goal setting, and then leaving them with the goals. I’m trying to encourage independence, not add another layer of micromanagement. But thus far, I’ve seen only glimmers of initiative […]
Summer Plans and Accomplishing Goals
Three years ago, I started trying to help my children develop some skills that they didn’t have the maturity to know they needed. I tried to explain the long-term benefit, so they would own the goals, but it wasn’t very successful. I think this was the first time I documented some sort of attempt at […]