Strengthening Positive Habits for Family Focus
Where will your children be in 20 years?
NOW is the time to reflect and determine your specific vision for your children because the clock is ticking. Realize this: what they do today will dictate where they will be tomorrow.
Various studies indicate that it takes between 28 and 32 days to create a new habit.
So what type of habits are you instilling in your children?
Reinforcing positive habits in our children is one of the greatest gifts we can give.
On June 4th, I was blessed with the opportunity to be the keynote speaker at a CMS Parent University event. From October 2, 2008 to June 4, 2009, Success By Choice coordinated and facilitated monthly parent sessions for the Northeast Learning Community. 3,905 participants attended our 9 sessions. (To receive copies of the handouts or the current class schedule, do email purpose@successbychoice.com.)
During this particular class, a special moment occurred when a mother stood up and shared, “My children and I created our Goals Affirmation Collages in January and this has truly strengthened our family.”
Your Assignment: To reinforce one very important habit, you and your children will create individual Goals Affirmation Collages. The steps are:
- Obtain 5-7 magazines, scissors, glue sticks and poster boards.
- Gather your family together and share that everyone will create a collage during the next 30-45 minutes.
- Each person will cut pictures and quotes that have special meaning and paste onto his/her poster board.
- If possible, play some music.
- After everyone has completed their collage, each person will share his/her collage with the family. This is a great opportunity to strengthen your family bond.
- To help your family maintain focus on your goals, post your collages on bedroom walls, on the refrigerator, in the bathroom and other places that you see regularly.
- Encourage your family to review their collage at least three times a day (morning, afternoon, and evening).
By helping your children get into the habit of focusing daily on their goals, they will be inspired to make positive and healthy choices.
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