Goal Setting for Children

Goal setting for children will give your kids a sense that they are capable of doing whatever they put their mind to – now that is valuable! Goal setting for kids promotes confidence in your children.

Goal setting for children can be a fun and rewarding experience that you and your children can embark on.

Goal setting lessons that are fun and teach skills of goal setting can change your child’s life forever.

Teaching your child goal setting will give them the sense that they are capable of doing whatever they put their mind to.

Now that is a valuable lesson to learn!

Goal setting for kids needs to be fun!

I teach goal setting to elite athletes, students, and business people.

When I teach goal setting to children I have found the goal setting lessons need to be fun!

When I read Go For Your Goals I thought they would be godsend to parents who wish to assist in bringing out the best from within their children.

They use similar goal setting strategies that I use with successful adults, yet they are modified for young children.

The books have great graphics, clear explanations, and enough activities to keep your child’s interest.

The bottom line is that their goal setting activities are FUN and fun is the hook that will get you child interested in this important skill!

Go For Your Goals is a set of three books that offers ways for children to develop their true potential and goals at any age.

In addition, a parent's guide is provided which gives an opportunity for parents to develop their child’s understanding of these goal setting concepts!

The mind is an amazing machine!

One interesting fact about the brain is that it really responds to what you focus on - I talk more about this in goal setting theory.

This is what makes goal setting for children (and adults) such a powerful tool!

Current research shows goal setting for children:

• increases performance in the class and on the sporting field
• develops life skills
• promotes your child’s confidence.

Difference between goal setting for children compared to adults

The principles of goal setting for children are similar to adults...but there are two important differences!

But Go For Your Goals highlights these important differences between adults and children.

These include:

1. Adults need to focus on setting SMART goals and breaking long-term goals to short-term goals with goal setting templates.

   On the other hand, children are less emotionally or cognitively developed than adult. This means that goal setting for kids involves setting goals that are smaller and more tangible.

   Goal setting needs to be adapted for the child’s age!

   This is one reason why I like ‘Go For Your Goals’.

   It is adaptable to your child's age. There are three books that are written for children aged from 5-9 years of age, another for children aged 10-15 years of age, and a parent’s guide.

2. The book is FUN! This keeps your child motivated and engaged in the goal setting process.

   I really like the fun activities. Making a goal ladder, or the board games and activities that come with this book are ways that bring fun to the goal setting activities but also reinforce the core learning principles.

Parent's guide to goal setting for kids

Importantly, Go For Your Goals provides a parent’s guide that you can use to guide your children in their goal setting.

Your children love their one-on-one time with you.

So any goal setting should involve your participation, and there are a number of things that you can do as an adult.

The parent’s guide describes what you can do to foster your children’s goal setting.

I found the guide thoughtful in the way that parents approach their children who may have goal setting difficulties, and also some steps to take to keep your child motivated.

For example, the parent’s guide describes how:

• You can help your child describe what they would like to achieve in specific terms.

  Clear and relevant examples with goal setting activities are provided throughout the book – such as helping your child make their wish list.

• You can help your child plan the steps to achieve their goal.

  The book uses an easy-to-understand goal setting ladder, which can easily be put on your refrigerator and be an inspiration to your children.

• to review goals and the steps that you can take if your child does not reach their goal.

Some limitations to the goals for kids series

The overall graphics really suit the age-groups that they are writing for.

But if there was one point that I would have to highlight, it is that the graphics would require color printing to be most effective - and this could be more pricey.

However, the parent's guide and the clear and thoughtful way that the children's goal setting books are provided are really important tools that can promote your child's confidence and develop life skills to succeed in life.

From a children’s wish list to developing practical life-skills for success...it's all in Go For Your Goals. If you buy one goal setting for children book this year, make it this one.

It was definitely money well spent for me.

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