My parents have always taught me, even from a pretty young age that setting goals and sticking to them will help to accomplish what you want to set out and do. I think it is important for goal setting behaviors to be taught to kids, because generally if we are in a habit of doing something then it stays with us. This article gives 4 tips on how to start goal setting behaviors in kids and to get them motivated to stick with a task once they start it. The first point is to talk with your kids. This could be about a specific thing they want to accomplish and how they want to do that. The second tip is to make it a game. Put up a board showing how well they are doing accomplishing their goal, this can help them develop long term goal setting skills and also gives them positive or negative feedback on how well they are doing. The third tip is to lead by example. Kids are going to follow the lead of their parents, so make sure to be setting goals yourself and persisting and following through with those goals. The last tip is to give them feedback. Feedback will give the child a sense of satisfaction with the goal and make them more likely to keep up with setting goals in the future.
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