Best Year Ever: 8 Goals Every Family Should Make for 2013
About 7 years ago, I took my first interactive parenting class. It was led by a Child Development Educator who, along with a group of about 15 fellow moms, discussed anything and everything we were experiencing as parents. Although the class was generally unstructured, each semester we discussed our family goals. As we discussed them, we got new ideas and inspiration, and at times even disagreed with each other. It was always a wonderful time to reflect on what goals were important to our family. As my kids get older the goals change, but each year I still think of a new goal for our family. This year, I asked 8 fellow moms to share their family's goals for 2013... and their answers were so inspiring that I just had to share them here! - By Andrea Howe
Hire More Help
One of my Parenting Goals for the New Year is also a Work goal. I learned that I cannot keep the line blurry between work and parenting, especially since my kids are home-schooled {i.e. home all day!}. Keeping work hours and hiring help is essential. My New Year's Goal is to hire my sitter for one more afternoon, and add one more day a month of house-keeping help. --Darlene Weir, Fieldstone Hill Design
Photo by: Darlene Weir
Hire More Help
One of my Parenting Goals for the New Year is also a Work goal. I learned that I cannot keep the line blurry between work and parenting, especially since my kids are home-schooled {i.e. home all day!}. Keeping work hours and hiring help is essential. My New Year's Goal is to hire my sitter for one more afternoon, and add one more day a month of house-keeping help. --Darlene Weir, Fieldstone Hill Design