New Year Resolutions For Kids

Parenting

by Lamar Tyler | on January 5th, 2009 | 3 comments

Now that you’ve made the age old resolutions of losing weight, saving money and living right what about your kids? Well we ran across an article on the web from the American Academy of Pediatrics that gives you 20 Healthy New Years Resolutions for Kids. It’s broken down into three categories that are: Preschoolers, Kids 5-12 and Kids 13 and up. Here are a few examples from each group.

Preschoolers

I will clean up my toys.

Kids 5-12

I will try to find a sport (like basketball or soccer) or an activity (like playing tag, jumping rope, dancing or riding my bike) that I like and do it at least three times a week!

Kids 13 and up

I will wipe negative “self talk” (i.e. “I can’t do it” or “I’m so dumb”) out of my vocabulary.

Check out the full list here and don’t forget to have a Happy New Year and make 2009 yours!

About the author

Lamar and Ronnie Tyler are the creators of the award-winning blog BlackandMarriedWithKids.com . They also are behind the Amazon.com bestselling DVDs Happily Ever After: A Positive Image of Black Marriage, You Saved Me and Men Ain’t Boys that explores manhood in the African American community. The Tylers are also the proud parents of four children.

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from the desk of...me Tuesday - 06 / 01 / 2009 Reply

Thanks for sharing this article. I have already made my 2009 Goals Collage and never thought of making goals for my son. Even though he's only 2, I think I will make three goals with/for him. It's never to early to start planting good seeds since you never know when the harvest will come. from the desk of...mes last blog post..Don't Force It
Anna Tuesday - 06 / 01 / 2009 Reply

I wish I would have thought of New Years resolutions when my kids were growing up, of course I would have made them for my kids to not "ask mommy for more money the day after getting my weekly stipen". LOL.