New Year's Resolutions for your children: From eating more veg to learning skills
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The beginning of a new year marks a time when many of us are focused on self-improvement – whether we’re set on upping how exercise you get or lowering our screen time through our New Year’s resolutions. But setting goals and positive intentions for the year ahead isn’t just limited to adults. New Year’s resolutions are something the entire family can get involved in, no matter how big or small the lifestyle changes you set yourself are.
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For children, New Year’s resolutions can be a way to learn skills, increase their responsibilities and have fun. Keep reading for some ideas on resolutions you can set with your children, which may also end up inspiring your own. Childhood is a critical period of life for self-discovery, which includes finding out what we enjoy (and don’t enjoy) spending our time doing. Now is the perfect time to ask your child: what hobbies would you like to try? Is it hockey classes? Learning how to play the saxophone? More painting, baking, or reading, maybe?.
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As we all know from our experiences, not every one of these hobbies will stick. But New Year’s resolutions provide the perfect opportunity to explore your child’s interests while injecting some much-needed fun into the year ahead and developing new skills.
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It’s a tale as old as time: kids can be picky, especially when it comes to vegetables. If you worry that your child isn’t eating enough of them (maybe they always leave broccoli on their plates, or refuse to eat anything containing courgette) it’s time to get creative.
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