Goal Setting With Kids
Episode description
In today’s episode, Aniesa discusses how you can help children set realistic and achievable goals.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- It’s never too early to start teaching your children how to set goals.
- Make goal-setting a habit and lead by example by making them part of your daily, weekly, or monthly routines.
- Set SMART - Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound - goals to increase their chance of success.
- Encouraging children to set their own goals helps them to take ownership and be motivated to complete them.
- Help them break down their goals into smaller, less-daunting tasks and to write them down on a visible planner, or whiteboard.
- Help children to stay on track and encourage them to persevere. It’s easy to be distracted or lose faith.
- Celebrate their progress!
BEST MOMENTS
“I always said ‘practice makes perfect’ until a little girl said to me, ‘no, practice makes progress’, and I’ve always remembered that.”
“It’s never too late to teach our children about goal setting and the skills they need to succeed because there’s always going to be goals set for them.”
CONTACT METHOD
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www.facebook.com/sensationalkidslondon
ABOUT THE HOST
Aniesa completed her degree in Occupational Therapy at the University of Stellenbosch, in South Africa. She has since been focusing on pediatrics and sensory processing and integration. She has worked across a range of pediatric fields and has extensive experience in autism, specific learning difficulties, as well as anxiety and emotional regulation.
Aniesa has one teenage son with autism, and one with sensory difficulties. She herself was diagnosed at a late age as having ADHD and has found that understanding her neurodivergence has led to a greater connection with children and their parents.
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