Make this School Year a Success
One skill of highly successful people is being able to set goals and stick to them. This year, before school started, my husband and I sat down with our kids and helped them set some goals. We talked about what went well last year and what needed some help. Help your kids be able to set goals and meet them. This will help them feel the success of accomplishing something they wanted as well as sticking with something hard.
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When setting goals with your kids, ask them questions like:
What do you want to achieve? They need to know what it is they want to be able to do. Whether it’s to make friends, get on a sports team, get organized or get good grades. There are many different goals to choose from. Don’t let them pick too many at once. Start with one or two they want the most. After they have picked, be sure to write it down where they can see it.
What do you need to do to make it happen? Brainstorm and write down different things they can do to make their goal a reality. Is is buying a planner to help them be organized? Go out of their comfort zone to talk to one person a day to try to make friends? Whatever the goal may be, think of ways to make it happen and ways you can help them.
How are you going to help keep yourself on track? Have them make reminder or motivation notes. Set alarms in their phone. Have times where you sit and discuss progress or troubles. Whatever it is they need to keep them motivated and working towards their goal.
My daughter has always struggled at school. Her teacher last year was a little….. what can we call her…. Unapproachable? She felt like she couldn’t ask questions and so her grades started falling. Her goal this year is to get good grades. We talked about things she could do to make sure that happens. Some included, asking for help, writing stuff down, staying organized and paying attention.
My son’s goal this year is to be able to process his emotions in a healthier manner. He is super sensitive and can either shut down or become belligerent when he gets too many feelings. Some of the ways we talked about achieving his goal was to talk through his emotions. We also talked about pausing to think about what is really going on and breathing.
My youngest son’s goal he came up with, was to be a better Ninja. I’m not sure if schools allow second graders with mad ninja skills, but I wanted to help him be confident as he went off to school this year. Aside from sending him to ninja training school, the next best option was some really cool gear. That’s where Saban’s Power Rangers Dino Charge stepped in and made him feel like the coolest pseudo ninja kid in school.
Start your child’s year off with confidence to achieve whatever they put their minds to. To help you be the best parent, we are giving away a Saban’s Power Ranger Dino Charge package. Outfit your kids with everything they need to succeed in the up-coming school year. This package includes a 3-D backpack, lunch box, drink blocks, pencils, notepad and a T-shirt. Find Saban’s Power Rangers Dino Charge merchandise at Kohl’s Toys”R”Us, JCPenny and other local retailers. Be sure to catch Power Rangers Dino Chargers on Nickelodeon. Brand-new episodes premiere Saturday, August 22 12p.m. (ET/PT) don’t miss them!
What are some goals you have set with your kids? What did you do to help them succeed?
I really like the backpack.
The goals I set for my son and daughter is to work as hard as they can and know that if they do that then they are already succeeding. I help them by telling them how proud of them I am everyday.
My favorite item is the backpack. I love it!
I like the backpack!
My favorite is the backpack.
Our goal is to get to point therapist thinks we are good to start school
I love the backpack lunchbox my kiddo would be thrilled he loves power rangers
Everything is awesome, but my favorite item is the 3-d backpack. Thank you!
My favorite is the backpack.
My favorite item is the cute t-shirt, thanks!
Im actually excited about the pencils. Thank you
My favorite item is the backpack.
I like the 3-D back pack and the tshirt. My grandson just started kindergarten and is a huge rangers fan. Great prize, thanks!
The 3D backpack is nice.
I like the lunch box! I know we’d use that a lot! My husband might try to steal it!
The lunch bag is great for my son when he doesn’t want the school lunch!
My favorite item is the 3D backpack.
I like the 3d backpack.
I set reading goals with my kids. We try to read 3 books a day. They are not long but is practice!
I love the power rangers backpack from the prize pack!
The lunchbox.
My son would LOVE that backpack and lunch bag!!
We have made huge changes for our new homeschool year this year. My kids goas are to get accustomed to change!
Backpacks llook pretty awesome!
I like the idea of setting a goal. This will give the kids an idea on what they should be doing for the school year.
Usually after the first day or two of school is when I started to set my goals as to what I was going to accomplish that year. It really helps to know what you are studying before establishing your goals.
My daughter will be attending college this year and our goal for her is to help her improve her attendance. She’s always late and takes her time with everything.
I think it will be a great year for you guys. I love the Power Ranger gear!
It’s important to teach kids to set goals and work towards them! It’s an important life skill and it should be taught to them early!
I like the idea of starting the school year with goals and a plan. What a great way to help the kids succeed!
Awesome questions to ask children! We make monthly goals and make sure to help the children achieve them.
When my kids were younger i would have them set a weekly goal and a monthly goal. They enjoyed working towards the goal they set.
My son would like the book bag the most. He would like to carry that this year.
These are great questions to ask kids. It is good to start the year with a goal and plan!
This is all good to know when my daughter starts school. Great tip!
My goals for my daughter this year are simply for her to progress, have fun, and be happy and I will do anything to help her with those goals.
We make goals, as well. Our goal for my Little miss is to stand out a bit more.. she likes to disappear and I want her to stand up for herself 🙂
I like setting goals with my grandkids. Im really going to try doing this more.
We homeschool, but your tips are very relevant for my family. We even set an alarm to get up!
My kids are all grown but this takes me back to when they were in school. I love the pic of them holding hands.
I love the idea of setting goals with kids. It starts them early enough to learn that goals definitely get you where you want to be.
I don;t have kids in school yet but my toddlers have goals and rewards that we keep going constantly. Right now they are working on going to be without fighting and eating dinner without complaining or crying.
I love the idea of the kids making goals for the school year! I think this would be great for my girls to make goals. My oldest will have different teachers now for subjects and I know it is going to be more challenging for her.
One week til my kids start back- would not mind winning this, my son needs a new backpack
I like the backpack! 🙂 My son would like it, too
What a great giveaway and I love your tips for a successful year. Goal setting is such a great habit to share with your children.
cool notebook
love the pencils
These are great tips. 10,000 bonus points for those awesome Power Rangers backpacks!
I can’t believe school is about ready to start already. I know some have already started too. I’m done with all our back to school shopping already! I have one daughter going to preschool and the other going to 1st grade this year. My oldest is shy as my youngest is more outgoing. I’m hoping my oldest will not be as shy and start to talk more in school.
My goal for the kids has always been to keep them from peeing on the carpet. I have dogs. LOL
Very fun Power Rangers stuff! The kid in me wants to enter and win too!
We are starting school today. Back to school can be fun and scary all at the same time. I love the goals you have set, we need to do this ourselves.
Our goal for this year for my oldest is to improve his attitude before and after school. My goal for my middle is to learn patience in the classroom as well as following the teachers instructions.
We are just starting our back to school shopping. We got some backpacks the other day, but both of my boys grew and need some new clothes.