New Year’s Resolutions To Grow As A Family
The year 2020 is about to come to an end. There are just a few days to fire him and start the next one with more enthusiasm, hope and new goals. That is why, like every end of the year, it is common for us to think about our New Year’s resolutions. Although, in this case, we are going to approach it in a totally different way. What purposes can we grow as a family?
It is clear that 2020 has been a difficult year in which we have had the opportunity to reflect on the value of our family. We have understood that sometimes we are so preoccupied with our work and our problems that we forget what is really important. So let’s put aside the usual New Year’s resolutions.
Before writing New Year’s resolutions
Before writing your New Year’s resolutions for 2021, there are some tips to help you do this in the best possible way. In fact, this step prior to writing will also lay the foundation for our growth as a family. Writing the resolutions is not something that should be done individually, but must be shared with the whole family.
There may be purposes that are not viable or that some people are not interested in. This is very interesting, since it will be necessary to be clear from the beginning so that the chosen purposes can be fulfilled. Choosing a quiet place, without pressure or haste, and discussing the choice of purposes is important. A special crucial moment for next year.
The 5 New Year’s resolutions to grow as a family
Although there are several New Year’s resolutions to grow as a family, we have decided to choose five to save ourselves the doubts that we may have too many options. We believe that these five are more than enough for us to reach an agreement with the family on which of these purposes to achieve in the year 2021.
1. Do volunteer work
Help the city’s animal shelter, collect food for people in need, give free reinforcement classes to young people without resources … There are many volunteer activities ideal to do as a family. Determine how many volunteers we want to do per year or if these will be recurring or only on special dates it will be necessary. This will make us grow.
2. Start a new hobby
It is clear that each person has favorite hobbies, but surely there is one in which the whole family agrees. It can be hiking, doing sports, attending a cooking class, learning to ride a horse … Whatever it is, the important thing is to practice it as a family, as it will be a very enriching experience for everyone. What hobby will we choose?
3. Determine a day without technology
In an age as connected as the one we live in today, it is very important to learn to disconnect. Do we know how to turn off the mobile? Can we put the tablet aside? Putting this purpose together as a family will be a way of committing ourselves to carry it out. Also, if others do, we won’t feel so alone. One day a week without technology, will it be viable?
4. Take care of what we eat
There is increasing awareness about healthy eating. So this can be another of the New Year’s resolutions to grow as a family. How about reserving one Sunday a month to cook together? It may also be worth introducing a new food a week, one that we have never tried. It can be a way to start eating in a more balanced way.
5. Dedicate quality time to our loved ones
Children, adults, couples, friends … How many times are we with them without being present? We look at the cell phone, we get distracted, we don’t listen, we are worried about a problem … This year it has become clear to us that it is very important to spend time with our loved ones. Therefore, it is important that it does not happen to us as usual: let’s focus on the present moment. Let’s take advantage of every moment.
Commitment to New Year’s resolutions
These are five New Year’s resolutions somewhat different from the usual ones and that, in the new year 2021, we are going to do as a family. A commitment between all of us that will surely allow us to fulfill them. The mere fact of thinking about them in detail will make the purposes adapt to our lifestyle and our tastes.
When we make physical exercise our New Year’s resolution, do we really have time to do it or do we like to go to the gym? Perhaps a weekly getaway with the family to go hiking or learn a new hobby like starting kayaking. We must analyze what we are passionate about and what better than to do it together, as a family.
Growing up in a family is very enriching. Strengthen values, strengthen relationships, we take advantage of time with those we love the most, we learn many new things … This 2021 is full of changes, hope, new ways of experiencing life. There are only a few days left to say goodbye this year. What are we waiting for to think about our New Year’s resolutions, this time, family?
