What Are Family Goals?
Goals. We all have them. Sometimes they are short term goals like getting all the laundry done by the end of the day. Other times, they are long term goals like saving enough money to be able to retire. Goals are important because they give us focus. Did you know that setting goals with the families in your program is just as important as setting goals for the children?
As an educator, you have goals for the children in your program and you plan activities and experiences to help them reach these goals. Setting goals with families is just as important. Why? Because when you set goals with families, everyone is on the same page. When everyone knows what the goals are, they can work together toward the same thing. This links “home” with “school” in a meaningful, positive way.
Working together to set family goals might be something you do at the beginning of the new school year or it may be something you do every month. That is up to you and the families in your program. And great news…setting family goals may seem like a challenging task but it does not have to be!
To help you, Gee Whiz created a Family Goal Setting Printable. Here is the link where you can download this helpful PDF: https://geewhizeducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Family-Goal-Setting-Printable-EnglishSpanish.pdf
Additionally, we have a very helpful booklet packed with information about working with families we think you might enjoy reading. Here is the link to access that document: https://geewhizeducation.com/parent-involvement-family-engagement/
Setting goals with families does take time but it is time well spent. In the end, the beneficiary of the goal setting process will be the children. After all, in the end, that is the ultimate
