| A. Then keep taking steps. B. I can't start such a huge goal. C. And how can you try to reach your goals? D. To change a habit, try changing where you spend your time. E. Is it more important to practice singing than play video games? F. Does shopping take you a lot of time？ |
You have lots of things you'd like to do. But sometimes it's hard to get to the finish line — just like your goal. How can you break your bad habits and develop good ones?
Here are a few opinions we often get from kids, followed by ideas that might help.
● I can't get away from screens.
If you usually spend time lying on the sofa and watching TV programs or a video when you're bored, go somewhere else instead. Take a book to your room or your violin to the backyard. Or ask if you can help cook in the kitchen.
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Start with "showing up." Then take one small step or do one tiny task, followed by another and another. For example, how do I practice the piano? First, sit at it. Then play one note at a time.
Starting with a supersimple step often helps. Why? It's easy, quick, and gets you in action.
● I have no time.
Take a look at the choices you make about how you spend time. Do those choices show what's important to you? Can you spare 10 minutes a day to work on a goal? Let's suppose you want to be singer.Talk with a parent about why your goal counts. Discuss whether you can let go of something less important to free up time to achieve it.
