In addition to your own New Year's Parenting Resolutions, this year, how about helping your kids, even your preschoolers and younger school age kids, come up with some New Year's Resolutions?
With the rise in childhood obesity, continued parental complaints about discipline and behavior problems, and continued teen problems, such as drug and alcohol use, some New Year's Resolutions to be healthy might be a good idea.
Each year, the American Academy of Pediatrics makes it easy by providing these 20 healthy New Year's resolutions for kids, which you might talk to your child about trying, depending on their age:
Preschoolers
•I will clean up my toys.
•I will brush my teeth twice a day, and wash my hands after going to the bathroom and before eating.
•I won't tease dogs - even friendly ones. I will avoid being bitten by keeping my fingers and face away from their mouths.
School Age Kids
•I will drink milk and water, and limit soda and fruit drinks.
•I will apply sunscreen before I go outdoors. I will try to stay in the shade whenever possible and wear a hat and sunglasses, especially when I'm playing sports.
•I will try to find a sport (like basketball or soccer) or an activity (like playing tag, jumping rope, dancing or riding my bike) that I like and do it at least three times a week!
•I will always wear a helmet when bicycling.
•I will wear my seat belt every time I get in a car. I'll sit in the back seat and use a booster seat until I am tall enough to use a lap/shoulder seat belt.
•I'll be nice to other kids. I'll be friendly to kids who need friends - like someone who is shy, or is new to my school
•I'll never give out personal information such as my name, home address, school name or telephone number on the Internet. Also, I'll never send a picture of myself to someone I chat with on the computer without my parent's permission.
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