“It takes a village to raise a child.” -- Anonymous
Happy New Year! What
resolutions have you made and which ones do you intend to keep this year? Is your resolution to be the best you ever?
To spend more quality time with your children? Explore a National Park with
your family? Use the simple strategy of
making SMART goals to stay on track and make this your best year yet.
A SMART goal consists of making your goal to be: Specific,
Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Time-Specific. If your goal is to
exercise more with your kids this year, then turn it into a SMART goal, such
as: “Every week we will walk 30 minutes
a day on two weekdays and one weekend day after dinner.” Ask the kids to make
the exercise chart to post on the refrigerator and now you have your
accountability system built, too.
My New Year’s resolution for the Growing Healthy Kids
movement is to increase our impact by conducting one new parent workshop each
month this year with an organization, church, or school with which we have not
previously partnered. We will continue
to share healthy and delicious recipes which are economical to prepare. Your children’s health depends on your
ability to make great decisions about which foods to buy and which recipes to
prepare balanced with your family budget and schedules.
Make this year your best year. Thank you to each and every parent for inviting Wellness Wednesdays - and all of our resources, tips, and recipes - into
your family’s home. Our goal is to make this year our biggest and best year because America needs Growing Healthy Kids!
ALL children deserve
access to healthy food, daily fitness and fun, and educated parents.
In gratitude,
Nancy Heinrich
Founder, Growing Healthy Kids, Inc.
