Goal Setting - Parent 2

Your child is participating in classroom activities focused on setting and writing SMART goals. SMART stands for:

• S is for specific: what would you like to be able to do (in a few words)?
• M is for measurable: how will I know when I have reached my goal?
• A is for attainable: is this a task you could really learn how to do?
• R is for relevant: is this goal meaningful to me (i.e. I really want to be able to do it since all my friends already know how) or not so much(i.e.
this is something my mom wants me to do but I am not interested in it).
• T is for time: how long will it take me to learn this or how much time do I need to be able to learn this?

We would love for you to keep the discussion going at home! Here are just a few ideas to help get the conversation started:

• What is goal setting?
• Is there anything you do not know how to do but really want to learn?
• Is there a skill or task you didn’t know how to do, but now you do? How did you learn it or master that?
• Be sure to share a goal that you may have set for yourself at one time and how you then achieved it.
• Goals should be SMART:
• Specific
• Measureable
• Attainable
• Relevant (realistic)
• Time