We have just made it through the most stressful time of year. With our regular routines disrupted and the introduction of so much change accompanied by even more new, we may find our minds spinning and are children spinning even faster. Now the New Year has arrived and we are expected to return to the way things were, but we don’t have to. As everyone else has mad New Year Resolutions families can look forward to the year to come and make some plans based on ages and stages. Plan for your ever changing children and jump ahead with goals for great family outings and activities. What a great time to plan for strengthening your family bond and do some new things together.

Try something like this:

This is a sample that may or may not work for your family based on what your family likes or needs within ages and stages. This is an idea for your planning. When we plan ahead we have a better chance of doing things. You do not need to put pressure on yourself to do all these things, consider it a guideline for when you need an idea. The extra list is for you to add unplanned activities so you can remember all the fun things you did. Most important of all, have fun and do things together to keep your bonds strong and solid.