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Reading this post about a child’s superior sales skills <\/a>started me thinking about the many ways we can improve our skills and connect with our kids at the same time.<\/p>\n

Lots of families do their homework together. Lots of parents choose to work on tasks requiring a medium level of concentration around the same dining room table where spelling words are listed and 4th grade math is tackled.<\/p>\n

Sometimes there’s a big gulf between adult goal-setting and the little bit we allow kids to take part in. \u00a0The next time the weather has you all indoors why not have a family vision board session? \u00a0It’s a great way for family members to get in touch with their dreams and aspirations. \u00a0And creating them in the same time and space offers a wonderful opportunity to know those things about each other.<\/p>\n

(Note: \u00a0I use this tool, both personally and in workshops. \u00a0Personally, I don’t think there’s a “wrong” way but if you want help to start, check out this article by Martha Beck<\/a>\u00a0and this one by Christine Kane<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

A family ‘walk and talk’ after dinner gets everyone outdoors, away from the TV or computer screen and moving around a bit. \u00a0And, if a more intense workout is needed, teens and tweens make great accountability partners!<\/p>\n

Want some help with meal planning and grocery shopping? \u00a0Perhaps part of your team has great computer skills and can surf for coupons? \u00a0Or maybe they can help use a site like\u00a0All Recipes<\/a> to find new uses for some of what’s hanging around in the pantry? \u00a0In addition to (eventually) lightening your load a bit, this is a great way to share learning about what we eat and what we spend: choices they’ll be exercising every single day.<\/p>\n

It’s impossible to overestimate the impact of childhood lessons (and especially the power of parental example) have later in life. \u00a0Improving skills while having fun? \u00a0That’s a “win” in anybody’s book.<\/p>\n

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Speaking of books… Have you seen Raising Good Grown-ups?<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0It’s now available for your Kindle or your iPad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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