Setting and achieving goals helps kids (and grown-ups) build self-esteem — and teaches perseverance, too. When children set goals, it helps them practice executive function skills like planning.

Dr. Karen Streeter explains why goal setting matters for children and how SMART goals can build critical thinking skills, ...

Remember Malcolm Gladwell's famous "10,000-hour rule" from his bestselling book Outliers? It proposed that achieving mastery in any field required roughly 10,000 hours of practice, emphasizing the ...

Do you want your kids to learn to set achievable goals and work toward them? It’s a great habit to learn, and these growth ...

As parents, we are the primary influencers in our children’s foundational years. The new year is an excellent opportunity to introduce the concept of goal-setting to our little ones, particularly ...

As January looms, so does the adage “New Year, New You.” Despite all good intentions, the adage's call to action seldom lasts beyond a few weeks. While statistics vary, the most common resolutions ...

Goal setting is a research-informed intervention that has demonstrated improved behavioral outcomes for students with emotional and behavioral disorders. However, not all students will respond to goal ...

For over 10 years, the Behavioral Insights and Parenting Lab at the University of Chicago has been investigating how parents make decisions. A key insight from our research is that what parents do ...

Physical activity benefits people of all ages, including kids. Despite widespread recognition of the positive impact physical activity has on children, many kids are not getting enough exercise. In an ...

If you want to have a great year, you’ll boost your likelihood of success by setting goals. And using goal setting theory, specifically, is the best way to ensure you achieve all that you aspire to.