90 Family Goals

John Spacey, updated on October 25, 2024

Family goals are plans that a family makes for the future. This includes overarching goals that parents and guardians make for a family. Goals are also planned with children involved and can involve other members of your family or household such as grandparents.

All (90)

Family Life (10)

Family Rules (13)

Younger Children (19)

Older Children (20)

Home (7)

Family Time (16)

Financial (6)

Academic Goals	Attend Family Events
Backyard Activities	Backyard Projects
Basic Safety Awareness	Birthday Celebrations
Building An Emergency Fund	Building Confidence
Celebrating Accomplishments	Cleaning Own Rooms
Cleaning Up After Yourself	Communicating More
Cooking Together	Crafts Projects
Cultivating Decision Making Skills	Cultural Experiences
Decorate Together	Digital Safety Guidelines
Discuss Values	Do Yardwork Together
Education Goals	Encourage Independence
Encourage Physical Activity	Encourage Playtime
Expectations For Behavior	Explore Hobbies Together
Explore Nature	Family Art Projects
Family Challenges	Family Chores & Responsibilities
Family Meals	Family Meetings
Family Photos	Family Rituals
Family Traditions	Family Vacations
Follow Bedtime	Going to Playgrounds
Greetings & Goodbyes	Healthy Eating Habits
Holiday Plans	Holiday Traditions
Home Cooked Meals	Home Improvement Goals
Home Ownership	Host Gatherings
Improve Study Habits	Joining Family Meals
Learning to Drive	Learning to Manage Conflict
Learning to Manage Time	Learning to Read
Learning to Ride a Bicycle	Learning to Solve Problems
Learning to Swim	Learning to Take on Responsibility
Limit Bad Language	Limit Sugar Intake
Movie Nights	No Name-calling
Organize Spaces	Outdoor Time
Participating In Family Activities	Paying Off Debt
Petcare Goals	Playdates & Opportunities For Socialization
Positive Reinforcement	Practice Honesty
Reading Together	Regular Family Check-Ins
Regular Little Things That Show You Care	Remembering to Enjoy Life
Resisting Peer Pressure	Retirement Savings
Saving	Saving For Children's Education
Screen Time Limits	Shared Hobbies
Sharing & Turn-Taking	Strengthen Family Bonds
Supportive Home Life	Teach Basic Life Skills
Teach Digital Literacy	Unconditional Love
Use Polite Language	Visit Relatives
Watching Sports Together	Weekend Outings
Weekly Game Nights	Weekly Library Visits

Family Life

Goals for life in your family. For example, establishing family traditions such as always saying goodbye when you leave the home and greeting people when they arrive back. These little conventions can show you care and can also have some function. This example has implications for safety whereby it is good to know if someone is going out and where.

Family Rules

Goals for agreeing to family rules and actually having success in following such rules. For example, trying to establish a healthy sleeping routine with a stable bedtime.

Goals for Younger Children

Goals for younger children often center around bonding, socialization and learning experiences that help children to thrive. For example, basic language learning with regular trips to the library and nightly reading routines.

Goals for Older Children

Goals for older children center around themes of fully supporting them as they face new challenges in life. They also typically include goals to keep them engaged with the family balanced with support for newly found independence.