Begin the New Year with a New Skill

It takes about ten minutes a day to develop a new skill. Just add it up. 10 minutes a day times, let's say 300 days a year, that's enough to be pretty good at something.

Learning a new skill is fun for you and sets a great example for your kids. Take a pottery class at your local community college, learn to rollerblade, try your hand at knitting, pick up a guitar, dance a jig – it doesn’t matter what it is, just give it a shot.

If you don’t like it, fine. You don’t have to do it again. If you find you do like it, though, you can keep at it and perhaps develop it into a hobby or favorite pastime.

You do a great job of helping your kids develop and learn new things - but what about you? When was the last time you learned a new skill? It’s easy to overlook our own need for challenge, learning, and yes, fun.