Some days, like when the one-year old has an ear infection, the priorities are clear. If you spend the whole day cuddling and soothing the baby, everyone understands. A mission statement clarifies goals . A mission statement, in itself, is too broad to be a daily target. Assume that one aspect of your mission statement is to help children develop into independent adults.
Independence is a gradual process of separating and making decisions for one's self.
This may seem obvious to some parents, not a matter for planning at all, but for many parents, setting annual goals for their children to develop independence may be the only way it happens. In the end, such controlling behavior hinders the child's ability to become independent, though. Let him play at classmates' houses and urge him to invite classmates to our house. The goals you set will be tailored to your child and should be written each year, not as a five or ten-year plan. After all, children have their own timetables for development.