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Family Teaching Guide · Ages 10–12

Goals

January · Word of the Month

This month is about GOALS — specific, intentional targets you commit to working toward over time. What separates a true goal from a vague wish is specificity, a plan, and consistent effort. Every black belt in our school started exactly where your child is now.

🥋 Good goals are specific

A weak goal: "Get better at Taekwondo." A strong goal: "Master my next form well enough to test by March." Encourage your child to make their goals measurable, not just good intentions.

🌟 Goal timeframes

  • ●Short-term: 2 months or less
  • ●Medium-term: 6 months to a year
  • ●Long-term: a year or more

🧠 Why this matters at this age

Preteens are developmentally ready to take real ownership of their own goals rather than just following adult-assigned tasks. This is the age where goal-setting transitions from something done FOR them to something done BY them.

💬 Try asking your child

  • ●What's a goal you have that you haven't told anyone about yet?
  • ●When you've fallen short of a goal, what got in the way — the plan or the follow-through?
  • ●Who models great goal-setting, and what do you notice about how they operate?
  • ●What's the difference between a goal you're doing for yourself vs. one you feel pressured into?

💡 Try This At Home

Resist the urge to set the goal for your child or over-manage their plan. Your role at this age is to ask good questions and provide accountability. Let them own the successes AND the setbacks. If they fall short, treat it as data, not a failure to be punished.

"A goal without a plan is just a wish." Ask your child how this applies to something they're currently working on — and discuss what a strong plan would actually look like.

Student Homework · Ages 10–12

January — Goals

Name:  Belt Rank:  

Define It

Write the dictionary definition of "goal":

What's the difference between a goal and a wish? Give a real example of each from your own life.

Set Your Goals

Short-term goal #1 (2 months or less):

Short-term goal #2 (2 months or less):

Medium-term goal (6 months to a year):

Long-term goal (a year or more):

Build Your Plan

Pick your most important goal above. What does success look like, specifically?

4 concrete steps to get there: 1) 2) 3) 4)

What's the most likely obstacle, and what's your plan if it happens?

Goals in Taekwondo

What is your current Taekwondo goal, and your plan to reach it?

What does working toward this goal teach you that applies outside the dojang?

Reflect

Describe a goal you achieved that you're proud of. What made the difference?

Describe a goal you didn't reach. Was the plan weak, or the follow-through? What would you change?

Evaluate the Goal

"I want to do better in school." Weak/Strong — Rewrite it stronger:

"I will turn in every homework assignment on time for two weeks." Weak/Strong? Why?

⭐ Bring this completed homework back to class to earn your stars and stripe!