📅 Episode Release Date: December 31, 2023

HEY OTHER PARENTS - S02E010: New Year’s Eve Family Fun: Competitive Games and Setting 2024 Goals Together

🎙️ In This Episode: ✨ Pointing Towards Midnight – New Year’s Special

In this New Year’s Eve showdown, we’re revisiting last year’s resolutions to see who crushed their goals and who… didn’t. As we plan for 2025, it’s winner-takes-all! If 2024 was all about BBP (Be Better People) then 2025 is all about JGUADI (Just Get Up and Do It!).

What We Cover:

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🎯 Reviewing Our 2023 Resolutions – Who followed through, who barely survived, and who forgot their goals by February?

🛠️ Planning for 2024 – Setting fresh resolutions with a competitive twist. This year, there can only be one winner!

🥄 Taste Test Consequences – The losers face a mystery flavor punishment, while the winner gets to choose a family food adventure.

🏆 Winner’s Circle Choices:

🥡 Michael Heit: Flushing Chinese Food Crawl

🎃 Sara D: Halloween-Themed Burger Joint

🍛 Mike Levine: Bodega Crawl

✨ Key Takeaways:

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✨ Reflecting on Last Year’s Wins and Fails – Honest (and funny) reflections on how we approached personal and family goals.

✨ Turning Resolutions into Family Competitions – How a little friendly rivalry can make goal-setting more fun and engaging.

✨ Goal Setting for 2024 – Each of us shares 8 goals across personal growth, parenting, and family bonding.

✨ Family Adventures by Year’s End – Why monthly family outings are becoming a non-negotiable part of our plans.

✨ Taste Test Twist – How adding fun (or gross) consequences can keep resolutions light-hearted but motivating.

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🎯 Goals for 2024 – New Year, New Adventures!

✨ Mike Levine’s Resolutions:

1. Celebrate small, meaningful moments as a family.
2. Help Lucas show resilience in 3 challenging situations.
3. Recognize Ellie as the “Glue” of the family with 3 special shoutouts.
4. Encourage Hayden to adapt and minimize complaints in 3 scenarios.
5. Operation Lucas Makeover – Assemble 3 stylish middle school outfits.
6. Build a Family Achievement Wall – Display accomplishments and pictures.
7. Run a 5K by year’s end.
8. Monthly Family Adventures – One new adventure each month!

✨ Sara D’s Resolutions:

1. Volunteer 4 times throughout the year.
2. Meal prep 3 meals per week for 3 months.
3. Cut down on doom scrolling – Screen time detox!
4. Help Juju become more aware of his medical needs.
5. Juju will cook 3 meals independently after a 6-month learning phase.
6. Teach Sophia to drive to 3 new locations.
7. Plan 2 full-out date nights (start to finish!).
8. Monthly Family Adventures – One outing every month.

✨ Michael’s Resolutions:

1. Put the phone down by 8 PM for 6 nights a week.
2. Read more – Aim for 0.5 books per month.
3. Play through the game backlog before buying new ones.
4. Encourage Ethan to try 2 new foods each month.
5. Help Jacob cook 3 meals independently after a 6-month learning phase.
6. Enroll Noah in a structured activity by mid-year.
7. Prioritize spouse time – 15-minute talks 2-3x per week, seated dinners, and regular date nights.
8. Monthly Family Adventures – 12 months, 12 adventures.

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📞 Join the Conversation: What are your resolutions and goals? Call us at 559-LES-KIDS (559-537-5437) or email us at [email protected]. We might feature your story in a future episode!

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❓Question of The Week

What goals did you set for yourself this year?

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⏰ Time to Unplug

Michael: What We Do In The Shadows Finale (Hulu/FX)

Sara: Telepathy Tapes (Podcast)

Mike: Arcane (Netflix)

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