Colman Noctor: Children are watching and learning from our New Year's resolutions 

Parents need to role model consistency over intensity - if we accept that change is hard and at times laborious but invest time and be consistent in achieving our goals, our children will pick up on this value system and learn from it

Empty asphalt road and New year 2023 concept. Driving on an empty road to Goals 2023 with sunset.

Colman Noctor

CHILD PSYCHOTHERAPIST

AS we venture into week two of 2023, our new year’s resolutions may already be starting to show some cracks. Whether it’s our intermittent fasting diet or Dry January, we may be resigning ourselves to the fact that the task we had taken on was ‘too hard’ or that we are ‘not strong enough’. As a result, many of us will return to our previous level of functioning and re-engage with our old habits, leaving a significant dent in our self-confidence.