S2E10 - S02E010: New Year’s Eve Family Fun: Competitive Games and Setting 2024 Goals Together

📅 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: ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 🎯 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: ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ✨ 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. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 🎯 Goals for 2024 – New Year, New Adventures! ✨ Mike Levine’s Resolutions: Celebrate small, meaningful moments as a family. Help Lucas show resilience in 3 challenging situations. Recognize Ellie as the “Glue” of the family with 3 special shoutouts. Encourage Hayden to adapt and minimize complaints in 3 scenarios. Operation Lucas Makeover – Assemble 3 stylish middle school outfits. Build a Family Achievement Wall – Display accomplishments and pictures. Run a 5K by year’s end. Monthly Family Adventures – One new adventure each month! ✨ Sara D’s Resolutions: Volunteer 4 times throughout the year. Meal prep 3 meals per week for 3 months. Cut down on doom scrolling – Screen time detox! Help Juju become more aware of his medical needs. Juju will cook 3 meals independently after a 6-month learning phase. Teach Sophia to drive to 3 new locations. Plan 2 full-out date nights (start to finish!). Monthly Family Adventures – One outing every month. ✨ Michael’s Resolutions: Put the phone down by 8 PM for 6 nights a week. Read more – Aim for 0.5 books per month. Play through the game backlog before buying new ones. Encourage Ethan to try 2 new foods each month. Help Jacob cook 3 meals independently after a 6-month learning phase. Enroll Noah in a structured activity by mid-year. Prioritize spouse time – 15-minute talks 2-3x per week, seated dinners, and regular date nights. Monthly Family Adventures – 12 months, 12 adventures. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 📞 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! 🎧 New episodes drop every Tuesday—don’t forget to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platform! 🖤 Follow us on Instagram: @HeyOtherParents ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ❓Question of The Week What goals did you set for yourself this year? Voice/Text: 559-537-5437 Email: [email protected] ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ⏰ Time to Unplug Michael: What We Do In The Shadows Finale (Hulu/FX) Sara: Telepathy Tapes (Podcast) Mike: Arcane (Netflix) ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 🎯Support Hey Other Parents https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/heyotherparents https://www.patreon.com/HeyOtherParents ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• S02E10 | Series Episode 40 Intro voice recording done by the one and only Koltrane Support Hey Other Parents by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/heyotherparents