Happy 2024, Smart Parenting fam!
It’s the start of a new year. Most people have their own rituals at the start of each year. It can be making resolutions, cleaning the home from unwanted objects and bad juju, manifesting the things they want, or simply planning for the coming year. But what about parents and their kids? How can we as parents show our kids the opportunity that each new year brings?
Family meeting right from the start
Perhaps we should take a page from one of Smart Parenting’s 20 inspiring Filipino families: the Kramers. Doug and Chesca’s post to greet their followers a happy new year includes one of their family rituals: a family meeting wherein they spoke to their kids “not just as parents but as accountability partners.”
The couple also shared that their family did two things: “Shared–what can I sacrifice to use our time more wisely? Asked–what can I improve on?”
Each of the team Kramer members then answered. For Doug, it’s patience and understanding, and being gentle with words. Chesca joked that it’s staying perfect, but answered with self-control and patience, and to relax and stop overthinking. Kendra said it’s patience and self-control and to not blow things out of proportion. Gavin also included self-control and patience, and to focus better. And finally, Scarlett answered gentleness and self-control and to listen more.
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On a similar note, Patrick and Nikka Garcia’s family also shared their own family ritual every new year: doing a vision board that includes their word and verse of the year. Nikka shares, “Been doing our vision board for almost 15 years now! And it melts my heart to actually see my own kids be part of our Martinez family tradition–we make and present our vision boards with our word of the year and verse as well…This started with me, then with Pat. This year, all three of our girls, next with Pablo.”
Nikka’s IG post includes the whole family showing off their own vision boards with their respective word of the year. For Patrick, it’s brighter. Nikka’s and Pablo’s is treasure. Michelle’s is trust, Patrice’s is better, and Pia’s is loving.
Nikka credits her grandma for the said family tradition.
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Celebrity families New Year photo greetings 2023
At the same time, to further get you inspired this 2024, here’s a round-up of New Year’s greetings we love, from Filipino celebrity families.
Dingdong Dantes, Marian Rivera, Zia, and Sixto Dantes
The Dantes squad leads the way, in neutral colors and polk-a-dot getups for Marian and Zia. It was a good year-ender for the Dantes’ thanks to their MMFF film, Rewind.
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Jessy Mendiola, Luis Manzano, and Isabella Rose Manzano
Instead of a sit-down portrait, Jessy shared a video reel of what she considers as their family’s highlight for 2023: Peanut! The reel captures the couple welcoming Peanut as a newborn, family travels, cuddles, and Peanut being her cute, smiley self.
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Sheena Halili-Manzanero, Atty. Jeron Manzanero, and Martina Manzanero
Sheena and her family donned their color-of-the-year outfits for their family photo greeting. Plus, check out Martina twirling in front of their tree!
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Oyo Sotto and Kristine Hermosa family
Kristine voiced out what a lot of us might be feeling every new year: gratefulness. She said, “Grateful for so many things in the past year, prayers that have been and haven't been answered. Simply just thankful for God’s faithfulness and His loving presence in our family. We are unstoppable in believing for more and greater things this 2024.”
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Whether you sat your kids down to set family resolutions and goals or sat them down to smile for a New Year family photo, the most important thing is that you greeted the new year with hearts full of thanks and hope, and your loved ones by your side.
Have a good and blessed 2024!
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