Another year has arrived, and regardless of age, it's a good time to make -- or renew -- resolutions. This is a great opportunity for you to sit with your children, evaluate their lives, and discuss the importance of morals and values. As they grow, children become capable of increased emotional challenges and choices. This can be a training ground for future experiences.

Additionally, children begin to develop spiritual questions. The new year is a good time to field your growing child's questions about God. This also gives you the chance to introduce the issue of God's role in health and healing. Once children are able to understand the concept of a higher power, they can also begin to understand innate intelligence. This can lead into a discussion about health and healing coming from within (above-down-inside-out), as opposed to outside-in sources. You may want to discuss with your children the resolution to get their weekly chiropractic adjustment.

The new year is an opportune time for you as parents to make resolutions also, to set positive goals for yourselves related to spending more quality time with your children. Maybe you'll resolve to read to them every night before bed, attend all of their sporting competitions, or take a family vacation.

While it may be impossible to hold true to all of these resolutions throughout the year, this is an appropriate time to reflect. Take a look at what you are doing now, and consider what -- if anything -- can be done better as the year progresses.

For parents and children alike, the need to evaluate morals, values, and even daily habits, is a project that should be done at least once a year. Setting new year's resolutions with your children can become a great learning experience for both of you. It is an occasion to reflect on the past, review what you've taught them, and explore new issues. This can become a fun family tradition that will help shape your children's personalities today, and their futures tomorrow.