When we hope to get our kids interested in goals, we can use these principles to get started.  The first principle is do it yourself first. If you want them to do goals, model it for them. You don't have to do an intensive goal that might be difficult like losing weight or exercising. Choose something microscopically small like drinking more glasses of water. The second principle is "Make it Visible." When you choose a goal, keep it simple, but let your kids see you marking off a chart or adding marbles to a jar every time you do it. When the tracking is visible, kids get interested in what you are doing. The last principle is the no big deal principle. Don't get too excited about the idea of them doing goals yet. Play it cool. Make it seem like no big deal. When they get interested, then they can join you in setting and working toward goals.